Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress – how to build a resilient health system in South Africa
Popular and academic literature is replete with examples of how to cope with daily stresses. Mental health professions have also...
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Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill wants to ‘rehabilitate’ LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its dangers
Mental health professionals from across Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, have signed a declaration against conversion...
‘Got polio?’ messaging underscores a vaccine campaign’s success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US
“Got Polio? Me neither. Thanks, Science.” Messages like this are used in memes, posters, T-shirts and even some billboards to...
Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities
Alcohol and other drug treatment in Australia is generally only provided for individuals, often away from their families. Treatment can...
Nigeria has Africa’s highest malaria death rate – progress is being made, but it’s not enough
Malaria is a major public health problem and can be life-threatening. The disease, mostly found in tropical countries, is transmitted...
Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is disproportionally affected by malaria. The region accounts for 95% of the world’s malaria cases. The disease kills...
The WHO’s international pandemic treaty: Meaningful public engagement must inform Canada’s negotiations
One of the key lessons emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic has been that the failure of countries to sufficiently work...
What is sepsis? How to spot, manage and prevent it
South African television personality, Derek Watts, recently shared that he was suffering from sepsis and “would basically have to learn...
Cholera cases are on the rise – and Europe shouldn’t be complacent about the risk
Cholera, an infection that causes severe diarrhoea and can be deadly, is once more spreading in several low-income countries. In...
Rahima Moosa: South Africa’s only mother and child hospital is falling apart – a veteran doctor reflects on why
South Africa’s health ombudsman recently published the findings of an investigation into Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital. The investigation...
