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South Africa had one of the best national gender machineries globally. But, these were dismantled and replaced with a dysfunctional ministry for women, youth and people with disabilities.
The benefit of an injectable product is that it avoids the adherence issues related to taking a pill daily.
Some countries, like Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Nigeria, have been more proactive than others, but it is still hard for many to get PrEP.
Indiscriminate antimicrobial use in Nigeria’s poultry value chain is putting people at risk of developing resistance to medicines.
A new exhibition in Johannesburg focuses on the beliefs and paintings of the San people.
As the world’s population ages, cheap, durable and safe artificial limbs will become ever more important.
The activist is today the subject of songs, sculptures, an annual lecture and even a new musical.
Longtemps en retard dans le déploiement de L'enseignement à distance, les pays d’Afrique subsaharienne ont dû maintenir les cours tout en respectant les mesures barrières .
The Nigerian government should enact policies and laws against discrimination and stigmatisation for chronic illnesses like vitiligo.
South Africa’s policies need to do more to protect vulnerable and marginalised small-scale fishers and fishing communities.
Education is important for girls’ future earning power and the promotion of their lifelong health and socioeconomic well-being.
Young Ugandans have already fallen far behind in their learning because of COVID.
Study finds that the language used in news reports is often part of the problem, not the solution.
Tangible solutions would reduce livestock methane emissions, while also improving productivity and livelihoods.
Adequate wastewater treatment systems are crucial to ensure that wastewater from the oil industry does less damage.
Flushing toilets use around nine to 12 litres of water per flush. And that is potable water.
To address Africa’s heavy dependence on fossil fuels and hydropower, there is a need for investment in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
A central repository system offers practical solutions to reducing the large number of awaiting-trial inmates in Nigeria.
Hollywood undermines Africa’s struggles, creating a false impression of the continent to please western viewers.
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
