South Africa in the news: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health research is patchy in Africa: Local research is particularly needed to assess existing policies and inform efforts to implement them better.: “South Africa” – BingNews Sunday Social: Meat feast, arrivals and TV burns: It is time for Planet Rugby’s Sunday Social, your quirky recap of …
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health research is patchy in Africa: Three quarters of new HIV infections among 15-19 year-olds are in sub-Saharan Africa. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images Adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable to early unintended pregnancy, HIV, child marriage, sexual violence, female genital mutilation, and related mortality and disabilities. This is …
CoronaVac vaccine: its results are patchy, but the world can’t ignore its usefulness: China’s vaccine-development system has been busy during the pandemic. Two Chinese vaccines are now being used around the world: the Sinopharm vaccine and the CoronaVac vaccine. The latter, developed by the Sinovac Biotech company, is the latest COVID-19 vaccine to be authorised …
South Africa since 1994: a mixed bag of presidents and patchy institution-building: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a speech next to a statue of the late former president Nelson Mandela in Cape Town in 2020. EPA-EFE/Ruvan Boshoff The coronavirus pandemic has placed the leadership of presidents and prime ministers across the world under the …