Using daily weather instead of seasonal averages, researchers mapped where and when to plant bambara groundnut in Eswatini and South Africa.
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Doctors outside malaria zones often don’t think to test for it, while symptoms, rapid tests and drug resistance can all complicate diagnosis and treatment.
Uma picada de mosquito pode parecer um incômodo menor, mas reflete uma interação complexa que ocorre no sistema imune
A child born into a community with a history of political unrest is at higher risk of abuse as they grow into a young adult.
Un puissant épisode de super El Niño se profile. Les leçons tirées par l’Afrique des catastrophes climatiques passées peuvent aider le monde à s’y préparer.
A powerful Super El Niño is looming. Africa has learned hard lessons from past climate disasters that could help the world prepare.
Agency is the single most important factor shaping women’s dietary quality, not food availability or household income.
As climate crises deepen, Africa must turn its hard-won experience and local knowledge into global leadership on climate, health, food systems and clean energy.
Estudo demonstrou que a chance de uma síndrome neurológica rara após a dengue é maior nas seis semanas seguintes à doença. Proporção no Brasil foi de 36 pessoas com a Síndrome de Guillain-Barré por milhão de casos de dengue
Les inégalités en matière de santé ne concernent pas seulement l'accès aux hôpitaux. Elles concernent également ce qui se passe dans la salle de consultation.
Health inequality is not only about who reaches a health facility. It is also about what happens once patients are inside the consultation room.
Scholars explain what Nigeria needs to do to fulfil its potential.
A [vacinação contra o HPV no Brasil tem como público prioritário meninas e meninos de 9 a 14 anos, que desde 2024 recebem apenas uma dose, considerada suficiente para garantir proteção. Em caráter excepcional, o Ministério da Saúde ampliou até dezembro de 2025 o acesso para adolescentes de 15 a 19 anos que não se vacinaram na idade indicada
Agriculture is not just a victim of climate change. It is key to the solution. It must receive the same attention globally as fossil fuels and energy transitions.
Having the support of family members living in a foreign country was one of the reasons Nigerian women gave for choosing to have their babies overseas.
A number of things could affect the success of Nigeria’s scheme to provide free caesarian sections.
Artigo da Frontiers in Medicine afirma que vacinas aumentam o risco de morte, mas erros graves na metodologia geraram resultados errados e conclusões infundadas, expondo falhas na revisão por pares.
The drought is driven by El Niño, an unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that shifts weather patterns.
Pregnant women in urban areas of Nigeria are more at risk than rural women of not getting emergency obstetric care. Digital technology can help.
While politicians fuss over waiting lists, not much is being said about the reason so many people are critically ill.
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Associate professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor in Health Systems and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Associate Professor in Anthropology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor Infectious Diseases and International health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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PhD Candidate, Agriculture and Infectious Disease, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of Social Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Associate Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Lecturer in Biomedical Science, University of East London; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Associate Professor, Environment and Health (MRCG@LSHTM); Senior Lecturer (Ecological Health, Imperial College London), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Assistant Professor of Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health and Director of The Lancet Countdown in Africa, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Assistant professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of Health Economics, Global Health Economics Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine