Science Africa – Page 117

US $4Bn Pledge to Accelerate Progress against Malaria, NTDs

US $4Bn Pledge to Accelerate Progress against Malaria, NTDs By Mary Hearty Global leaders have made a commitment of more than US$ 4 billion to accelerate progress against malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) at the first-ever joint malaria and NTDs summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The commitment which included funding from governments, international organizations, philanthropists, and private sector, was made […]

24 Jun, 22

Kenyan Civil Society Organizations Launch Food Manifesto

Kenyan Civil Society Organizations Launch Food Manifesto By Sharon Atieno With more than 14 out of every 50 Kenyans suffering from chronic food insecurity, several civil society organizations (CSOs) drawn from the food, nutrition and agriculture sector have developed a food manifesto to address the issue. The CSOs including the Route to Food Initiative, Inter- […]

23 Jun, 22

ICPAC: Expect Warmer than Normal Temperatures in Eastern Africa

ICPAC: Expect Warmer than Normal Temperatures in Eastern Africa By Mary Hearty In the next seven days, warmer than normal temperatures are expected over most parts of the Eastern Africa region, according to IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC) weekly weather forecast. These areas include southern, western and coastal Sudan, South Sudan, central to […]

HIV: Viral Suppression, Prevention still a Challenge among Youths

HIV: Viral Suppression, Prevention still a Challenge among Youths By Sharon Atieno Despite the progress made to ensure access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV prevention tools like condoms, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and others, viral suppression and prevention of new infections among young people remains a challenge. These sentiments were shared during the first International […]

AMR: Infrequent Use of Laboratory Diagnostics Likely Main Cause

AMR: Infrequent Use of Laboratory Diagnostics Likely Main Cause By Mary Hearty Infrequent use of laboratory diagnostics to guide medical specialists in prescribing appropriate antibiotics for patients could be one of the main causes of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Kenya and other countries in Africa. This is according to a new survey done in three […]

22 Jun, 22

Majority of Farmers Willing to Pay for Plant Health Advice

Majority of Farmers Willing to Pay for Plant Health Advice By Sharon Atieno Majority of farmers are willing to pay for plant health advice which help diagnose potentially devastating crop pests and diseases as well as ways to mitigate impacts on yields, a new research says. The study, published in the International Journal of Agricultural […]

17 Jun, 22

Bonn Conference: Progress in Technical Areas, Much Work Remains

Bonn Conference: Progress in Technical Areas, Much Work Remains TheBonn Climate Change Conference has come to an end after two weeks of intense work to make progress on important technical issues and prepare decisions for adoption at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh in November. Building on the many mandates that emerged […]

17 Jun, 22

Kenya: CABI-led Research Prioritizes Invasive Pests Threatening Agriculture

Kenya: CABI-led Research Prioritizes Invasive Pests Threatening Agriculture By Sharon Atieno In the last decade, Kenya has been particularly affected by a series of novel plant pests which have damaged crops including maize lethal necrosis disease (MLND), tomato leaf miner, tuta absoluta, potato cyst nematode, fall armyworm and papaya mealybug among others which resulted in […]

African Countries Finding Solutions to Hiking Food, Commodity Prices

African Countries Finding Solutions to Hiking Food, Commodity Prices By Mary Hearty The soaring global food and commodity prices have forced many developing countries especially in Africa, which depend on international markets for food imports to leverage on the existing frameworks to cushion their populations against the negative effects posed by this situation such as […]

15 Jun, 22

Icipe Making Strides in Improving Human, Crop Health

Icipe Making Strides in Improving Human, Crop Health By Gift Briton Being the decade of action, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology(icipe) is significantly contributing towards achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by improving the overall well-being of communities in tropical Africa through addressing the interlinked problems of poverty, poor health, low agricultural productivity and degradation of […]