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Though initial reactions towards abortion were negative, there were displays of understanding and empathy when discussing why women have abortions.
South Africa’s long-awaited TB prevalence survey results were recently released. They reveal that the country has a much higher burden of TB than previously thought.
In Nigeria, the unmarried, the unemployed, the less educated and those from the northern parts of the country were most susceptible to psychological challenges associated with COVID-19 lockdown.
Confusion reigns about Nigeria’s distribution plan for its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines.
Malnutrition during the first 1000 days of life can cast a long shadow over a person’s life.
The availability of data by sex and gender is important for national responses when it comes to prevention, treatment and control.
Men can practically help their partners access care by assisting with the costs of attending clinical appointments such as transportation, health insurance, and meals while on route to the clinic.
Reaching the goals of the plan requires the best possible interaction between public and private -for profit and not-for-profit - healthcare sectors.
South Africa is aiming for 67% coverage, which translates to about 40 million people by the end of 2021.
Where there are not enough health workers to deliver medical care, one solution is to move certain tasks to less specialised health workers, a process called task-shifting.
An average healer in the rural South African town where the study was done experiences about 1,500 occupational blood exposures in their lifetime.
The HPV vaccine is an effective prevention for cervical cancer, especially if adolescents get it before sexual debut.
The increased use of disinfectants could allow for the development of bacterial strains which are resistant to disinfectants.
The virus is always present in nature and when circumstances allow, it may jump from one species to another.
Countries in the West Africa region are in a very different position to seven years ago. They now have the experience of the past as well as new tools to tackle Ebola.
Occasionally, a mutation will give the virus a better chance of surviving and reproducing itself, and will result in a new population (known as a new lineage)
The pandemic will not end for anyone, anywhere until it is controlled in every country. Tanzania’s approach will make it that much harder for normality to return.
Even those that live in areas where the population has already been vaccinated would not be totally protected if the virus mutates elsewhere.
Ghana’s mid-year target of procuring and administering 17.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses may be constrained by global supply, cold chain capacity, and vaccine hesitancy.
High quality antenatal care can improve maternal health in West and Central Africa by identifying and addressing underlying problems that can cause pregnancy complications.
Advocates for medicines that are unregistered in South Africa have accused the regulatory authority of not being proactive in bringing such products to market and approving their use.
A disruption of societal norms created by industry interference is urgently required to create a shift in the food system.
Negotiating for the fair treatment of study participants and benefit sharing before a study commences does not constitute an unfair inducement. It is an ethical imperative.
Current blood pressure targets are based on information from high-income countries. This might mean that these targets are not ideal for South Africans.