A trial by scientists at the Wits Research Institute for Malaria (WRIM), in collaboration with Namibian, UK, and US researchers demonstrates how mass drug administration and vector control can help eliminate malaria. A vector ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Monkeypox may soon have a new name after scientists called for a change to dispel stereotypes of Africa being seen as a crucible of disease.
Jun 22, 2022
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After months of debate, WTO members on Wednesday took a first, small step towards a deal aimed at boosting production of COVID vaccines and treatments through patent waivers or compulsory licensing deals.
Jun 9, 2021
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From junk food to McDonaldization of society, the most derogatory remarks about what we eat are often linked with the urban space. For better or worse, cities are seen as the ultimate crossroads of food, nutritional and epidemiological ...
Dec 29, 2020
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Results from the largest ever review of clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention, and early detection (SPED) have been published.
Sep 28, 2023
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People across the Global South living with cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors may be missing potentially life-saving treatments because measures used to gauge their quality of healthcare are inadequate, a new ...
Nov 11, 2020
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Scientists are launching a key study to help African nations prepare for the sustainable distribution of an eventual COVID-19 vaccine.
Jun 8, 2020
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Scientists are launching a major new research project in India that will help to engineer an efficient and sustainable delivery mechanism—ready to get an eventual COVID-19 vaccine to billions of people around the globe.
May 7, 2020
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Ageism, sexism, and Western ideals of the nuclear family have excluded grandmothers from national and international policy initiatives to save newborn lives in the Global South, suggests an analysis published in the online ...
Feb 15, 2021
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Africa's data science ecosystem has the potential to drive transformative scientific research and health care advancements.
Feb 19, 2024
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