There is a high burden of reproductive illnesses among Nigerian women but a lot of it hidden because of an unspoken rule of silence.
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To reduce the prevalence of diabetes in Malawi, efforts to promote healthy eating should target the entire population and not only people who have diabetes.
Interventions using apps show promise as they could improve care for patients with chronic conditions. But patients can’t benefit from innovations unless they accept them and use them effectively.
In Kenya, rabies is estimated to kill up to 2,000 people every year.
COVID-19 has added a new layer of stress to people’s lives, increasing the chances of women developing symptoms of perinatal depression.
Most local farmers are indifferent to the effect of chemicals on consumers.
Nigeria’s management of the COVID-19 outbreak, and other future outbreaks, will require improved diagnostic capacity, effective testing and tracing, and massive investment in health infrastructure.
The governments of several African countries have been reporting counts of confirmed cases, recoveries and deaths related to COVID-19, without a breakdown by age and sex.
HIV/AIDS receives more funding than hepatitis, which is responsible for more deaths.
As antimicrobial resistance increases, the options for treating serious infections dwindle. Doctors need reliable information about which treatments to try out.
The food industry’s tactics are designed to reduce the likelihood of the government adopting global recommendations to tackle obesity.
Underlying social and structural causes of behaviour - such as poverty and gender disparities - are often ignored. But these are potential drivers of HIV infection among young people.
Social protection measures and food distribution targeting adolescents in informal settlements are urgently needed.
Most Kenyans are able to access basic care but face the barrier of potentially catastrophic fees.
About 19 million Nigerians have hepatitis but most of them don’t know it.
The government touted a response based on science and data but a surge is showing otherwise
Changing social norms in a short amount of time is difficult, and a one-size-fits all policy is unlikely to have the desired effect.
Healthcare workers bear the extraordinary practical and psychological challenges of working daily with the threat of infection and for many months.
Staging this conference in all time zones with fair distribution of prime-time events was no small feat. But the exchange of ideas, experiences and solutions remained a strong priority.
Even though the spouse escort policy carries good intentions, we found during our study that it constituted a barrier to care in numerous ways.
COVID-19 has stretched South Africa’s public health services to capacity. In response, the services have increased their capacity through innovation.
The redirection of resources to COVID-19 has enormous consequences for the provision of healthcare services for other diseases, in particular, HIV programmes.
COVID-19 antibody tests can’t replace the use of PCR tests in people showing symptoms. But they can help test people who may be infected and asymptomatic.
Having the right equipment is not enough – getting health workers to use it is also a challenge.
Many of the more harmful pesticides have active ingredients – such as glyphosate – that are banned or heavily restricted in other places, such as Europe.