Press Release: IPCC Report -Need to Accelerate Positive, Sustainable Adaptation Practices
Nairobi, 2 March, 2022- With the latest Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) report showing that despite efforts to reduce risks, human-induced climate change...
Explainer on what the Omicron Variant is
Prof Walter JaokoÂ
Director KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
The genetic number that the Omicron variant has been given is B.1.1.529. It was first...
Explainer on why the new variant is called Omicron
Prof Walter Jaoko
Director KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
The naming of this variants is based on the Greek alphabets. So why is this...
Press Release:African Countries Urged to Conduct Research along COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out
Nairobi, 12, October,2021- African countries should carry out research along COVID-19 roll out to build on their knowledge concerning the disease among their own...
Press Release:Low Uptake, Lack of Diversity among Challenges Ailing the African Seed Industry
Nairobi, 1 October 2021- Though improved seeds can deliver state of the art technology to farmers: higher yields, diseases and pest resistance, climate change...
Science Africa’s Deputy Executive Director Appointed to UNESCO’s Science Advisory Board
By Sharon Atieno
Mr. Daniel Otunge, Science Africa’s Deputy Executive Director, has been nominated to become a member of the Scientific Board of the International...
AfriSMC Press Briefing (Africa Seed Industry)
What: Africa’s evolving seed industry: fostering access to high-quality seeds by small holder farmers for food security and climate resilience.
When: Thursday, September 30,...
Explainer on Covid-19 Vaccines improving Surfactant Levels in the Lungs
Prof. Barack Abonyo
Prof. Medical Physiology and Registrar Planning, Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Kibabii University, Kenya
"Vaccines improve the level of surfactant. Vaccines are meant to...
SPECIAL GLOBAL MEDIA BRIEFING Topic: Getting your head around the vaccine data
Organized in collaboration with the Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Israel, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Austria, France, Indonesia and Hong Kong media...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy threatens to derail war against pandemic in Africa
By Joseph Maina
Vaccine hesitancy in many parts of Africa has emerged as a potent threat to efforts to mitigate COVID-19 and could considerably counteract...