Time for adolescent medicine units in South Africa?

Treating adolescents in South Africa: time for adolescent medicine units?

Sexual maturation and physical growth to almost adult size are attained early in adolescence, while psychological maturation takes longer. These factors lead to characteristic behaviours that can conduce to various diseases, and even death, and which influence the sick adolescent’s response to the health care process. Adolescents are generally regarded as the healthiest segment of any populatio...

Improving communication for immunisation in Africa: contribution of the Vaccines for Africa website

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: C. Wiysonge is a medical epidemiologist and Vaccinology Programme Manager at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa. He previously worked for the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in Cameroon and has been a consultant on vaccines and immunisation for WHO and the GAVI Alliance. Z. Waggie is a Paediatrician and Senior ...

Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions on Fecal Bacterial Patterns and Their Association with Asthma

1 Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, 2 Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa, 3 Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa, 4 Vaccines for Africa Initiative, In...

Renal histopathological and biochemical changes following adjuvant intervention of Momordica charantia and antiretroviral therapy in diabetic rats

Objective(s): Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is an important primary cause of end-stage kidney disease. This study explores the mechanisms of the reno-protective effects of Momordica charantia (M. charantia) in diabetic rats following treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen triplavar. Materials and Methods: Adult m...

South Africa’s COVID-19 Alcohol Sales Ban: The Potential for Better Policy-Making