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It’s evident from research that while health influences economic well-being, the inverse is also true, economic well-being influences health.
Most Kenyan women were introduced into drug use by male sexual partners in their teenage years.
mHealth supported service-delivery systems can provide increased access to hearing and vision services for preschool children in poor communities.
Unused biomass residues from maize, sorghum, rice, millet and groundnut in Uganda show to offer unique opportunities for circular production and soil amendment of biochar.
The Conversation Africa is expanding in West Africa.
The danger of fires in the Cape region this season is partly dependent on how the Fynbos has been managed over the past few decades.
Research has a distinctive role to play because it gives pointers on what is needed to create long-term change.
It is time for Ghana to consider the future of its cocoa farmers rather than multinational chocolate producers.
Zimbabwe’s food insecurity is not just about food production, but access too. It is affected by, among others, the value of assets when sold and social and cultural dimensions that go into exchange.
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Combining and fermenting indigenous African grains can help counter malnutrition on the continent.
Less than 1 in 10 people living with a mental health condition in South Africa receive the care that they need.
Universities, industry and government should work together so that knowledge translates into socio-economic benefits.
There are huge holes in the governance of Nairobi river and city’s waste which means the river’s condition has deteriorated.
Even when cases of measles are detected in clinics, limited diagnostic and communication infrastructure can delay the response.
Despite its importance, Cameroon’s maritime fisheries sector is plagued with largely hidden, or ignored, fisheries crimes.
The web or network of exposed people can quickly grow from one case if steps aren’t taken early to avoid further onward transmission.
The ideas about the Fourth Industrial Revolution being punted by the World Economic Forum will fail to contribute to economic growth and job creation, and will amplify existing inequalities.
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Cloud computing can play a crucial role in helping African countries reach sustainable development.
It’s essential to consider the food industry’s role when it comes to food environments that offer unhealthy, cheap and enticing options.
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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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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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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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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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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
