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What you need to know about recreational cannabis in South Africa

While the laws controlling the substance are being finalised, it is crucial to be informed about your rights and responsibilities

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
The African continent offers a unique context for many of the world’s most pressing public health issues. (Gallo Images)

For Africa’s health to improve, collaboration, innovation and self-reliance is required

The international community can support the continent through, for example, the transfer of technology to enable drugs and vaccines to be produced on African soil

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death

The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug

  • Eyaaz
2 min read