With COVID cases still in the thousands, why are some so keen to ditch the things that kept New Zealand safe?
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand will remain at the red traffic light setting, but other public health...
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5 tips to make your fuel tank last longer while prices are high
The federal government’s announcement of a halved fuel excise is no doubt music to many people’s ears. Following Tuesday night’s...
New Zealand’s health restructure is doomed to fall short unless its funding model is tackled first
This year significant reforms to New Zealand’s health care system will be introduced. But to achieve its goals of an...
Left to die: the fate of thousands of people living with HIV in Tigray
People with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on regular treatment are now experiencing similar life expectancy to people without the virus....
‘Test and treat’ is being used to tackle HIV. Why not TB?
Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant cause of disease and deaths. Around 9.9 million people had the disease in 2020....
South African court rules that clean air is a constitutional right: what needs to change
A court in South Africa has confirmed the constitutional right of the country’s citizens to an environment that isn’t harmful...
Kenya has a yellow fever outbreak: how to deal with it
On 5 March 2022, Kenya declared an outbreak of yellow fever in Isiolo County after the death of three people....
Attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals are deliberate and brutal. The world must respond to these acts of terror
Reports earlier this week of Russian attacks and siege of a major hospital in the Ukraine city of Mariupol indicate...
Big Pharma vs. Little Cuba: Why Cubans trust vaccines and how they’re helping vaccinate the world
Vaccines could be saving the world from COVID-19, but they aren’t. Almost everywhere, vaccine access or vaccine hesitancy are our...
Early pregnancy can put young women’s mental health at risk: a review of African evidence
The rates of adolescent pregnancies in sub-Saharan Africa are among the world’s highest. The adolescent birth rate is as high...
