South Africa can get COVID-19 under control if it blocks the routes that enable transmission: South Africa must redirect efforts to managing the high-risk social spaces such as public transport Getty ImagesAs the lockdown is relaxed, South Africa’s focus should now be on how best to suppress the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus using other strategies. Policy should be informed by … [Read more...] about South Africa can get COVID-19 under control if it blocks the routes that enable transmission | The Conversation
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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
Latest transmission patterns for drug resistant TB pose a new challenge | The Conversation
Latest transmission patterns for drug resistant TB pose a new challenge: ShutterstockThe emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis has resulted in scientists taking a more aggressive and urgent approach to research into the development of the disease. As the number of drug resistant TB cases has continued to rise, so has the need for rapid … [Read more...] about Latest transmission patterns for drug resistant TB pose a new challenge | The Conversation
SA News: Deadliest Tuberculosis Type Spreads Across South Africa Via Person-To-Person Transmission: Study
Deadliest Tuberculosis Type Spreads Across South Africa Via Person-To-Person Transmission: Study: People in South Africa are suffering from the deadliest type of tuberculosis (TB), and researchers say treatment failure is not to blame. XDR-TB is a rare but extremely fatal type of tuberculosis that is resistant to at least four of the core anti-TB drugs. Source: "South Africa" … [Read more...] about SA News: Deadliest Tuberculosis Type Spreads Across South Africa Via Person-To-Person Transmission: Study
How three new studies unravel South Africa’s patterns of HIV transmission | The Conversation
How three new studies unravel South Africa's patterns of HIV transmission: The more scientists understand about what drives HIV transmission, the more they can start to fight the virus. Rupak De Chowdhuri/ReutersYoung women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa – and South Africa has a particular challenge. In some parts of the country more than 36% of … [Read more...] about How three new studies unravel South Africa’s patterns of HIV transmission | The Conversation
