USAID has pumped $45 million in grant funding to support the work of a consortium of top African scientists from eight countries
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Gray is the first female president and chief executive of the council and served as the chairperson of the research committee on Covid-19
Water in the country’s drains can pick up a spike in Covid-19 cases or a threatening new variant in time for clinics to prepare for an influx of patients
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.
Local scientists are using wastewater-based epidemiology to trace the SARS-CoV-2 virus in South Africa’s sewage system, which could act as an early warning system for outbreaks of Covid-19, as well as other diseases
The data shows 17 000 more people have died than usual since May, but only 6 000 deaths have officially been attributed to Covid-19