Rift Valley Fever infects millions of humans and livestock in Africa and Arabia. To fight it, scientists are developing a first of its kind vaccine that can be used on humans and animals.
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Boys are more likely to engage in risky behaviours than girls
Although still hugely popular in rural areas, we found that there is little or no support from the government to develop the local brew industry because it’s viewed as unhygienic and hard to tax.
Women in Sudan have been resisting the controls placed on them for some time - by using their smart phones and social media to trade.
Close to 4 million teenage girls are subjected to breast ironing worldwide. This harmful cultural practice, which is most prevalent in West and Central Africa, needs to stop.
Changes in weather patterns have made life a great deal more precarious for pastoral communities.
Light pollution comes with numerous problems.
Given the high burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, a partially effective vaccine is considered better than none.
Most cancer research has been done in Europe, there’s minimal data on African populations.
Some entrepreneurship support models work better than others. Governance and structure is key to their success, or failure.
Solar lights can help local governments drastically reduce their spending on electricity bills.
Any policies and interventions around water management can only really be successful if women are included.
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Developing countries present an opportunity for agroecological innovations to help small-scale farmers.
The experience from African experts is vital in the search for new and better ways to control malaria.
Avoiding malaria could be as simple as “ABCD” if the proper care is taken.
Malaria is prevalent in developing countries. Epigenetics may be the key to finding its Achilles heel.
Social media offers good conditions for wildlife trafficking to thrive.
Agriculture is well placed to provide employment for millions across the African continent.
Researchers are only beginning to understand the impact of pollution and increased temperatures on the biology of mosquitoes.
Cyclone Idai showed just how unprepared SADC is to respond to major natural disasters.
Kontributor teratas
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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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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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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 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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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
