Young people are key to a nicotine-free future: five steps to stop them smoking: A girl holds a placard during a rally to create awareness about the effect of tobacco. Himanshu Bhatt/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesTobacco use kills more than 8 million people each year. Most adult smokers start smoking before the age of 20. This implies that if one can get through adolescence without … [Read more...] about Young people are key to a nicotine-free future: five steps to stop them smoking | The Conversation
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Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus | The Conversation
Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus: A member of the Nigerian Health Task Force fumigates a building in Abuja, Nigeria, as the city struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus. COVID-19 Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty ImagesThe curve of the coronavirus pandemic started to bend upwards in Africa only recently – just as the curve in the 10 … [Read more...] about Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus | The Conversation
South Africa takes fresh steps to restrict rights of refugees | The Conversation
South Africa takes fresh steps to restrict rights of refugees: Refugees at the Central Methodist Church in Cape Town, South Africa. Getty Images/Jacques Stander/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesRecent changes to the law, and the promulgation of new regulations governing refugees in South Africa, have been heavily criticised by civil society organisations. The Act regulates the … [Read more...] about South Africa takes fresh steps to restrict rights of refugees | The Conversation
Steps Nigeria is taking to prepare for cases of coronavirus | The Conversation
Steps Nigeria is taking to prepare for cases of coronavirus: shutterstock The number of reported cases and deaths of coronavirus is doubling every couple of days, and patients have now been reported from many Asian countries, as well as the Middle East, Europe, Australia and the US. The Conversation Africa asked Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu for a run down on what preparations have been … [Read more...] about Steps Nigeria is taking to prepare for cases of coronavirus | The Conversation
South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV | The Conversation
South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV: ShutterstockSouth Africa’s prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme has achieved remarkable successes in recent years. It has improved the health and life expectancy for pregnant women living with HIV, and it has reduced the risk of transmission of the virus to … [Read more...] about South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV | The Conversation
