Pandemic of Hunger
COVID-19 is straining African food security, but also presents an opportunity for change
Stories by Linda Nordling
The Ethical Quandary of Human Infection Studies
Sometimes infecting volunteers with a disease can lead to new treatments. But how much risk and compensation is acceptable for those in poor nations?
South Africa Plans Massive Health Study
If the tracking effort nets long-term funding it would be Africa's largest demographics project
Rwanda: From Killing Fields to Technopolis
Two decades after genocide, the African country tries harnessing science and technology to rebuild its economy
South Africa Ushers in a New Era for HIV
Scientists are now exploring the long-term consequences of the potent drug cocktail used to combat the disease
African Academics Challenge Homophobic Laws
A scientific report demolishes the assertions used to back the criminalization of homosexuality
