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Mathematical modelling tools may predict where tsetse flies are being driven to extinction.
Two interventions proved effective in reducing men’s perpetration, but not women’s experiences of violence.
The causes of injuries to children are often linked to the circumstances in which people live.
Underlying direct or personal violence is structural violence that is entrenched in unequal power relations in society.
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Rwanda has developed a strong, decentralised health system and addressed many of the major financial and geographic barriers people faced.
The debate about gene editing will help shape the future of the human race. But how should the discussion get started?
Zimbabwe’s energy policy needs to be reconsidered if the country’s electricity shortage is to be resolved.
Displaced by a landslide, Ugandan survivors could not speak the language of the region where they were relocated - but music allowed them a voice.
Obstacles to getting more people with TB treated extend beyond cost. It starts with locating people at greatest risk and expanding preventive treatment programmes.
There is a need to move from conventional cancer treatments to more targeted and personalised therapies.
Religious counsellors form one of several avenues where people seek help for problems that they encounter in life.
In Eswatini, Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho more than 1 in 5 children are HIV-exposed but uninfected. A coordinated strategy is needed to ensure all children reach their developmental potential.
The law missed the opportunity to address misuse of mineral royalties and increase transparency as well as accountability in mineral royalty management.
There has been no progress in expanding national electricity grids in most African countries since 2016.
South Africa has set ambitious targets to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV completely. It will require innovative strategies and continuous quality improvement to achieve them.
In Mauritius there’s been little change in cultural norms and values to genuinely support gender egalitarianism.
The Buhari government must do more to solve Nigeria’s intractable energy problems.
Family structure and family support are protective factors against transactional sex among adolescents and young adults.
Legislation as well as academic research governance bodies have failed to safeguard the rights of participants from Africa in genomics research.
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