Articles for Marcus Low

Release of useful health statistics: 2015 to 2025

The National Health Laboratory Service has provided HIV, TB, syphilis and cholesterol data

Withdrawal of US aid has hurt South Africa’s HIV programme

Number of viral load tests is significantly lower than expected

SA has world class medical researchers – they can and should be bailed out

Stopping health funding in Africa weakens America

This is an opportunity for President Ramaphosa to lead

Two years into the Covid disaster, where do we stand?

Far fewer people are dying but the disease remains extremely serious

How to boost the Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Government has got a few things right, but there’s so much more it can still do

One week of Covid vaccines: What are we doing well? What can be done better?

An assessment of the rollout so far

How to vaccinate millions as quickly as possible

Don’t try to micromanage the rollout

Here’s what the models predict about Covid-19

But beware: soothsaying has a checkered history