South Africa’s national survey of food and nutrition security identifies the areas most in need.
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Healthcare workers in South Africa aren’t always well equipped to treat diabetes. This has devastating consequences for patients.
Financial links between corporations and health research invariably lead to conflicts of interest.
A significant number of older adults in rural South Africa are HIV-positive. Awareness programmes and self-testing would reduce cases.
The use of medicinal plants in childhood diseases remains largely undocumented. A study in North West province in South Africa catalogued many of these for the first time.
Nearly half of South Africa’s 60 million people receive social grants. Health experts say they improve cognitive health among the elderly.
The three flu pandemics of the 20th century originated from birds, making it critical to fight bird flu. Breakthroughs in gene-editing chickens show promise for eliminating the disease in the future.
This is an era of exciting advances in medical science. But Africa is in danger of being at the back of the queue once again. What should we be doing to make sure this doesn’t happen?
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Professor: Health and Population Division, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Practice, Human Sciences Research Council
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Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, University of Michigan
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Project Head, Tshwane Insulin Project, University of Pretoria
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Ass. Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; North-West University
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Associate Professor in Botany, University of Mpumalanga
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Professor in the Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University
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Research Manager at MRC/Wits Agincourt Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chairperson, Diabetes Alliance; Co-founder, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Pretoria
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Professor, University of Heidelberg
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Indiana University
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Professor and Chief specialist scientist, South African Medical Research Council
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Research associate, University of Bristol
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Dr, Lecturer and researcher, University of Mpumalanga
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Senior Researcher Rural Health in Transition and Agincourt Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand