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Education can help child soldiers reintegrate into society
A child-rights-based approach to education in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programmes gives children the tools for healing, belonging and participation in…
South Africa joins countries grappling with cholera on the continent
Cholera was largely eliminated from industrialised countries more than a century ago, but there are still a significant number of cases each year in Africa
Four lessons from good policymaking in Africa
Instead of only focusing on what went wrong, analysing policies that have improved people’s lives helps governments NGOs in other actions
Invest in children to boost SA’s recovery
Providing effective, population-scale family support and 21st century transformative education is a nonnegotiable if we are to have any chance of eradicating violence, poverty,…
The DRC’s response to Covid-19 must be tailored to local context
Immunisation and other preventative programmes for malaria, cholera, measles and malnutrition, which kill children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, must continue
Plan in place to recover ‘lost’ school days
Autumn matric camps cancelled as the actions of some provinces accused of being ‘tantamount to treason’ for wanting to keep them open
Innovation in every drop
By using our urine and faeces as resources rather than waste, we can save our most precious resource – water
Headaches, heartaches and pregnancy: Could this stem preeclampsia’s deadly tide?
This silent killer stalks expecting mothers around the world and is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in South Africa
Too many of SA’s children are stunted, wasted or obese
The government, private sector and civil society need to work together to address the causes of unhealthy eating in all its forms
The ups and downs of drug-delivering drones
From the Ganges River to Ghana, drones are delivering vaccines, HIV tests and blood transfusions and cutting waiting times for life-saving healthcare
But when the bough breaks …
‘Baby bins’ can mean the difference between life – and death at the bottom of a trash can.
Zim hospitals rely on charity to survive
Zimbabwe’s hospitals are being forced to carry out fundraising activities to keep afloat owing to low budget disbursements from the finance ministry.
From goodwill to government
Libya’s National Transitional Council needs the buy-in of all citizens to succeed
Unicef: Hostility in Somalia blocking aid work
Unicef says increasing hostility toward aid agencies in war-ravaged Somalia is putting more than 850 000 children at risk.
Zimbabwe’s children struggle to survive
The defunct health system and growing humanitarian crisis have had a devastating impact on children, and Unicef warns that child mortality will rise.