All articles in 'Health'


HPV and the Value of Diagnostics in Africa

“HPV is a serious threat to African women’s’ health. Although most HPV infections clear up on their...

7th March 2022
The Omicron Variant and New COVID-19 Containment C...

The fast-spreading Omicron variant, already declared a variant of concern, has introduced new unknow...

5th January 2022
Fourth COVID Wave in Kenya: Critical Insights and...

Dilemma and decisions amid a long streak of high positivity rates

12th August 2021
Slow Vaccine Rollout Threatens Economic Recovery o...

The slow vaccine rollout in Africa threatens the prospect of an economic bounce-back benefitting dom...

3rd August 2021
Fatalities Rise as Africa Experiences the Fourth W...

Among the continents, Africa has one of the highest case fatality rates

20th July 2021
Covid-19: Lessons Learnt, Action Required

We must be very clear: the pandemic is not over, and it will not be over until and unless transmissi...

25th May 2021
Fourth COVID Wave? Emerging Lessons for Kenya and...

Avoiding India’s experience calls for full compliance with COVID-19 containment measures as the firs...

27th April 2021
Navigating COVID Curves: Lessons From Kenya

Since March 2021, Kenya has been recording higher and double-digit positivity rates

9th March 2021
Global Lessons Learnt from COVID-19

History will not judge us solely by how we ended the COVID-19 pandemic, but what we learned, what we...

24th February 2021
Despite Criticisms, Madagascar Moves Ahead With CO...

Madagascar seems desirous with an initiative to tap into its local herbal science to produce COVID-O...

26th May 2020
COVID-19 and What We Take for Granted

As human beings, there are things we take for granted, from going to work, visiting someone or just...

19th May 2020
Anti-vaccine Campaigns & Playing with Herd Immunit...

Testing in the absence of other steps is not particularly helpful.

19th May 2020
Africans Must Consider Supererogation in Covid-19...

All large-scale human vaccine trials present ethical conundrums because typically the vaccine is giv...

28th April 2020
Coronavirus: Metrics and Insights for Africa from...

The COVID-19 pandemic commands the attention of all policymakers at these critical moments to the pr...

7th April 2020
Nigeria: The Coronavirus Challenge

The biggest threat to our collective humanity today is not the suspected threat of a Third World War...

3rd March 2020
Coronavirus: WCC Emphasizes Accurate Information a...

Fake news has been distracting people from responding effectively

18th February 2020
Medicines for Africans by Africans

Africa accounts for 15% of the global population and 25% of the global disease burden

14th January 2020
Does Your Boss Know How to Support Your Disability...

95% of SME owners don't fully know the protections of the Equality Act 2010.

24th September 2019
Mental Health Disorders in Kenya Require Urgent In...

There are many misconceptions from Kenyans about mental illnesses

9th July 2019
Laboratory Services: The Backbone of a Health Syst...

This platform will facilitate public and private sector partnerships that will ultimately result in...

28th May 2019
The Role of Herbal Medicine in Treatment of Non-Co...

Herbal medicine is as old as the human race and has historically been nurtured by traditional medici...

25th December 2018
Herbal Medicine: Witchcraft or Effective Healthcar...

Herbal medicine is one of the most misunderstood medical disciplines. Yet, it is gaining popularity...

18th December 2018
Mother’s Milk and Baby Health

Painfully, because mothers must return to their official jobs after their leave, babies must be subj...

14th August 2018
The Role of African Union (AU) in the Fight Agains...

The African Union Commission is advocating for increased number of community healthcare workers thro...

7th August 2018
Harnessing the true Value of Healthcare PPPs in Af...

PPPs have become a mechanism that governments regularly turn to in order to fulfil their responsibil...

29th May 2018
South Africa Grapples with Shortage of Health Work...

Looking ahead, we will be short of more than 2000 doctors and 11 000 nurses by 2020

20th March 2018
Improving Healthcare in Africa

We must be prepared to make the case that investment in women's health and opportunity will be trans...

20th March 2018
Can Interfacing with Ghosts and Spirits Heal War V...

Complex beliefs and psychology revolving around the existence of “life after death” as well as manif...

9th January 2018
Public Health and Socio-Economic Impact of Substan...

Every year, people spend billions of dollars on substandard or falsified medical products

12th December 2017
The Medical Education System in Africa: Change Not...

It is clear the medical education setup in Africa is in desperate need of reform, with widespread di...

21st November 2017
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African Perceptions of the Eur...