July 24, 2022
Africa: Monkeypox - World Health Organization Declares It a Global Health Emergency - Here's What That Means
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the current monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency. Read more »
July 15, 2022
Africa: Is Monkeypox a Pandemic? An Epidemiologist Explains Why It Isn't Likely to Become As Widespread As Covid-19, But Is Worth Watching
Monkeypox is the latest global public health threat to make headlines. Most people who contract the monkeypox virus experience flu-like symptoms and a blistery rash that lasts two… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Africa: Losing a Grandmother Can Have Long-Lasting Mental Health Effects for Kids and Adolescents, a New Study Finds
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: Nature Is the World's Original Pharmacy - Returning to Medicine's Roots Could Help Fill Drug Discovery Gaps
While humans evolved over a period of approximately 6 million years, breakthroughs in modern medicine as we know it today got going only in the 19th and 20th centuries. So how did… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Africa: Why Declaring Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency Is a Preventative Step - Not a Reason for Panic
Countries that are members of the United Nations are obligated to report cases of unusual diseases that have the potential to become global health threats. In May 2022, more than a… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: New Covid Variants May Be More Transmissible but That Doesn't Mean the Basic Reproduction Number Has Increased
During the pandemic we have all become familiar with a lot of epidemiological concepts. Read more »
July 24, 2022
Nigeria: Lifesaving Maternal Health Services Are So Close, Yet So Far For Pregnant Women Living In Sub-Saharan Africa's Largest Metropolis
Every year around the world, 295,000 women die due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Seven in 10 of these maternal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. These deaths are… Read more »
October 19, 2020
Africa: Invasive Mosquito Species Could Bring More Malaria to Africa's Urban Areas
A species of mosquito that can carry malaria - known as Anopheles stephensi - has invaded eastern Africa and is quickly moving across the region. Moina Spooner, from The… Read more »
January 15, 2019
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 »
August 08, 2017
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 »
November 13, 2016
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 »
September 01, 2015
South Africa: E-Cigarettes May Help Smokers Cut Back but That Doesn't Mean They're Not Toxic
A recent study showing teenagers who use e-cigarettes are three times more likely to smoke normal cigarettes than those who don't amplifies the South African government's calls to… Read more »