Africa: Huge Disparities in C-Sections Highlights Inequalities in Healthcare

When pregnancy or childbirth go wrong, access to Caesarean section - usually known as C-section - can be the difference between life and death for both the woman and her baby. Read more »

Africa: We Should Take Fungal Infections More Seriously. Here's Why

When most healthy people think of fungal diseases, they often think of oral or vaginal thrush, nappy rash, fungal nail infections, and athlete's foot. Although these are very… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Ability to Deliver Peace and Security Rests On Fixing Key Relationships

The recent African Union (AU) summit was overshadowed by peace and security issues. In particular, the focus was on political instability and armed conflict in Libya, Democratic… Read more »

Africa: Why Hip-Hop Needs to Be Taken More Seriously in Academic Circles

Jazz's current generation of stars grew up in these genre-fluid times with hip-hop. Concurrently, a significant number of hip-hop artists have been integrating jazz into their… Read more »

Africa: Why It's So Difficult to Tackle Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa

In the 1990s diabetes was seen as a condition that mainly affected rich people in high income countries. Nowadays, it's one of the leading contributors to death in all countries in… Read more »

Africa: How Biotechnology Could Offer Hope for Snakebite Victims

Snakebite is a major public health burden for low-income countries in tropical parts of the world. There are around 5 million bites and 150,000 deaths every year. And about 400,000… Read more »