Adèle Sulcas

The ABCs of DIY vaccines: Why tech transfer is a big thing

Health Adèle Sulcas & Linda Pretorius - 18 Nov 2021

A new World Health Organisation initiative is helping nations make their own vaccines, reducing their dependency on imports.

The sugar tax is working. Experts say we should double it to WHO-recommended levels

Health Adèle Sulcas - 21 Sep 2021

The financial and public health cost of diabetes, as well as diabetes-related blindness and kidney failures, is being overlooked, health advocates say

Sharing the secrets of making a Covid-19 vaccine isn’t enough. Here’s why

Health Adèle Sulcas & Mia Malan - 30 Jun 2021

For all the excitement generated by the news of an mRNA vaccine hub being established in South Africa, the country is still going to need help making Covid-19 jabs

Why South Africa stopped making vaccines

Health Adèle Sulcas - 6 May 2021

The high demand for Covid vaccines means there is a limited global supply. Local manufacturing is one solution. So why isn’t South Africa making its own jabs?