The Mail & Guardian2h
South Africa medical research
The termination of research finance puts pressure on South Africa’s response to tuberculosis and could slow down the capacity to develop new tests, one expert said ...
The Mail & Guardian4h
US funding cut for HIV and TB research spells global health disaster, experts have warned
The termination of research finance puts pressure on South Africa’s response to tuberculosis and could slow down the capacity ...
Daily Maverick on MSN18h
New US envoy might be more conservative than me, says SA-born Pollak, who lost out on job
Leo Brent Bozell III, the conservative commentator and media critic President Donald Trump nominated last week as ambassador ...
The Citizen20h
South Africa’s flu season: What you need to know
Sniffles? It must be flu.’ We often label minor illnesses as influenza, but the flu is far more dangerous, claiming thousands ...
Tuberculosis is the world’s top infectious killer. Aid groups say Trump’s funding freezes will cause more deaths
Doctors and aid workers warn that the freeze to USAID-funded TB programs is likely to cause thousands of unnecessary deaths ...
West Africa’s hazardous winds: Harmattan carries more than dust – it also spreads disease
Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from haramata, a word in the Ghanaian language Fanti. The wind originates from ...