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Progress against neglected tropical diseases is now at real risk of reversal as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Should the U.S. help low-income households afford water service, as it does with heating and groceries? Chile does. An economist explains how it works there and how it could work here.
The 2021 local government elections signals widespread disillusionment with representative democracy that only a sea change in service delivery can fix.
Treatment rates are still low in many developing countries.
The demon is not density but rather that African countries have not planned and made the investments necessary to manage the downsides of the type of density found in informal settlements.
The inequalities in South Africa’s education are systematically being exposed at a scale not experienced before.
While small businesses will be partially cushioned by government support measures, there’s no support for the most vulnerable workers.
If you want to live like a local when on holiday, you should defecate like one.
Much of the discussion about “Take a Knee” has overlooked the issues of justice and social exclusion, and especially environmental matters. That’s something to think about during the Super Bowl.
Developing a map of African countries’ water poverty levels offers a transparent analysis for policymakers, governments and organisations that deal with water issues.
It’s a dirty scientific job – but it could save lives.
Progress in terms of water and sanitation has traditionally favoured those with money. But the hope with the SDG’s is that this gap will be plugged in the future.
There have been modest improvements in water and sanitation provision in Africa, but there is still a long way to go. Most citizens rate their governments’ performance in this sphere poorly.
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Senior Lecturer in Global Public Health, University of Aberdeen
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Lecturer and course director in Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor, Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD), Nelson Mandela University
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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PhD Student, Department of Political Science, Michigan State University
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Deputy Director of the Afrobarometer & Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and MSU’s African Studies Center, Michigan State University
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Honorary Senior Researcher in the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Policy & Disaster Management, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Postgraduate Researcher in Faecal Sludge Management, University of Bath
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PhD Candidate, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES), University of British Columbia
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Professor: Health and Population Division, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Economics and Econometric, Université de la Manouba
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Postdoctoral fellow, University of Johannesburg
