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People don’t need a strict workout schedule to get moving.
The modernisation of small towns, while positive economically, brings hidden health costs.
Hypertension is a manageable condition – but left untreated, it can damage organs such as the kidneys, heart and brain.
A new study hopes to produce a catalogue of human genetic variation and assess the burden of noncommunicable diseases in 100,000 adults in Nigeria.
If you hear about wonder drugs or ingredients that are claimed to be effective in curing all types of cancer, we must beware of their equally dangerous side effects.
South Africa has one last hurdle to cross before it implements a sugar tax to prevent a wide-range of obesity related non-communicable diseases.
Traditional medicine is believed to be accessible and affordable but should be made complimentary to contemporary medicine in the treatment of mental disorders.
To tackle the increasing burden of diabetes in Africa, health systems on the continent need to be strengthened.
How will the World Health Organisation’s Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus deal with the mounting challenges? Africa’s academics have some tips.
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Senior Researcher, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science, PRICELESS SA, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wits School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chief Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Specialist Scientist, Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Co-Director, Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA), University of Nairobi. Chancellors Fellow, Institute of Immunonology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh. Associate Professor, Paul G Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Distinguished Professor, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University
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Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Zimbabwe
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Professor in Global Health, King's College London
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor and Chair of Genomic Diversity, Queen Mary University of London
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Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer of Epidemiology dan Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran
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Honorary Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Public Health, Griffith University
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Professor, University of the Witwatersrand