It is not uncommon for people to believe that the cause of their illnesses is a result of curses or punishment from a deity or witchcraft.
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Responses to COVID-19 health guidelines have been polarized, including in churches. But religious communities have a long history of involvement in public health.
If you’re thinking of upgrading from a cloth or surgical mask to a respirator, here’s what you need to know.
The benefits of sport for young people include not only health and enjoyment, but also an appreciation of many of the civic values and ethics that make our democracy work.
People want to talk about how they conceptualise good health as much as they want to explain what caused them to become sick.
Doctors and nurses fear arrests and being charged with culpable homicide even for minor mistakes.
Residents of group homes and long-term care are at high risk for COVID-19. But an important aspect has been left out of Public Health Ontario’s guidance for these facilities: indoor air quality.
With the manufacturing capacity and access to relevant technology, African countries can reduce their dependency on international manufacturers for vaccines.
Income plays a large role in shaping the structural barriers people face in accessing vaccination.
One of the consequences of the failure of developing countries like South Africa to authorise self-testing is that it is driving a thriving black market.
A scholar of ancient Greek literature goes back to the account of Greek historian Thucydides on the spread of plague and finds parallels in the American response to the health crisis today.
Whether about a comet hitting the Earth or a virus infecting the world, fear-based messages often do not succeed at changing people’s behaviors.
South Africa is still likely to experience periods of increased cases, smaller-scale outbreaks and even the development of new variants.
Dietary guidelines can do a better job clarifying the differences between beneficial and harmful forms of processing.
Drive-throughs not only increase air pollution and emissions, but also contribute to a car-centred culture that we need to avoid.
International epidemic management involves ceding to foreign experts who possess, at best, a surface-level understanding of a very complex region.
Pleasure-based sex education allows young people to safely explore and develop critical thinking around sex and relationships.
Saponins from plants can destroy viruses and other microorganisms in the same way commercial soaps and detergents do.
After addressing the issue of vaccine supply, closing gaps in logistics performance is critical to changing the course of the pandemic in Africa.
Manufacturers and health systems have shown that vaccines can be quickly and effectively deployed when accompanied by keen political and financial commitments.
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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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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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 Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Executive Secretary, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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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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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director, The Centre for Medical Ethics & Law, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity
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Chief Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Researcher, SAMRC/Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science- PRICELESS SA, University of the Witwatersrand
