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Barriers to independent national decision making in farming need to be challenged if agricultural sustainability is to be developed.
If universities produce graduates who can work effectively in a team, the healthcare system will be strengthened and this would improve the health outcomes for patients.
An effective regional approach to combating COVID-19 has seen Africa avoid the worst so far.
There is an urgent need for legislation dealing specifically with electronic waste in Nigeria.
South Africa has clearly suffered the consequences of poor strategic decisions to this point. It doesn’t need to continue along these lines.
Lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 had various effects on food as it went from farms to plates.
The strong disapproval of the South African government’s handling of the pandemic is a warning that crafting persuasive pro-vaccine messages is not enough.
Relying on donor funding means that the funder ultimately determines the health priorities. This is one reason why many programmes in Africa focus on a single disease such as HIV.
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The COVID-19 resurgence in South Africa is likely to take a heavy toll. It is important for vaccination efforts to be ramped up.
The rule, which previously acted as the upper time limit on human embryo research, has been dropped, paving the way for research on older human embryos.
Entrepreneurs can create entirely new ways of providing goods and services if they’re adequately trained to take advantage of technological advances.
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire’s best option is to control and restrict supply instead of simply adding a price premium.
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t going away any time soon. Kenya’s universities must adapt.
South Africa didn’t engage early enough with pharmaceutical companies in bilateral discussions to ensure it could get vaccines early.
The over-militarisation of the crisis across the Sahel region has done little to foster stability.
Oil spills, cracked buildings and pollution. Just some of the environmental effects of Kenya’s massive railway project.
Failure to identify, understand and address the implications of unintended consequences inhibits the delivery of quality healthcare.
National policies must incorporate good practices derived from lessons learnt so far to strengthen their health systems. Critical policy elements include preparedness and response.
By providing insights from different disciplines, a new book uncovers new themes in the history of Yoruba people of West Africa
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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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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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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