March 2023 – Page 4 – Science Africa

03 Mar, 23

World Animal Protection, Kenyan Artists Partner to Speak for Wildlife

World Animal Protection, Kenyan Artists Partner to Speak for Wildlife With partnerships for wildlife conservation being this year’s theme for World Wildlife Day, marked on 3rd March, World Animal Protection is teaming up with artists and young people in Kenya to raise awareness about wildlife protection. “In this year’s celebration, we choose to work with […]

Strides in Push to Include Noma in WHO list of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Strides in Push to Include Noma in WHO list of Neglected Tropical Diseases By Sharon Atieno Tremendous progress has been made in the push to include noma, a preventable and treatable disease that leads to severe facial disfigurement, into the World Health Organization(WHO)’s list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). According to Clair Jeantet, the Médecins […]

More Research Needed on Noma Disease

More Research Needed on Noma Disease By Mary Hearty Despite noma- a disease that disfigures the mouth and face, and has a mortality rate of up to 90%- first being reported as far back as 1836, the specific organism responsible for its cause is still not known. According to Dr. Elise Farley, an epidemiologist who has […]

02 Mar, 23

Inaugural Seagrass Day Commemorated

Inaugural Seagrass Day Commemorated By Sharon Atieno As the World marked the first-ever Seagrass Day on 1st March 2023, the United Nations called for more action to protect this important marine ecosystem. “The seagrass ecosystem is a perfect example of nature in action, where habitats and the delicate web of life are intertwined in perfect harmony,” […]

02 Mar, 23

Re-focus Efforts to Achieve SDGs , AU Agenda 2063, African Countries Told

Re-focus Efforts to Achieve SDGs , AU Agenda 2063, African Countries Told By Christabel Ligami A concerted re-focus on efforts is needed for Africa to meet the aspirations of the sustainable development goals (SDG) Agenda 2030 and the continent’s transformation Agenda 2063. This is according to key speakers at the Regional preparatory workshop for African voluntary national reviews […]

02 Mar, 23

Africa: Award Program Boosting Local Engineering Solutions

Africa: Award Program Boosting Local Engineering Solutions By Mary Hearty In an effort to highlight the crucial role African engineers play in improving quality of life and economic development, the Royal Academy of Engineering through the Africa Prize program is supporting ambitious innovative engineers developing local and scalable solutions to everyday challenges on the continent. […]

02 Mar, 23

Experts Call for Mapping of Weather, Climate Services to Manage Crop Pest, Disease

Experts Call for Mapping of Weather, Climate Services to Manage Crop Pest, Disease By Joyce Ojanji With up to 40% of the world’s food supply already lost to pests,mappingof weather and climate services and digital tools for crop pest and disease management is crucial. This is according to participants at the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International […]

01 Mar, 23

Africa: Increased Global Effort Needed for Sustainable, Fair Resource Distribution

Africa: Increased Global Effort Needed for Sustainable, Fair Resource Distribution Christabel Ligami Rapid population growth, urbanization and poor water resource management are threatening access to clean water in Africa, according to a report on the 2023 Africa Sustainable Development by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The report was presented at the High-level panel: From Africa to […]