Who sees what you flush? Wastewater surveillance for public health is on the rise, but a new survey reveals many US adults are still unaware
Flush and forget? Not if you have a toilet that flushes to one of over 3,000 sites around the world...
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Emergency services in South Africa are overwhelmed: how one community created its own
In a medical emergency, the time it takes emergency services to respond could be the difference between survival or death....
Vaccines could be a game-changer in the fight against malaria in Africa
The development of an effective vaccine for malaria has proved to be far more challenging than developing a vaccine to...
Cruise ships are back and carrying COVID. No, it’s not 2020. But here’s what needs to happen next
Cruise ships carrying passengers with COVID are back in the news. The Coral Princess, with an unconfirmed number of people...
‘I take it with a pinch of salt’: why women question health warnings linking alcohol with breast cancer
Up to one in ten cases of breast cancer in Australia is linked to drinking alcohol. Midlife women are already...
COVID and health workers’ strike: how Kenya’s health services coped in times of crisis
When epidemics break out and public health emergencies are declared, people shy away from seeking care for other conditions. This...
In France, the tough debate about hunting and alcohol
In just the month of October in France, a 67-year-old woman died in Brittany, a 33-year-old mother and her two...
Crime, COVID and climate change – South African tourism faces many threats, but it’s resilient
South Africa’s tourism industry has been rocked by the murder of a German visitor during an attempted robbery. The development...
Ebola in Uganda: why women must be central to the response
“No time for that” was the constant refrain heard by gender and women’s health experts working in the 2014/16 Ebola...
South Africa’s public service: real spending is falling, but demand is growing
Core public services – basic education, healthcare and criminal justice – account for a large share of the consumption basket...
