Over nine months into COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria, there are concerns about how well the country has managed the disease pandemic and how this might affect its handling of other diseases.
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Lifestyle Will Covid-19 vaccines bring life back to normal in 2021?
Vaccinating tens of millions of people will be very difficult.
Politics and Society High death rate in African Covid-19 intensive care units
Hospitals across the continent have few resources. A new study shows the consequences.
Politics and Society South Africa: Wits researchers announce “breakthrough” in HIV prevention
Wits researchers have announced a “breakthrough” in HIV prevention in women. The injection is much more effective than daily pills in preventing infection in women.
Politics and Society COVID-19: A global survey shows worrying signs of vaccine hesitancy
A safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be developed in record time and may be approved for production, distribution and acceptance some time in 2021.
Africans rising Studying the immune system’s response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has directly affected more than 700 000 South Africans, and each patient experienced the virus differently – many paid the ultimate price. While the infection rate in the country has slowed down, pressing questions remain: How long does immunity last? What accounts for the differences in the disease’s severity?
Politics and Society COVID-19: how lockdowns affected health access in African and Asian slums
Slums are a challenge for controlling the pandemic. Strengthening their fragile healthcare provision would help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and future pandemics.
Lifestyle Healthcare’s ‘toxic’ working conditions exposed in student’s documentary
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of the South African healthcare system and highlighted the need to protect the country’s frontline workers and its limited healthcare resources. It has also brought renewed attention to the working conditions experienced by frontline healthcare workers.
Africans rising UCT researchers shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize 2020
Two University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have been selected as finalists for the esteemed Newton Prize 2020.