South Africa should introduce regulations that mandate the nutritional labelling of fast foods. This will help consumers make informed dietary choices.
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Instead of focusing on new variant-specific vaccines, the emphasis should be on deploying existing vaccines as fast as possible to as many people.
Evidence shows that malaria parasites in some locations have changed their genetic make-up so that they can evade rapid diagnostic tests.
This is not an alternative to traditional disease surveillance, but a complementary tool.
Social media platforms can be put to great use when it comes to promoting sexual health. But invoking threats and fear limits information reach and impact.
South Africa is in a new phase of the COVID pandemic. But vaccination remains crucial.
La gestion internationale des épidémies, consiste parfois à céder leur contrôle à un groupe d'experts étrangers qui possèdent une compréhension superficielle d’une région très complexe.
In 2020 TB case detection fell by almost 20% and mortality rose for the first time in a decade. These setbacks are directly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
The study indicates that social media platforms are central to how young adults make sense of COVID-19 news and messages.
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.
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.
International epidemic management involves ceding to foreign experts who possess, at best, a surface-level understanding of a very complex region.
Saponins from plants can destroy viruses and other microorganisms in the same way commercial soaps and detergents do.
Governance structures that provide opportunities for people to contribute to decision-making would also enhance people’s abilities to control important factors in their life.
Manufacturers and health systems have shown that vaccines can be quickly and effectively deployed when accompanied by keen political and financial commitments.
People in the world’s poorest regions have not benefited equally from the recent advancements made in cancer screening, prevention and treatment.
Humanitarians are stuck in a dilemma: challenging practices that cause suffering could risk access to the vulnerable people they serve.
Adolescents and young people should get involved early in the design, planning and scale up of interventions.
To attain a new health order, African governments need to bolster investment in research and development, innovation and manufacturing of health tools.