Avian influenza — commonly known as ‘bird flu’ — is infecting domestic and wild birds in Canada and around the world.
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The public bears the suffering and costs of the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases, and the rapidly accelerating climate emergency.
Neglected tropical diseases of the skin are stigmatised, and may affect an individual’s quality of life
Less than half of the children aged 0-14 who have TB are diagnosed – so they never even start treatment.
Evidence is mounting for links to animals at the Wuhan wet market. But we’ve wasted a lot of time and energy getting here.
Progress in many areas of TB control stalled or reversed mainly because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent geo-political situations.
Our understanding of Parkinson’s disease is far from complete. But researchers now believe that in most cases, Parkinson’s is caused by a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors.
User fees is a major barrier to healthcare, including maternal and newborn care in Kenya.
Clinics without pharmacist assistants were more likely to have erratic medicine supply management practices.
Avian influenza viruses have evolved to infect birds, but the current H5N1 outbreak is also infecting a wide range of mammals. This suggests that it could mutate into forms that threaten humans.
It’s likely a combination of the incidence of viral outbreaks increasing, and the fact we’re getting better at detecting them.
It is not the drought that causes disease outbreak, but instead the way society deals with dry conditions.
The WHO first described COVID as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Where are we at, three years later?
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with an increased risk of mental health problems in adulthood.
The Biden administration is finalizing the first federal limits on two compounds, PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water. These so-called ‘forever chemicals’ have been linked to numerous health effects.
This mosquito spreads very fast to new areas and can adapt to various climatic conditions, unlike the non-invasive malaria vectors.
Vapes were marketed as healthy, sexy, sleek and environmentally friendly. It’s time we clamped down on these dodgy claims.
In the 1970s, the Anti-Cancer Council launched a concerted, evidence-based public health campaign to end tobacco advertising – and many of their strategies could be used today on gambling advertising.
The newspaper confounded critics with its contextually relevant and informative stories.
People have died taking selfies at cliffs, waterfalls and natural pools. We need to try a different approach to reducing the risk.
Principales colaboradores
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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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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Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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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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Executive Secretary, Nigerian Academy of Science
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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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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director, The Centre for Medical Ethics & Law, Stellenbosch University
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Communications Specialist, University of California, San Francisco
