January 2023 – Page 2 – Science Africa

New 100-Day Target for Vaccine Deployment during Pandemic

New 100-Day Target for Vaccine Deployment during Pandemic By Joyce Ojanji The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI) has set a new 100-day goal for the deployment of new vaccines for future pandemics. The announcement was made during the 53rd World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland to discuss what key lessons had been […]

African Countries Urged to Submit Real-Time Sequenced Data

African Countries Urged to Submit Real-Time Sequenced Data By Sharon Atieno With COVID-19 variants still posing a global public health threat, African countries have been urged to submit real-time sequenced data of the virus to global databases. Racheal Achila, Technical Officer, Laboratory Emergency Preparedness and Response Program, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa […]

WHO to Establish a Council for Accelerating Development of TB Vaccine

WHO to Establish a Council for Accelerating Development of TB Vaccine By Gift Briton The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to establish Tuberculosis (TB) Vaccine Accelerator Council to speed up the licensing and use of effective novel vaccines against the disease. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General announced during a high-level panel at the World Economic […]

Ethiopia Hosts Meeting to Enable Food Security using Satellite Imagery

Ethiopia Hosts Meeting to Enable Food Security using Satellite Imagery By Mekonnen Teshome The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is holding a three-day kick-off meeting in Ethiopia to launch Digital Earth-Africa (DE-Africa) project on Information for Agriculture and Food Security. The project advocates for use of satellite imagery in […]

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Plant Health Strategy to Better Food Security in Africa

Plant Health Strategy to Better Food Security in Africa By Gift Briton With robust plant health systems and reduced pest risks contributing to better livelihoods, enhanced trade and biodiversity preservation, Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) in Africa is working with the Inter-African Phytosanitary Council of the African Union (AU-IAPSC) to roll out a […]

KALRO Announces Inaugural Scientific Conference, Calls for Paper Submission

KALRO Announces Inaugural Scientific Conference, Calls for Paper Submission By Joyce Ojanji The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) is set to host its first scientific conference and exhibition from 27th to 31st march 2023 at the organization’s headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference theme is transformative agricultural technologies, innovations and management practices for food […]

18 Jan, 23

New Initiative to Increase Africa’s Drug Manufacturing Capacity Unveiled

New Initiative to Increase Africa’s Drug Manufacturing Capacity Unveiled By Joyce Mulama Africa’s capacity to produce drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics all along the value chain is set to grow following the recent unveiling of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) by the African Development Bank. It is expected that the new initiative will help […]

Gates Foundation Announces US$8.3B Funding for SDGs

Gates Foundation Announces US$8.3B Funding for SDGs By Sharon Atieno The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will spend US$8.3 billion this year to continue its work fighting poverty, disease, and inequity. The budget—the largest in the foundation’s history—is a response to multiple crises that threaten to stall or reverse global progress on the Sustainable Development […]

18 Jan, 23

Kenya: Irrigation Project Improving Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in Rangwe

Kenya: Irrigation Project Improving Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in Rangwe By Sharon Atieno Moses Osodo, a smallholder farmer in Kochia, Rangwe sub-county, used to grow maize and finger millet mainly for consumption. Like other farmers in the area, he used to depend solely on rain. Things changed for him, with the coming of the Oluch […]

Countries Urged to Share COVID-19 Virus Sequences

Countries Urged to Share COVID-19 Virus Sequences By Joyce Ojanji Although virus sequencing is vital to detect and track new variants in the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing this information must be stepped up globally to help in enabling the development of tests, and vaccines against the disease, World Health Organization (WHO) says. According to the organziation, […]