The government must not cave to Eskom’s demand that it be exempt from air pollution rules. Furthermore, the power utility needs to stay true to the principles of its own just transition strategy
New research from seven countries in Africa signals the future of HIV prevention — but what can it learn from its past?
In the absence of action from the health department, South Africa’s community health workers are once again having to fight for their rights, with a nationwide strike planned from 9 November.
Drug companies can be forced to ‘help’ competitors when it’s in the public interest. The WHO seeks a similar strategy for a Covid vaccine
Development has been set back by two decades, says the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers report
Statistically, our population is classified as one that is ageing rapidly. There are ways to ensure that we go into our retirement years healthier, fitter and more cognisant
Conservative groups are fighting efforts to expand African women’s access to healthcare. Do they care about women all the time, or only when they’re procreating?
South Africa’s tobacco industry interference statistics are improving year on year, but more needs to be done
Comorbidities, particularly noncommunicable diseases have been put into the spotlight during the Covid-19 pandemic. How we approach preventing NCDs in the future will depend on how the effects of the coronavirus are framed
Pontsho Pilane speaks to three women who have found it difficult to access quality healthcare because of medical professionals’ weight bias
Loneliness can seem like a hopeless hole that increases anxiety, depression, fears or thoughts of suicide
The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally
High-stakes choices today, transforming education for tomorrow. Covid-19 must be used as a catalyst to strengthen health and education
Collaborating with other universities will assist in dealing with diseases and other social issues that know no borders
Covid-19 has a much different effect on the continent than it does elsewhere
The country has experienced violent incidents of unrest in recent weeks
Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability
We need an entirely new way of doing things to put an end to poverty
When Ebola first hit Lagos, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh knew something was seriously wrong, so she did something about it
The Covid-19 pandemic prevented me from leaving London to be at my father’s funeral in Uganda and perform the rites. Instead, I attended it online
Immunisation and other preventative programmes for malaria, cholera, measles and malnutrition, which kill children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, must continue
What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously
The international organisation has been on the receiving end of bitter criticism since South Sudan’s first case of Covid-19 was confirmed to be a UN staffer
The World Health Organisation said people could die of preventable illnesses if steps to control malaria as well as immunisation for measles, yellow fever and polio are interrupted
Trust in Peter Mutharika’s government is at an all time low — just when it’s needed most
Our global health is only as strong as our most vulnerable community. The coronavirus pandemic can be defeated — but only if we leave no one behind
Kenya’s government has excluded nongovernmental organisations and other groups such as churches from its emergency decision-making. This is a mistake
But only if draconian border closures are accompanied by effective public health interventions
How we respond will determine how well we, and other people around us, survive the current crisis
The symptoms — aches and pains, sore throat, fever may feel similar to the seasonal flu but the novel coronavirus is not the same as the seasonal flu. One researcher put it like this, “This new virus resembles the flu in terms of physical symptoms but there are huge differences.” Humans, they point out, have lived […]
Depression is a mood disorder that has physical effects, including disruption of a good night’s rest