Maverick Citizen, Maverick News, Op-eds

Epidemic preparedness must address gender inequalities if we want improved health outcomes

by: Ibrahima Cheikh Diong and Natasha Kofoworola Quist

Africa, World, Maverick Citizen

Africa Care Economy Index evaluates continent’s 54 nations’ commitment to care – and all fail to pass

by: Salimah Valiani

COVID-19, Maverick News

Pandemic Preparedness – how governments must gear up for global disease threats

by: Precious Matsoso

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, COVID-19

South Africa needs to establish a Pandemic Preparedness Initiative now

by: Tim Tucker, Glenda Gray, Ntobeko Ntusi, Koleka Mlisana and Precious Matsoso

Newsdeck

Uganda says Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows

by: Reuters

World, Our Burning Planet

The sixth mass extinction is happening now, and it doesn’t look good for us

by: Corey Bradshaw

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Covid-19 pandemic reveals the urgent need for well-funded palliative care in Africa

by: Emmanuel Luyirika and Ewa Skowronska

South Africa, COVID-19

Ring the alarm bells: If South Africa fails to end AIDS by 2030, pandemics will defeat us

by: Judi Nwokedi and Knut Seifert

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Friday Activist: Leanne Brady

by: Biénne Huisman

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, COVID-19

Culture and Covid-19: Can socially ‘loose’ SA ‘tighten’ up its response before the third wave?

by: Leslie Bank

Africa, South Africa, Maverick Citizen, COVID-19

With Covid vaccine deliveries to Accra and Abidjan, the race for equity begins

by: Solomon Zewdu

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, COVID-19

Call to action: A people-centred approach to disease prevention in the era of Covid-19

by: Yogan Pillay and Tracey Naledi