Explainer on how a virus becomes a variant and whether it is necessarily a...
Prof. Walter Jaoko
Professor of medical microbiology and tropical medicine, Director KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
It is important for us to remember...
Explainer on how COVID-19 Vaccines are Developed
Prof. Walter Jaoko
Professor of medical microbiology and tropical medicine, Director KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
There are different ways of developing vaccines....
Expert Opinion on Cassava Improvement in Africa through Genome Editing
Dr. Ihuoma Okwuonu, Plant Biotechnologist and Chief Research Scientist at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) in Umudike, Nigeria said:
"We are using genome...
Expert Opinion on Covid-19 Vaccines Facts and Myths, Kenyan Experience
Prof Walter Jaoko, Director KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research at University of Nairobi, Kenya, said:
Covid-19 Third-Wave in Kenya
“Covid-19 is caused by a group of viruses...
Expert Reactions to Drugs for Neglected Diseases and Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic
Dr Monique Wasunna, the Director Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) Africa, said:
“There are over one billion people affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)...
Expert Reaction to Covid-19 Case Management and Vaccine Roll-Out: The Hits and Misses in...
Dr Menelas Nkeshimana, Head of Department of Accident and Emergency at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali, said:
“Vaccinating one part of the world or...
Expert Reaction to Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change in Africa
Prof Shem Wandiga,Former Director of the Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation, said:
“In Africa continent, adaption is the only thing we can do. And...
Expert Reaction to Challenges of Vaccines Roll-Out in Africa
Dr Kwame Asiedu Sarpong ,Pharmacist,member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Institute of Pharmacy Management International, and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana,said:
“In...
EXPERT COMMENT ON COVID-19 VACCINE AND MYTHS
Prof. Phelix Majiwa,Virologist and Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa,said:
“I am very familiar with majority of the vaccines...
NTDs: Achievements amid Challenges, Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic
There are over one billion people affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) worldwide. Approximately 500 million of those who are affected are children, while...