Science Africa – Page 30

Kenya: More Investment Needed to Reduce Death of Preterm Babies

Kenya: More Investment Needed to Reduce Death of Preterm Babies By Gift Briton Over the last three years, Kenyan babies dying within 28 days of birth due to prematurity have been steadily rising. Nearly four in ten neonatal deaths are attributed to babies born before the completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy (preterm babies), as […]

Advancing the Cervical Cancer Elimination Agenda in the African Region 

Advancing the Cervical Cancer Elimination Agenda in the African Region  By Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and Dr. Daniel Dulitzky In 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer. This was a historic moment, at which all WHO Member States committed to eliminating cancer. This commitment offered hope to […]

East Africa to Benefit from Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine

East Africa to Benefit from Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine By Joyce Ojanji A new vaccine, designed to protect East African cattle against all major strains of foot and mouth disease (FMD), offers hope to small-scale farmers battling the highly contagious disease. The first ever quadrivalent vaccine against FMD to be registered in the region manufactured […]

AMR: More Effort Needed to Reduce Antibiotic Overuse

AMR: More Effort Needed to Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Sharon Atieno As the world marks the annual week of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness, the World Animal Protection is calling on livestock farmers to take urgent action to reduce the overuse of antibiotics in animals, a key driver of the resistance. AMR- the ability of disease-causing […]

Versatile Technology Driving Tuberculosis Elimination Efforts Across Africa

Versatile Technology Driving Tuberculosis Elimination Efforts Across Africa By Joyce Ojanji Tuberculosis (TB) experts have called for greater TB surveillance and wider use of new screening technologies in high-burden communities, revealing how new technology is enhancing active case finding (ACF) efforts in communities across Africa. Breakthrough research from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria presented at The […]

18 Nov, 24

Road Safety: Remember, Support, Act

Road Safety: Remember, Support, Act By Sharon Atieno This year’s World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is marked under the theme ‘Remember. Support. Act.’ Celebrated every third Sunday of November since 2005, the day is commemorated to pay homage to those who have died on the world’s roads, advocate for better support for […]

18 Nov, 24

COP29: Activists Condemn Carbon Trading Schemes as “License to Pollute”

COP29: Activists Condemn Carbon Trading Schemes as “License to Pollute” By Clifford Akumu Climate change activists and vulnerable nations have accused the major global polluters of using carbon trading as a diversion from real environmental accountability. Representatives from the Global South, environmental activists, and Indigenous leaders are warning that the ongoing climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan […]

18 Nov, 24

Climate Change: Progress on Net Zero but Policy Gap Persists

Climate Change: Progress on Net Zero but Policy Gap Persists By Sharon Atieno Though there is recommendable progress on the internationally agreed-upon policy to strike a balance between production and removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere (net zero policy), it is not enough to meet the 1.5°c goal of the Paris Agreement. This is […]

15 Nov, 24

African farmers to benefit from new fund for better weather services

African farmers to benefit from new fund for better weather services By Daniel Otunge Despite efforts over the past three decades to provide helpful weather and climate information to smallholder farmers in the Global South, little has been achieved due to a lack of adequate funding and global coordination, better forecast quality and delivery methods, and innovative technologies like […]

14 Nov, 24

Research Shows Alternative Treatment Regimens Against Drug-resistant TB

Research Shows Alternative Treatment Regimens Against Drug-resistant TB With tuberculosis (TB) reemerging as the leading infectious disease killer in 2023, new research shows crucial insights and experimental new strategies for treating extensively- drug-resistant TB (XDR TB). The findings of these research were presented at The Union World Conference on Lung Health in Bali, Indonesia. One […]