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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.
The challenges presented by the pandemic are an opportunity for African health systems to move beyond their current limitations.
Despite advances in human rights and treatments, stigma toward individuals diagnosed with mental illness is common in Ghana.
Urban poverty is having an adverse impact on the health of mothers and children.
The manner in which people access water differs according to income. People in high- and middle- income areas tend to have piped connections in their homes.
The South African government has chosen a pragmatic approach that balances the potential direct and detrimental indirect effects of Covid.
Industry repeatedly cited large and often untested figures of profit and job losses to oppose alcohol restrictions during South Africa’s lockdown.
HBV cases in Nigeria point to a potential liver disease crisis. Prevention and care efforts are needed.
Behind the statistics are real people with real life stories of illness, death, disruption, sorrow and even despair.
There is growing evidence that when poor-quality oxytocin is used, it fails to prevent post-partum haemorrhage.
Early data show that Omicron is dominating new COVID-19 cases in Gauteng province.
At this stage, we cannot say anything about the severity of cases with Omicron - either in primary or reinfections.
Treatments for uncomplicated malaria remain mostly robust. But the arsenal against severe malaria and deaths is rapidly weakening. New options are urgently required.
Like the coronavirus causing the current pandemic, both the malaria parasite and mosquito vector are developing ways to avoid control.