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Explainer: Bats,diseases and role in ecosystem

Despite being associated with numerous diseases including COVID-19, bats play a crucial role in the ecosystem health, human health and agriculture. Bernard Agwanda, research...

Press Release on Noma Disease

Strides in Push to Include Noma in WHO list of Neglected Tropical Diseases Nairobi, 3rd March 2023- Tremendous progress has been made in the push...

Expert Opinion on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Prof. Patrick Ndavi, Coordinator, ACCAF, Kenya More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), a harmful practice that...

Expert Opinion on Sleeping Sickness and Updates on Treatment

Dr. Wilfred Kalonji, Head of Clinical Operations, DNDI What is sleeping sickness and how does it affect people? Sleeping sickness is also known as Human African...

Launch of a Research Paper on Media misinformation about GMOs in Africa

Mark Lynus, Climate and research lead at the Alliance for science and Lead author of Misinformation in the media global coverage of GMO’s 2019...

GMO Misinformation Highest in Africa Media, New Study Shows

Nairobi, 25th November, 2022- A research paper released by The Alliance for Science shows that Africa produced the highest proportion of misinformation on Genetically...

Expert Opinion on prioritizing loss and damages at COP 27

With the twenty-seventh United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP) set to be held in Egypt, African experts have...

Expert opinion on climate finance being a top agenda at COP 27

With the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) set to be held in Egypt at a time when various parts of the world are...

Expert reaction to study looking at integrating human stem cell-derived brain-like tissue in the brains of newborn rats

Abstract : Stroke is the second leading cause of death and main cause of disability worldwide, but with few effective therapies. Although stem cell-based therapy...

Boost Health Spending to Save Children from Malnutrition, The Goalkeepers Report 2024 Urges Leaders

New modeling shows that 40 million more children will suffer from hunger’s worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could...

Dr. Paulin Basinga on Causes, Solutions to Malnutrition in Africa

Dr. Paulin Basinga on Causes, Solutions to Malnutrition in Africa The Gates Foundation’s eighth annual Goalkeepers report, which reveals new insights into the world’s worst...

No Link Between Mobile Phones and Brain Cancers, Experts Find

By Sharon Atieno Despite increased uptake and exposure to the use of mobile phones and other wireless technology which emit radiofrequencies (RF), there is no...

Explainer: Bats,diseases and role in ecosystem

Despite being associated with numerous diseases including COVID-19, bats play a crucial role in the ecosystem health, human health and agriculture. Bernard Agwanda, research...

Press Release on Noma Disease

Strides in Push to Include Noma in WHO list of Neglected Tropical Diseases Nairobi, 3rd March 2023- Tremendous progress has been made in the push...