-
Malaria deaths have returned to pre-Covid levels, but the World Health Organization (WHO) says progress in combatting a disease that killed 597,000 people last year remains too s Read more »
-
The 2023 Nature study, possibly the first statistical combination of results from separate studies "exploring prevalence, risk factors and symptomatology of long COVI Read more »
-
Uganda's laboratory system has been instrumental to the country's response to mpox, identifying cases quickly and working to prevent, detect, and respond to the outbreak.&nbs Read more »
-
One of the key questions on everyone's mind throughout the pandemic was why some people avoided getting COVID, while others caught the virus multiple times. Writing in The ... Read more »
-
Since it was detected in August 2023, the JN.1 variant of COVID has spread widely. Its prevalence in Africa is poorly documented, but has become dominant around the Read more »
-
The climate crisis and vaccine hesitancy are two serious threats to public health. They are both complex scientific issues, but people who are skeptical of the climate emergency ... Read more »
-
"The collaboration between Novo Nordisk, a global leader in diabetic research and innovation, and Aspen, Africa's largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, will facilitate the ... Read more »
-
The government of Mauritius is prioritizing revitalization of the tourism sector to reverse the major decline since the global Covid outbreak began in 2020. According to the latest ... Read more »
-
South Africa's National Department of Health has confirmed the first case of the new Covid-19 "Eris" variant from a sample taken in the Gauteng province. While the Read more »
-
Doing 'the right thing' for one's health, be it eating well, exercising, or going for an annual HIV test or blood pressure check, is easier said than done. One way to nudge people ... Read more »
