Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria cannot be by oral proclamation, but must be based on legislation or regulation on public health and safety.
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We have laudable goals on eradicating violence against women and children, but we are nowhere near achieving them. Here’s what needs to happen.
A lot is based on how effective our system of test, trace, isolate and quarantine is. And we’ll still have to accept some level of new cases.
Countries must be encouraged to distribute essential healthcare provision - like diagnosis - to where people most need them and where they can be accessed more easily.
An increase in the adolescent pregnancy rate strongly suggests challenges with accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare services for this vulnerable age group.
One tissue donation can save or improve the lives of more than 65 people. So it’s important to unpack and address the reasons South Africans are reluctant to register as tissue and organ donors.
Park policy must reimagine parks as more than a contributor to property value and consider how they can be used as community resources.
We are being cautious about the implications for vaccine efficacy and transmissibility while we gather more data to understand this lineage.
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how disruptions to global supply chains could also affect access to health care.
The Marburg virus will be present wherever the Egyptian Rousette bat occurs.
The main sign of the illness is disfiguring swelling followed by peeling of the affected area. In women this swelling mainly affects arms and legs. In men it can cause enlargement of the scrotum.
Many countries around the world recorded dramatic declines in crime under lockdown. South Africa was among them, with major reductions across most crime types.
Malaria control must move away from relying too much on insecticides to more innovative and sustainable options. Genetic programming of mosquitoes is one.
In a Nigerian study, both women and men emphasised “trust” and “safe spaces” when discussing sexual health.
An immediate police investigation into the deaths was prevented because the cause of death was indicated as ‘natural causes’ on their death certificates.
Outbreaks of polio have become a thing of the past, told to us by our grandparents, only because of vaccination.
Young people living in the challenging contexts of urban informal settlements may be more at risk of experiencing generalised anxiety disorder.
After enduring a devastating wave of infections, deaths and lockdowns at the start of the pandemic, Italy is putting in place tougher anti-COVID measures, including a vaccine passport.
Potential benefits of human genome editing include new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent genetic disorders. But there’s a significant gap in regulation.
Local research is particularly needed to assess existing policies and inform efforts to implement them better.
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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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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
