We are using computer models to fight drug resistance: shutterstock The infectious disease burden in Africa is very high, particularly for tuberculosis (TB), malaria and HIV/AIDS. In 2018, nearly a quarter (24%) of TB cases in the world were in Africa. The region accounted for 93% of malaria cases. The continent also bears the brunt of the HIV epidemic: 20.6 million of the 37.9 … [Read more...] about We are using computer models to fight drug resistance | The Conversation
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Is it Ebola, or just a drill? How to test a public health crisis response | The Conversation
Is it Ebola, or just a drill? How to test a public health crisis response: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/ EPA-EFEThere wasn’t an Ebola outbreak in Lesotho – but for a few hours in November 2019, you may have heard that there was. On November 14, Lesotho public health authorities conducted a simulation exercise involving a woman who was rushed to … [Read more...] about Is it Ebola, or just a drill? How to test a public health crisis response | The Conversation
Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty? | The Conversation
Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?: Hard work and poor prospects for smallholder farming households in Africa. Swathi Sridharan (formerly ICRISAT, Bulawayo), CC BY-SAA great deal of research on agriculture in Africa is organised around the premise that intensification can take smallholder farmers out of poverty. The emphasis in programming often focuses … [Read more...] about Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty? | The Conversation
How South Africa can build a child-centred health care system | The Conversation
How South Africa can build a child-centred health care system: Child health care remains uneven in South Africa and varies between provinces and districts. ShutterstockIt is more than 20 years since the South African constitution first guaranteed children’s “right to basic health care services”. This is part of a broader commitment to ensure children’s rights to optimal … [Read more...] about How South Africa can build a child-centred health care system | The Conversation
Pasha 48: Data science and taking on Africa’s challenges | The Conversation
Pasha 48: Data science and taking on Africa’s challenges: shutterstock Data science is a buzzword commonly heard these days. But what is it? Data science combines a number of fields and is a blend of statistics, computer science, mathematics, engineering and subject matter knowledge. It holds tremendous potential as has already been shown with game-changing, crucial … [Read more...] about Pasha 48: Data science and taking on Africa’s challenges | The Conversation
