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Threatened: Mountain gorillas will come under increasing stress as global temperatures increase. Photo: Robert Haasmann

Saving gorillas, saving communities: Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka’s One Health approach

The One Health conservation approach shows that healthy communities mean healthier gorillas — and a more sustainable future for Uganda’s wildlife

Tiny stowaways — disease-carrying ticks — can be hidden beneath the armoured scales of pangolins, the world’s most illegally trafficked mammals.

Hidden hitchhikers: Ticks on trafficked pangolins pose health threats

Scientists warn that ticks carried by trafficked pangolins may spread pathogens across continents, affecting people and animals

Systemic pesticide-related abuses include farmworkers exposed to hazardous chemicals without protective gear or training and contamination of rural water sources. (Flickr)

SA’s outdated pesticide laws under review: human rights and health at stake

Systemic pesticide-related abuses include farmworkers exposed to hazardous chemicals without protective gear or training and contamination of rural water sources

The Klipspruit river polluted by sewage and mine waste in Soweto. (File photo by Delwyn Verasamy)

Water, air and soil pollution is spawning deadly superbugs

Environmental waste, especially pharmaceuticals and toxins, needs high-level action to stop its major contribution to antimicrobial resistance

Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is contributing to conservation not only with her veterinary skills but also by supporting community development

Africa’s Role Models: Uganda’s first wildlife vet wants to change world

Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is contributing to conservation not only with her veterinary skills but also by supporting community development

Ebola was first identified in what is now the DRC in 1976 and named after the nearby Ebola River. (File Photo)

Human health, animal health and environmental health are inextricably linked

To take care of ourselves, we must take care of the world around us