Breast cancer survival rates are less than 40% in sub-Saharan Africa. Enabling early detection and addressing transport costs could improve the outcomes.
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Upper chambers in some African parliaments have been used to weaken opposition groups.
El Niño tends to cause heatwaves and droughts in southern Africa particularly.
One in four girls between the ages of 15 and 19 globally who have been in a relationship have suffered abuse. Forty percent of these are in Africa.
By promoting digitisation, governments can help create a more transparent and efficient business environment.
Only Paul Kagame will decide when he exits Rwanda’s political stage.
The human papillomavirus is the primary cause of cervical cancer – but not all infected individuals develop the disease.
Caesarean section births are often thought to be safer. In fact they disrupt the natural bond between mother and baby and can interrupt brain development.
There’s been an increase in the amount of runoff generated from rainfall as land is altered by settlement and deforestation.
Rural Tanzanians and those living in the city eat unhealthy diets, but their circumstances are very different.
Emotional, violent and sexual abuse are rife at an age when victims are scarred for life.
Environmental policymakers and scholars must listen to sub-Saharan Africans’ voices and recognize the importance of population for achieving sustainable development goals.
Africa bears the heaviest burden of antimicrobial resistance, a phenomenon fuelled largely by poverty, But there are encouraging signs that the continent is taking action to fight it.
News coverage of Ethiopia’s ethnic conflicts has overshadowed the growing tensions and polarisation between religious communities.
People with diabetes in Liberia face a vicious cycle of hunger and neglect that can sometimes spiral out of control and put their lives in danger.
Overall, differences in teachers’ subject knowledge could explain a third of the differences in student learning between the 14 countries.
Gabon is resource rich, but the Bongo family’s continuous rule has been bad news for the country of 2.3 million people.
Examining how military coups unfold is crucial to understanding a country’s path back to democracy.
Exploring the potential intersections between climate change and violence against children is crucial.
Urban farms can work in developing countries if farmers and architects are aware of conditions that favour food production in built spaces.
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Pharmacy, University of Tasmania
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Gothenburg Sweden, University of the Witwatersrand
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Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Science and Consultant, Vice Principal for Research and Graduate Education, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, University of Canberra
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sociologue (Institut des mondes africains), École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
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Assistant professor, The Education University of Hong Kong
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Visiting lecturer, University of Pittsburg and Adjunct Associate Professor, Osaka University, University of Pittsburgh
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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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Distinguished visiting professor, University of Glasgow
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Director of the Africa Centre for Population Health and Professor of Virology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Research Fellow, The Australasian Centre for Resilience Implementation for Sustainable Communities, Charles Darwin University
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Professor, Institute of African Studies, University of Leipzig
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
