Some young Nigerians say heavy drinking is fun: controls must keep pace with culture
ALCOHOL consumption has a long history in Nigeria, especially in the southern region, where it was not forbidden by religion.
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HEALTH
We unpack what some African countries are doing about tobacco control
RAPID population growth, increased advertising by the tobacco industry, and growing tobacco consumption among young people in Africa all contribute
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Ending malaria in Africa needs to focus on poverty: quick fixes won’t cut it
GLOBALLY more than 400,000 people die of malaria annually. Africa carries a disproportionate burden of the disease. In 2019, 94%
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NGOs scramble to dampen COVID-19’s impact on people living with HIV
BENJAMIN RYAN and KIM HARRISBERG SOUTH African domestic worker Mabuyi Dlamini always dreaded the bumpy, day-long minibus journey she had
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World Food Day 2021: Our actions are our future
SELAELO MABELA THE food we choose and the way we consume it affects our health and that of our planet.
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Papers show what lay behind Condé regime’s Ebola denialism in Guinea
MORE than 11,300 people died when the Ebola virus ripped through three West African countries – Guinea, Sierra Leone, and
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Malaria vaccine is a major leap forward: but innovation mustn’t stop here
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) took a historic step in the fight against malaria when it recently recommended the use
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Breakthrough malaria vaccine offers to reinvigorate the fight against the disease
EUNICE ANYANGO OWINO, Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi THE World Health Organization has announced
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Nigeria’s law makes it a crime to attempt suicide – there are better ways to prevent tragedy
SUICIDE– self-inflicted injury with a fatal outcome – has been part of human history since ancient times. According to the
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Combining an HIV vaccine with immunotherapy may reduce the need for daily medication
THE Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea SHEIKH ABDUL RAHMAN, Postdoctoral Fellow in
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