Kenya’s doctors embarked on a strike for a 100 days to push the government to implement a collective bargaining agreement signed in June 2013.
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New technologies are developing with exponential velocity, breadth and depth. Their systemic impact is likely to be profound.
Drug-resistant TB is increasingly being transmitted, indicating that beating the problem requires public health interventions and support from communities.
The new Internet of Things has the potential to compensate for Africa’s legacies of underdevelopment.
Infertility is tied to the instability of romantic relationships in Ghana.
Scientists have struggled to diagnose TB in people with compromised immune systems because of the low levels of the bacteria in their body.
Advanced lab tests have entered the market to improve tuberculosis diagnosis. This will ensure prompt and correct treatment in managing the disease.
To tackle TB a dynamic change in discourse is needed. The focus must be on how to respond to emerging complexities the disease presents.
The discovery of a rare gene is twofold, and has a scientific and clinical impact in the fight against heart muscle disease.
Kenyan tertiary institutions are learning from each other by sharing experiences on overcoming challenges they face during medical training.
In a political environment where voters are increasingly attuned to instances of polling malpractice, African states are grudgingly adopting technology as a barrier to election fraud.
Cholera is estimated to infect between 3 to 5 million people globally, every year.
Should South Africa’s social grants not be disbursed, many households will lose the only source of income they have.
A lack of decent sanitation and clean drinking water are fertile ground for a cholera outbreak.
Shortening the treatment period has become a top priority within TB research but studies to date have been unsuccessful.
Parents should monitor the television programmes their children are exposed to and advise them to make informed sexual choices.
Effective communication in sign language between health workers and deaf patients enhances the provision of safe and effective health care.
Deafness is a huge burden for economies and individuals. This is particularly true in developing countries. Solutions need to take into account not just costs, but the rights of individuals too.
As the goat plague is a trans-boundary disease, there’s concern that it will spill over into neighbouring countries such as Rwanda and Burundi.
Kenya recently expressed fear that Al-Shabaab could interfere with the electronic voting system during the upcoming general election. Are cyber attacks a real threat in Africa?
Principais colaboradores
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Researcher, Lecturer, Attorney, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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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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Professor of Organic Chemistry, Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery & Development, and Director of the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development (H3D) Centre, University of Cape Town
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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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
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Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria and Co-ordinator of the South African SDG Hub, University of Pretoria
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Tutorial Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, University of Nairobi
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Adjunct Professor, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Post Doctoral Fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor in Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, and Professor at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Director, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine & SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research & Therapy, University of Pretoria
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Head of the Division of Pulmonology, University of Cape Town
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Head of the Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, University of the Witwatersrand
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
