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Thirty years of rural health research: South Africa’s Agincourt studies offer unique insights
6th February 2024 In 1992 a group of academics from the University of the Witwatersrand introduced a health and socio-demographic surveillance system in remote,... →
South Africa leads the continent in offering more paternal leave to fathers. How to make sure both parents benefit
12th December 2023 A South African high court has ushered in a new era of parental leave with a landmark ruling that new parents can share four months of parental... →
Verifying Kenyan president Ruto’s claims on health insurance, teacher shortages and more
By: Africa Check 23rd November 2023 On 20 October 2023, Kenya marked Mashujaa Day, Kiswahili for Heroes Day, in Kericho, 260 kilometres northwest of the capital Nairobi. In his... →
Antibiotic resistance causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic
22nd November 2023 Each year antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them – claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids... →
TB vaccine: WHO expert explains why it’s taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it’s such a big deal
31st October 2023 The BCG vaccine for TB has been used for 100 years. It is largely effective for children under five, but less so in older people and can’t be used... →
Bird flu in South Africa: expert explains what’s behind the chicken crisis and what must be done about it
20th October 2023 An outbreak of avian flu – a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild birds as well as poultry – has hit poultry farms in South Africa.... →
Half of all South Africans are overweight or obese. Warning labels on unhealthy foods help change that
20th July 2023 South Africa’s national health department recently invited public comment on regulations for warning labels on food packaging. The regulations... →
Tobacco use is costly, but so is quitting. Surveys of 8 African countries show who needs help
30th May 2023 Tobacco use imposes a large health and economic burden worldwide. Research estimates that, in 2019, about 8-million deaths were attributable to... →
