‘I take it with a pinch of salt’: why women question health warnings linking alcohol with breast cancer
Up to one in ten cases of breast cancer in Australia is linked to drinking alcohol. Midlife women are already...
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Cruise ships are back and carrying COVID. No, it’s not 2020. But here’s what needs to happen next
Cruise ships carrying passengers with COVID are back in the news. The Coral Princess, with an unconfirmed number of people...
In France, the tough debate about hunting and alcohol
In just the month of October in France, a 67-year-old woman died in Brittany, a 33-year-old mother and her two...
COVID and health workers’ strike: how Kenya’s health services coped in times of crisis
When epidemics break out and public health emergencies are declared, people shy away from seeking care for other conditions. This...
Crime, COVID and climate change – South African tourism faces many threats, but it’s resilient
South Africa’s tourism industry has been rocked by the murder of a German visitor during an attempted robbery. The development...
Ebola in Uganda: why women must be central to the response
“No time for that” was the constant refrain heard by gender and women’s health experts working in the 2014/16 Ebola...
South Africa’s public service: real spending is falling, but demand is growing
Core public services – basic education, healthcare and criminal justice – account for a large share of the consumption basket...
Breast cancer: five tips from an expert on catching it early and keeping safe
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the world. Every year it claims more than 650,000 lives. Breast cancer...
What Parliament refused to hear about Canada’s new extreme intoxication law
In case you missed it, and if you blinked you probably did, Parliament passed Bill C-28 in June 2022. Bill...
Lesotho elections: newcomers score impressive win, but politics will still be unstable
The 2022 national elections in Lesotho will go down in the country’s history as among the most eventful. A party...
