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27 Jan, 25

New Therapeutic Foods Effective in Gut Health Restoration in Malnourished Children

New Therapeutic Foods Effective in Gut Health Restoration in Malnourished Children By Gift Briton Since their inception in the late 1990s, ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) have been the go-to option for treating severe malnutrition. RUTFs are nutrient-packed food pastes that require no preparation and are shelf-stable. Their use has averted potentially millions of deaths among […]

27 Jan, 25

Rift Valley Fever Vaccine : Hope as South African Company Joins Effort

Rift Valley Fever Vaccine : Hope as South African Company Joins Effort By Gift Briton Global efforts for a Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccine accelerate as South Africa’s Afrigen Biologics begins local development of mRNA vaccine. With no vaccine approved for human use yet, this effort adds to several other vaccine candidates in development. RVF […]

Tanzania Confirms Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak

Tanzania Confirms Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one person tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of suspected cases of the disease. President of the Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, made the announcement during a […]

AMR: New Seed Funding Available for Youth-led Campaigns

AMR: New Seed Funding Available for Youth-led Campaigns With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) responsible for more than 1.27 million deaths annually, a new competition has been launched to encourage youth-led teams to take action in their communities with campaigns against this threat. The competition is supported by the Trinity Challenge – a charity that was launched […]

The 2025 Climate Event guide

The 2025 Climate Event guide Our ongoing list of this year’s global environmental conferences, summits and more by Ming Chun Tang Will 2025 be the year we finally fix our climate – at the 30th time of asking? After three back-to-back COPs in 2024, there’s just one big global environmental conference on the horizon for […]

Multilateral Action Needed as Global Economic Growth Stagnates

Multilateral Action Needed as Global Economic Growth Stagnates By Sharon Atieno With the global economic growth projected to remain at 2.8 percent in 2025, similar to 2024, there is need for bold multilateral action to address interconnected global crises. These include debt, inequality and climate change. This is according to the World Economic Situation and […]

18 Dec, 24

COP 16 : Positive Outcomes for Land Restoration, Drought Resilience

COP 16 : Positive Outcomes for Land Restoration, Drought Resilience By Science Africa correspondent To restore more than one billion hectares of degraded land and build resilience to drought, at least USD 2.6 trillion in total investments are needed by 2030. This is according to estimates by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). […]

18 Dec, 24

COP 16 Charts Path for Global Action on Land, Drought

COP 16 Charts Path for Global Action on Land, Drought By Sharon Atieno Countries have committed to prioritize land restoration and drought resilience in national policies and international cooperation as an essential strategy for food security and climate adaptation. The commitment was made as the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations […]

Out-of-pocket Health Payment Impoverishing Millions of Africans

Out-of-pocket Health Payment Impoverishing Millions of Africans By Gift Briton As the world marked Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on 12th Dec 2024, a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa has revealed an alarming impact of out-of-pocket payments for healthcare across the continent. An out-of-pocket cost is the difference […]

UNEP’s 2024 Champions of the Earth Recognizes Six Bold Environmental Leaders

UNEP’s 2024 Champions of the Earth Recognizes Six Bold Environmental Leaders By Joyce Ojanji The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced six recipients of the 2024 Champions of the Earth, honored for their outstanding leadership, brave actions and sustainable solutions to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification. The Champions of the Earth award is the UN’s […]