Calls mount for African solutions to respond to the vaccine cuts and the need for a broad system-wide approach to vaccine production in Africa, and for innovative financing for…
Countries on the continent are not waiting to be saved, they are paving the way with community-led, astute, innovative and independent immunisation programmes
About 4 000 people are bitten by snakes annually but only a quarter of those being admitted to hospital and only 10% require antivenom
The Clade Ib strain has already jumped borders, with cases being reported in Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya in the last two weeks
The international community can support the continent through, for example, the transfer of technology to enable drugs and vaccines to be produced on African soil
Despite being a preventable and curable disease, about 150 people died from TB every day in South Africa in 2022
USAID has pumped $45 million in grant funding to support the work of a consortium of top African scientists from eight countries
The need for a new tuberculosis vaccine is as urgent as ever, and now a local pharmaceutical company is joining the race to find one
Anne von Gottberg and Cheryl Cohen are two of SA’s foremost scientists on Covid-19. The powerful duo also love family time with their three kids
The interplay between climate change and the spread of pathogens means health systems must be ready for future crises and ensure equitable access to treatment
Low vaccination levels and high number of health-compromised populations make the continent a ‘breeding ground for variants’ that pose a global risk
Data collected by Unicef shows an alarming drop-off in shipments arriving in the continent since the start of 2022
Over the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted efforts to combat vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio
Just under a third of South Africa’s Pfizer vaccines are set to expire by July, so the health department is trying to increase uptake of the doses and donate spare shots
Children aged five to 11 get smaller doses of the Pfizer vaccine than adults. That means the government will have to buy new vials to vaccinate this age group but the health…
The connections between health, climate change, declining public trust and democratic legitimacy, and geopolitical instability must be recognised
The government has also started administering J&J booster shots from 24 December and will roll out Pfizer boosters from 28 December
The next three to five years will require the continent to ensure there is sustainable business beyond Covid-19.
A study by the World Health Organisation found that there was a 66% surge in new Covid-19 cases during the past week in South Africa
The government’s most urgent to-do list: vaccinate, stimulate the economy, and return the rule of law
