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Despite some positive shifts, the staffing situation at public higher education institutions remains polarised in terms of race and gender.
Lagos has a waste problem that can be tackled by adopting a sustainable waste management policy that considers income brackets.
The strong trade relationship with the EU means policy changes like the border tax may have disproportionately significant effects on African economies.
Sierra Leone needs to rebuild public trust in its election by maintaining a completely transparent process.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent form of dementia. This is a term used to describe a range of symptoms linked to the decline in brain function with age.
For Nigeria’s new security chiefs to succeed, there is the need to depoliticise, demilitarise, and optimise operational capabilities of the armed forces.
The NHI bill aims to ensure that all South Africans have access to quality healthcare services.
A world without pastoralists would not only be a poorer place, but we would lose an important lifeline to our collective future.
The last decade has seen no measurable change in global preterm birth rates in any region of the world.
Philanthropic investments must support the capacity of women in law and leadership.
The aim of vaccination is to prevent infection. In addition, vaccination is intended to reduce the risk of severe illness.
Urban populations are diverse, and certain neighbourhoods or subgroups may be disproportionately affected by poor birth outcomes.
Africa contributes less than 1% of research worldwide on movement behaviours in children. This means that research on movement behaviours has largely excluded over 16% of the world’s population.
Primary health care systems must become more resilient as the effects of climate change worsen.
Demand for human organs has surpassed supply. This is leading to serious problems including a flourishing black market for organ trafficking.
Economic management, food shortages, health services, infrastructure and education are key issues that may shape how Sierra Leoneans vote on 24 June.
Studies show unisex toilets don’t lead to violence – and they create a safer space for gender diverse people.
Kenya’s experienced fast population growth and urbanisation - this has brought about some big challenges.
Opening the Encounters documentary festival in South Africa, the film has received international praise.
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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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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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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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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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Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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