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Social distancing is impossible in much of Africa, and its economic consequences may lead to a famine that is worse than the pandemic. Prevention measures must consider the African context.
Many informal workers will not be able to take the precautions that health authorities suggest.
Reactions in South Africa give little reason for hope that the virus will bring people closer together or trigger more energetic action against poverty.
Written from prison, the new book of poems by the writer, academic and activist shows her fire but also her deep love for Uganda.
Health literacy is the degree to which people can get, understand and use basic health information to make decisions about health issues.
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South Africa is already an established player in global fruit exports, especially citrus. But it has failed to take full advantage of the rise in demand for other fruits.
Women must be included at decision making levels to advise on development, designing, delivery and implementation of tools that target health issues that affect them especially malaria.
Group B streptococcus is the most common bacterial cause of illness in newborn babies around the world.
Scientists need to close the knowledge gap around COVID-19 and the virus that causes it.
African countries need to strengthen their capacity for identifying new cases.
The World Health Organisation has a plan to halve deaths and disability from snakebites
Unless we know what is in the ocean, we can’t protect the biggest part of the planet.
The economic impact of the disease will have dramatic effects on the well-being of families and communities
Governments must take note of specific geographic contexts and local attributes that drive water insecurity.
Currently, outbreaks are managed using chemical pesticides or an insect fungus. Neither is a good option.
The outbreak continues to spread in new geographies and in numbers.
The school playground is not just a place to have fun. It’s an important space to claim power and this is often done through violence.
With the introduction of free maternal healthcare, Nigeria appears to have got more women using health facilities, but there are more hurdles to cross.
Jokes and satire can build resilience but also spread misinformation as people don’t always know what is trustworthy and what is just funny.
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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
