South Africa has one of the highest burdens of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa. For example, 42% of women in the country and one-third of men are overweight or obese.
Increasing consumption of unhealthy diets is fuelling the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Global collaboration is the key to stop infectious diseases.
The nutrition transition towards unhealthy and unsustainable patterns of food production and consumption in sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in micro and macronutrient deficiencies and the contrasting, but concurrent, rise in overweight and obesity
Heartwater is a disease of cattle, sheep, and goats that has significant economic consequences, including estimated losses of approximately US$48 million (approximately CA$62.4 million) annually in southern Africa.
Poultry are a vital village livestock asset and are particularly important for the economic independence of women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
A fly carrying a deadly parasite is endemic in the jungles of the Iguazu Falls, located where the borders of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet.
The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, with Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone severely hit by this crisis.
The influenza virus causes upper respiratory tract infections in humans, avian species, and a variety of mammals. The avian influenza virus is a type A virus that is highly mutable.
There is a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across Africa, driven in part by the increasing consumption of unhealthy diets (including ultra-processed and fast foods).