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An encouraging investment climate takes priority over good climate-change intentions.
CLIMATE CHANGE

African communities need climate services that combine science and local knowledge

A study led by the University of Cape Town reveals a significant gap between available climate services and the practical needs of African communities, urging the integration of…

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Donor funding is shrinking just as science has delivered powerful new medication that could dramatically cut new HIV infections. Photo: Felipe Varanda/IAS
HIV

Aids is no longer exceptional. What happens now?

The International Aids Conference in Rio de Janeiro highlighted a stark reality: the era of Aids exceptionalism is ending amid unprecedented funding cuts. As science delivers…

  • Mia Malan
9 min read
Malaria cases could increase drastically during the Covid-19 pandemic.
CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change redrawing Africa's malaria map, raising risk in South Africa

A landmark study published in Nature reveals that climate change is reshaping Africa's malaria map, increasing the disease's risk in South Africa's north-eastern provinces and…

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read