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The pandemic spurred the diagnostics industry to consider aspects like scale, affordability, speed and portability of tests.
The industry has the potential to create jobs, alleviate poverty and help reduce the extreme inequality in South Africa
Gender, climate change and water scarcity together create a difficult challenge.
Ghanaian traditional gender norms are the main barrier to Ghanaian women pursuing academic careers.
Less than half of the children aged 0-14 who have TB are diagnosed – so they never even start treatment.
Progress in many areas of TB control stalled or reversed mainly because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent geo-political situations.
These columns demonstrate that Noni Jabavu’s concerns from 1970s are still relevant today.
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.
The effect of climate change on established lifestyles of farming communities are varied
Instead of the deluge of external interventions, ways must be found to build resilience from below, drawing on local practices and networks.
Nigerians are fond of beans but they need to preserve them without using toxic chemicals.
Her passing shocked the nation and drew praise for her unique vocal powers and musical mentorship.
User fees is a major barrier to healthcare, including maternal and newborn care in Kenya.
Bird flu has been recurring in Africa since 2006 and Nigeria is heavily affected. High-level biosecurity measures are required to keep people and animals safe.
Clinics without pharmacist assistants were more likely to have erratic medicine supply management practices.
Urban farms can work in developing countries if farmers and architects are aware of conditions that favour food production in built spaces.
Adults don’t always listen to or understand children when they are abused.
Technology will be a key part of solving the global water scarcity crisis.
It is not the drought that causes disease outbreak, but instead the way society deals with dry conditions.
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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
