Meeting today’s needs matters, but we also need to be prepared for future health crises, and this is driving our efforts on the African continent.

Elena Sterlin |

Illicit trade in tobacco products undermines global tobacco prevention and control interventions, particularly with respect to tobacco tax policy. From a public health perspective, illicit trade…

Sheila Dutta |

Accumulated scientific evidence shows that proper nutrition and stimulation in utero and during early childhood benefit physical and mental well-being later in life and contribute to the…

Patricio V. Marquez, Sheila Dutta |

Video still of a mine in southern Africa by Clifford Derrick

Ronald Upenyu Mutasa |

Sergio Carmona and Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha are guest blog contributers from South African National Department of Health: National Health Laboratory Services and South African National Department…

Nicole Fraser, Sergio Carmona, Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha, Marelize Gorgens |

Photo courtesty Creative Commons For those of us who have been impacted by the death of loved ones due to the negative health consequences of smoking, the recent announcement by Larry Merlo, the…

Patricio V. Marquez |

While participating in a study of HIV spending efficiency in South Africa, I met a young HIV-positive mother who had just received the joyful news that her new-born daughter was healthy and HIV-…

Patrick Osewe |

This year, on World Malaria Day, April 25, the global health community has reason to celebrate. Indeed, thanks to substantial investments from partners and countries over the last decade, the…

Maryse Pierre-Louis |

Il y a quelque temps, je suis parti en mission visiter un nouvel hôpital au Lesotho. Je savais que cet établissement était destiné à accueillir des patients atteints de tuberculose multi-…

Patrick Osewe |

不久前,我随代表团参观了莱索托的一家新建医院。有人事先提醒说,该医院专门治疗多重抗药性结核病患者,同时我也知道莱索托因艾滋病和结核病合并感染而面临沉重负担,因此我预想结核病患者的构成应该与艾滋病感染者的构成相吻合,即基本为年轻人,而且女性感染者不断增加。 令我毫无准备的是我目睹了两个家庭——无论是老少、男女,还是儿童——整个被集中在一处,由医务人员对其每人服药过程进行监督。今后一段时间内,…

Patrick Osewe |