News
Mental health for pregnant women and new mothers: why extra care is needed
Abel Fekadu Dadi, Flinders University The experience of pregnancy and childbirth has been conventionally described as a happy and joyful period of time. On the other hand, the childbearing age for females is a risky time to develop depression. This is...
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Technology
Politics & Policy
How pooled testing can increase access to essential laboratory tests in Africa
Prof. Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University and Gert van Zyl, Stellenbosch University The COVID-19 pandemic tends to conceal other important health...
Kenya among 10 countries implementing Cholera control plans
By David Kipkorir Kenya is among 10 countries taking active measures towards cholera control plans in alignment with a Global...
Universal healthcare only guarantee to country’s future
Dr Cleopa Mailu December 12 has now been confirmed by the United Nations as the World Universal Health Coverage Day....
Medical Research
Scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2: why it matters
Christian Happi, Redeemer's University By the first week of August 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic had caused about 654,000 deaths worldwide....
Weekly injection could treat type 2 diabetes, new enzyme discovery suggests
Magdalene Montgomery, University of Melbourne and Matthew Watt, University of Melbourne A newly discovered protein produced by the liver, and...
Coronavirus: how big, how bad, and what to look out for
Shabir Madhi, University of the Witwatersrand Cases of illness from the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) disease, known as COVID-19, have been...
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