Cash for sharks: the unintended consequences of paying fishermen to release sharks caught in their nets – podcast: As Jaws marks its 50th anniversary this year, sharks continue to get a bad rap. Film after film portrays them as terrifying hunters, the bane of surfers and swimmers. But in Indonesia, sharks are the hunted. It’s …
mRNA COVID vaccines make ‘unintended proteins’ – we’ve discovered how to fix this problem: MRNA, a type of genetic material that provides the instructions your cells need in order to make proteins, used to be a term mainly used by scientists. But since COVID arrived many of us are now familiar with it thanks to …
South African doctors are bound by many rules. Criminal charges for mistakes may have unintended consequences: Shutterstock Claims for financial compensation for medical mistakes in South Africa have been on the rise since 2007. Recently, however, criminal charges for medical errors have also become more prevalent. One such case is that of Dr Danie van …
Unintended pregnancy rates are highest in Africa: a look at the complex reasons: Unintended pregnancy, especially among young people, can be disempowering. Belen B Massieu/shutterstock The United Nations Population Fund recently released the 2022 State of World Population report. It highlights that almost half of all pregnancies between 2015 and 2019 were unintended. That amounts …
We looked at the link between sexual violence and unintended pregnancy in South Africa: The country has one of the highest rates of rape in the world. Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images Early unintended pregnancy can have negative consequences for adolescent girls and young women. Not only may their health be at risk; so …
Moratorium on debt for Africa? Be careful of unintended consequences: To meet the needs of its youthful population, African businesses must expand and governments must invest in infrastructure. Getty Images Africa is home to 41 of the International Monetary Fund’s 59 Low Income Countries. These are more structurally vulnerable to external shocks such as COVID-19. …
Western refugee policies can cause power imbalances in the home, leading to unintended dangers for women: In 2017, the Syrian refugee Abu Marwan killed his ex-wife on the streets in southern Germany in 2018 after she had obtained a divorce from him, was granted custody for her three children and married another man. Afterwards, he …