Public Health Research
latest news & developmentsDecades after asbestos ban, former miners continue to suffer deadly health effects
A new University of Cape Town study has found elevated mortality among former asbestos miners in South Africa, highlighting the long-term health consequences of asbestos exposure…
Naeemah Abrahams and the secret to defeating evil – do something
In the hospitals of 1980s South Africa, Naeemah Abrahams saw how often women showed up battered and bruised, a phenomenon her colleagues didn’t make much of. Three decades later,…