Migration is increasingly recognised as a determinant of health. Research shows that, in many cases, cross-border migrants arriving in new countries are healthier than the host population...
One of the obstacles if you are trying to guide policy and protect people from Covid-19 is the bewildering amount of data available every day...
Steven J Schiff, Andrew Geronimo, Claudio Fronterre & Paddy Ssentongo 23 Jul 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic was a stark reminder of the role that global public health has for all aspects of our lives and livelihood...
Wafaie Fawzi, Tang Kun & Alex Taylor 22 Jul 2021
Namibia received a boost on Friday with the arrival of 250,000 Sinopharm doses bought from China, after its Covid-19 inoculation programme was halted by a lack of vaccines...
Africa recorded a 43% jump in Covid-19 deaths last week as infections and hospital admissions have risen and countries face shortages of oxygen and intensive-care beds...
Even though parts of the global tourism sector have started recovering from Covid-19 restrictions, tourists may still feel that home is safer than abroad. This can be beneficial for domestic tourism...
Understanding the epidemiology of infectious diseases often rests heavily on the local resources available to conduct surveillance work...
Christopher J Gill 12 Jul 2021
The United States will begin shipping the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines it has donated to Africa from this weekend, a special envoy of the African Union said...
The abrupt arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the world, creating havoc for economies and social fabrics and taking heavy tolls on lives and livelihoods...
Deoraj Caussy 30 Jun 2021
The Democratic Republic of Congo will limit public gatherings to 20 people and close nightclubs as the country grapples with a third wave of Covid-19, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Tuesday...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently called for an accelerated global effort to distribute vaccines to end the Covid-19 pandemic...
Monica de Bolle 9 Jun 2021
Death rates among adults in the 30 days after being admitted to critical care with suspected or confirmed Covid-19 was considerably higher (48%) in 10 African countries, compared to the global average of 31.5%...
Elsabé Brits 21 May 2021
You only have to prevent one case, which could have otherwise led to community spread and lockdown, for such a scheme to pay for itself many times over...
Sudan is struggling to provide hospital beds, drugs and medical oxygen to Covid-19 patients hit by a third wave of infections that is straining the country's patchy healthcare system beyond what it can cope with...
Khalid Abdelaziz 11 May 2021
