Lagos' size and slums will make stopping the spread of COVID-19 a tough task: Lagos has several slum settlements. Getty ImagesHuman vulnerability has come to the fore with the coronavirus practically bringing the world to its knees. National and city governments are taking bold steps for mitigation and containment. In Nigeria, the federal government has announced some … [Read more...] about Lagos’ size and slums will make stopping the spread of COVID-19 a tough task | The Conversation
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Starting HIV treatment in ERs may be key to ending HIV spread worldwide – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
Starting HIV treatment in ERs may be key to ending HIV spread worldwide – Port Elizabeth in the News: Starting HIV treatment in ERs may be key to ending HIV spread worldwide: Mthatha and Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, the country with the world’s largest number of recorded HIV infections. Nearly 38 million people around the world are … … [Read more...] about Starting HIV treatment in ERs may be key to ending HIV spread worldwide – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
Africa needs specialist capacity to tackle the spread of infectious diseases | The Conversation
Africa needs specialist capacity to tackle the spread of infectious diseases: Dr Joseph Sempa of SACEMA presenting at the 2019 Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data. AIMS-South AfricaOver the past ten years, a community of practice has begun to develop in Africa around research that uses models to understand and evaluate population-level health problems and … [Read more...] about Africa needs specialist capacity to tackle the spread of infectious diseases | The Conversation
SA News: Ebola virus likely to spread into Pakistan from South Africa
Ebola virus likely to spread into Pakistan from South Africa: The chances of transmission of life threatening Ebola virus from South Africa to Pakistan, have increased. As per reports, about 90 per cent of Ebola-affected patients lose the battle of life. The ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Sri Lanka skipper fined after drink-driving crash: Karunaratne, who led Sri … [Read more...] about SA News: Ebola virus likely to spread into Pakistan from South Africa
Lessons from Namibia on curbing the spread of foot and mouth disease | The Conversation
Lessons from Namibia on curbing the spread of foot and mouth disease: Foot and mouth disease affects hoofed animals like cattle, goats and camels. Cameron Watson/ShutterstockSouth Africa is in the middle of a severe outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Although it’s not harmful to humans, it causes mouth ulcers and foot lesions in hoofed animals such as cattle, goats and camels, … [Read more...] about Lessons from Namibia on curbing the spread of foot and mouth disease | The Conversation
