What the latest coronavirus tells us about emerging new infections
Two coronaviruses were identified in the 1960s, and five since SARS in 2003. It is the seventh that is now making headlines.
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Over‑fishing is strangling a key protein source for West Africans
The fisheries sector in West Africa is beset with serious challenges including over-fishing and, in particular, illegal fishing.
The logic of Ghana’s lockdown: why coronavirus demands special attention
A lockdown by itself is not a magic wand for fighting coronavirus.
Preventing the next pandemic: One Health researcher calls for urgent action
The pace of investment to manage diseases transmissible from animals to humans is dangerously slow.
COVID‑19 shows why African data is key for the continent’s response to pandemics
Despite having comparatively poor health infrastructure, African public health practitioners have amassed a wealth of experience of managing epidemics.
TB Joshua: the Pentecostalist, televangelist and philanthropist
Nigeria’s TB Joshua wasn’t just known for his evangelism and controversies. He was also a beloved philanthropist.
Healthcare in Africa on brink of crisis as US exits WHO and USAid freezes funds: health scholar explains why
US withdrawal from the WHO and of all foreign aid will have dire consequences for Africa. It’s time the continent took responsibility for its own people.
Eating less food from animal sources is key to reducing the risk of wildlife‑origin diseases and global warming
Infectious diseases originating in wild animals are high and may be increasing. This is a sign that ecosystem degradation is undermining the planet’s capacity to sustain human wellbeing.
Why Africa’s push to make vaccines should look further than COVID‑19
Vaccine manufacturing doesn’t come cheap. It depends heavily on support from developed countries. It also requires much more than relaxing intellectual property rights and a desire for vaccine equity.
Central Africa’s wild meat dilemma: why outright bans threaten food security for millions
The meat of wild animals, or wild meat, is a big part of the diets of millions of people in central Africa.
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