How a gene test can solve side effects linked to ARV drugs in Africa: People with a certain gene have an adverse reaction to the antiretroviral efavirenz. ShutterstockAntiretrovirals have significantly improved the lives of people living with HIV. Today there are more than 17 million people on treatment and the number of deaths from the disease has been drastically reduced. … [Read more...] about How a gene test can solve side effects linked to ARV drugs in Africa | The Conversation
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Why African genomic studies can solve the continent’s health issues | The Conversation
Why African genomic studies can solve the continent's health issues: Genomic research in Africa will help explain the genetic risk factors of diseases that affect the world's poorest people. ShutterstockGenomic research has proven to be a considerably valuable tool in global attempts to tackle disease. One crucial part of this research has been identifying diseases and … [Read more...] about Why African genomic studies can solve the continent’s health issues | The Conversation
Why big datasets can help solve South Africa’s environmental health ills | The Conversation
ShutterstockThere is a severe lack of environmental health data being collected in communities and households in South Africa. As a result of this, environmental health researchers have a significant challenge accessing high quality large data sets. Many environmental health related diseases such as cholera and diarrhoeal disease can be prevented if scientific evidence is used … [Read more...] about Why big datasets can help solve South Africa’s environmental health ills | The Conversation
Feminism could offer a new way to solve the #FeesMustFall crisis | The Conversation
A student faces off with a policeman in riot gear. Private security forces on campuses are a show of dominance and control. EPA/Nic BothmaThere has been a breakdown of trust in South Africa’s higher education sector. Student protesters and, at some universities, university employees including cleaners and gardeners, organised themselves under the banner of #FeesMustFall in 2015 … [Read more...] about Feminism could offer a new way to solve the #FeesMustFall crisis | The Conversation
