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Weeks later, thousands of health workers are unemployed, HIV services are collapsing and the government hasn’t filled the gap. This isn’t transition, it’s unraveling in real time
Blurb online What makes sex work dangerous are the laws, policies and attitudes that surround it
Countries on the continent are not waiting to be saved, they are paving the way with community-led, astute, innovative and independent immunisation programmes
Africa’s first locally made HIV treatment is more than a milestone, it’s a political, economic and moral turning point in the fight for health sovereignty
The climate crisis is fuelling illnesses such as malaria, cholera and dengue, causing food insecurity, malnutrition, miscarriages, heart ailments and mental health problems
The US withdrawal will reveal the underlying truth: African health systems have long been undermined by debt and political neglect.
Tight public purse strings inevitably causes greater overall inequality
A groundbreaking study published in Nature Medicine gives insight into what an HIV cure could look like during infancy
The old trick shows that Big Pharma has more interest in making money than in saving lives
Six months before the first jabs arrived, an online survey in January of 2021 showed that nearly 60% of the 7 193 respondents were confident in a Covid-19 vaccine made in the US…
There is some reason to celebrate the latest version of the draft Pandemic Accord, a deal drawn up to prevent a repeat of Covid’s worst effects. But it’s still too soon to look…
Internal condoms not only offer protection, they increase the user’s control and the rings tickle the clitoris and penis
Minority communities and developing-country populations may approach health services cautiously – and with good reason, given the medical profession’s history of inhumanity. But,…
Refuting lies about vaccines from people in leadership positions may be less about changing their minds and more about protecting those listening
Activists warn new data shows government may have invested millions into the wrong female condom and may be on the verge of doing it again.
We are not there yet, but experts are optimistic about a jab to prevent HIV coming to market in the near future.
While female condoms exist to boost women’s control of their sexual health, negotiating safe sex should be a shared responsibility.
