Governments on the African continent must increase their investment in research and development so that science can yield self-sufficiency.
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Lay workers are being trained to help Zimbabwe manage mental issues in communities. So far it’s proving successful.
Hospitals in South Africa need to improve their surveillance of infections among children and newborn babies.
South Africa’s public works programme is a laudable idea. But it must be closely monitored to make sure it doesn’t lead to unintended consequences, especially for women.
Many alien plants and animals have been introduced to Africa from other regions and spread from country to country, often having devastating effects.
South Africa has launched a plan to tackle HIV, TB and sexually transmitted infections – but much depends on its implementation over the next five years.
Human alteration of the natural environment will make malaria increasingly difficult to control in the years to come.
Tanzania has one of the highest rates of albinism in the world. The media in the country has an important role to play in protecting them from harm.
Generally conflicts are not caused by climate change. But it can lead to complex security risks.
At the root of the skin bleaching phenomenon is a psychological complex.
African leaders need to up their health allocations to help the new World Health Organisation Director-General meet his health care targets for the continent.
In light of World Oceans Day, it’s important to note the important role aquaculture can have on the continent.
Epilepsy affects around 70 million people globally, 80% live in developing countries. A shortage of specialists, equipment and drugs complicates effective treatment and management.
Tackling the challenge of stunting in South Africa needs a convergence of science and policy along with better coordination at all levels of government.
People with albinism tend to identify with the black rather than the white community. Their physical differences, though, mean they don’t fit into either race group.
Uganda needs to boost manufacturing and exports to realise the ambitions listed in its social and economic development plan.
About three million people globally are ‘missed’ each year for Tuberculosis diagnosis. Many of them will die, some will get better, others will continue to infect others.
Africa’s orphan crops are under-researched and underutilised. They can be a vital tool in combating food and nutrition insecurity on the continent.
Kenya’s high consumer food prices are worrying because they are unresponsive to the policies pursued. The country needs to address this and improve planning to attain stability.
Governments in anthrax endemic countries should build efficient surveillance systems that incorporate detection, confirmation and efficient data collation and feedback.
Top contributors
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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
