By Dorothy Nyemba-Machemedze, Data Analyst - Epidemiologist/Biostatistician at Wits RHI, University of the Witwatersrand
Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Associate Professor and Director: Research at the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute I, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa introduced a vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) in public schools in 2014. The programme offered the vaccination to grade 4 girls aged nine years and older. Uptake was high from the start. About 87% of eligible girls received at least one dose during the first year.
Almost all cervical cancers are caused by persistent infection with HPV, a very common virus transmitted through sexual contact. Most HPV infections clear naturally, but some high-risk types can persist and can eventually lead to…
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By Charles Shey Wiysonge, Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja, Public Health researcher, Stellenbosch University
The true breakthrough will be a technology that enables health systems to protect more people, especially those whom current services repeatedly fail to reach.
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By Ann Muthoni Njogu, Doctoral researcher, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Carlo Federici, Senior Research Fellow, Bocconi University
Peter M Macharia, Senior postdoctoral research fellow, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Worldwide about 13.5 million children have never received a vaccine at all. These are known as zero-dose children. Reaching them is central to the Immunization Agenda 2030, a global drive to ensure that everyone has access to the vaccines they need. Gavi, the vaccine alliance, has built its strategy…
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By Monika Sus, Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a part-time Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
The EU may not yet have a common army but via its citizens, member states can foster a culture of resilience and solidarity if all levels of society can pull together.
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By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
As the November midterm elections approach, many people in the US are feeling rather pessimistic about their futures. An Economist/YouGov survey in the US completed on October 12 asked how respondents felt about about their futures compared with ten years ago. Altogether, 23% said they were more optimistic, with 48% saying they were more pessimistic.
Another question in the survey, conducted from October 10-12, just over three weeks out from the November…
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By Isabella Goodwin, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Neuroscience of Addiction, Australian Catholic University
Amir Englund, Research Fellow, Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London
A review of 41 studies found that doubling a THC dose from 5mg to 10mg made the high only 15% stronger.
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By Helen Rainford, Lead for Primary Care, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Lancashire
A university placement encourages future doctors to listen to older people’s stories and develop a deeper understanding of the person behind the patient.
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By Nicholas Ray, Doctoral Programmes Manager and Researcher in Aquatic Ecology, Nottingham Trent University
Late last year, scientists in Germany published some remarkable findings on a second world war munitions dump in the Baltic Sea. Some may dismiss the dump as hazardous waste, but to marine biologists it was something far more exciting: a thriving ecosystem.
Over the decades, the dump has become home to mussels, crustaceans, fish and marine plant life, creating a full community under the sea. It’s a perfect example of an accidental reef,…
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By Peter Ainsworth, Course Leader of MA Photography and Digital Practice, University of the Arts London
Long before Silicon Valley promised frictionless, universal solutions to how we live, people in the UK were re-imagining domestic life and the conditions of living from the ground up.
These forms of radical living, whether individual choices or wider movements, were born of dissent, necessity and the desire to live in ways society otherwise sought to restrict. This includes expressions of sexuality, religion, politics and identity. Some began as attempts to create households that escaped prevailing conditions…
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By Ardavan Khoshnood, Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine and Researcher at the Centre for Intelligence Studies, Lund University
Britain’s prime minister, Andy Burnham, has said the recent suspected terror plot targeting RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire was “almost certainly” directed by Iran. The allegation has centred attention on how Iran projects power beyond its borders.
The case comes at a time of rising concern about Iranian-linked activities in the UK. In early October, two Iranians were charged…
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