Given its associated burden of disease, climate change in South Africa could be reframed as
predominately a health issue, one necessitating an urgent health-sector response. The …

Background Globally, the response to climate change is gradually gaining momentum as the
impacts of climate change unfold. In South Africa, it is increasingly apparent that delays in …

Climate change is a global problem, which affects the various geographical regions at
different levels. It is also associated with a wide range of human health problems, which …

Background Malaria continues to be a disease of massive burden in Africa, and the public
health resources targeted at surveillance, prevention, control, and intervention comprise …

There are many climatic changes facing South Africa which already have, or are projected to
have, a detrimental impact on human health. Here the risks to health due to several …

Seasonal variation in the proportion of the population using an insecticide-treated net (ITN)
is well documented and is widely believed to be dependent on mosquito abundance and …

Vegetable production is a source of income for smallholder farmers in Limpopo Province,
South Africa. Vegetable production is constrained by the negative impacts of climate change …

Despite the stunning speed with which highly effective and safe vaccines have been
developed, the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 causes high rates of (re) …

Malaria importation is one of the hypothetical drivers of malaria transmission dynamics
across the globe. Several studies on malaria importation focused on the effect of the use of …

Background Malaria remains an important public health problem, particularly in sub-
Saharan Africa. In Rwanda, where malaria ranks among the leading causes of mortality and …