In the last decade, the United States has been the leading funder for preparing and responding to global infectious outbreaks, and the delivery of basic health care to low-income countries.
Africa’s scientists are doing remarkable work.
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Africa’s overall contribution to research might be small, but smart people are undertaking smart and important work on and about the continent.
Community health workers like these visit patients’ homes in Malawi to help prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
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All recent Republican presidents have cut off foreign aid tied to abortion. Trump’s expansive version of those restrictions endangers billions slated for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
For the decolonisation of knowledge to be successful, it must be driven by critical thinking.
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Phrases like “knowledge production” conceal the fact that knowledge answers to something beyond itself and beyond us. To produce knowledge is to find out about something.
US President Donald Trump is threatening drastic cuts in foreign aid.
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Peter Meylakhs, Russian National Research University The Higher School of Economics ; Yadviga Sinyavskaya, Russian National Research University The Higher School of Economics e Yuri Rykov, Russian National Research University The Higher School of Economics
In Russia, social networks have given a new life to the conspiracy theory that HIV-AIDS is a global hoax.
South Africa might want to consider raising its retirement age to 70 to cope with a challenge of an ageing population that’s under-insured and relying on an already pressured public purse.
Better technology to diagnose, treat and manage the disease early enough is needed to improve the survival rates of childhood cancer in sub Saharan Africa.
Canada is a pioneer in providing universal, immediate access to treatment for people living with HIV.
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Also known as the Mexico City policy, the rule increases abortion demand and has consequences for a range of other health matters such as HIV/AIDS, cervical cancer and child health and well-being.
South African women trying to soak up stagnant water during the drought in January 2016.
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Climate change imperils food supply in many parts of the world, including South Africa, which has shown major gains in treating HIV/AIDS. Climate change could mean even less food – and more disease.
Children living in areas with poor sanitation and hygiene account for 60% of people around the world infected with intestinal worms.
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There’s a growing body of evidence that shows we could be doing more for the close to billion children at risk of intestinal worms. We simply cannot afford to ignore it.
Zimbabweans living with HIV who come to South Africa often have challenges remaining on their antiretroviral treatment regimens.
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South Africa and Zimbabwe have made significant strides to roll out antiretrovirals. But the regional expansion of treatment programmes still needs work.
A photomicrograph of the Cryptococcus fungus.
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More than 250 000 patients at highest risk for cryptococcal meningitis but no symptoms will be screened in South Africa annually to reduce the number of deaths.
A young woman performs at an HIV prevention campaign during the International Aids Conference 2016.
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A study in Malawi shows how the participation of local community leaders in policy development can change men’s attitudes to maternal and child health for the better.
Martin Mbonye, MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS; Janet Seeley, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine e Monica Kuteesa, MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
Medical circumcision in settings where there are high rates of HIV will only be successful if these interventions take into account local beliefs about circumcision.
Professor of medicine and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital and Consultant Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Associate Professor, Public Health & Social Policy; Special Advisor Health Research, Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation, University of Victoria