Science Africa – Page 49

Transformative Partnership Enables 24 Million People Access HIV Treatment

Transformative Partnership Enables 24 Million People Access HIV Treatment By Sharon Atieno A decade-long collaboration between Viiv Healthcare and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), and Viiv’s direct agreements with Aurobindo Pharma have enabled 24 million people to access dolutegravir (DTG), an antiretroviral treatment for people living with HIV. Through the partnership’s voluntary licensing agreements, more […]

02 May, 24

Eastern Africa: More Caution Needed as Heavy Rainfall Expected to Continue

Eastern Africa: More Caution Needed as Heavy Rainfall Expected to Continue By Gift Briton People living in central and western parts of Kenya, southern and eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and central and north-western Somalia may need to prepare and take more caution following the very heavy rainfall expected to occur across the regions over the next […]

Kenya to Host Data Protection Conference

Kenya to Host Data Protection Conference By Thuku Kariuki Kenya is set to host the ninth summit of the Network of Data Protection Authorities (NAPDA)- a body co-ordinating data protection policies across 23 African countries-from 7th-10th, May in Nairobi. Because issues surrounding data are ever-changing ranging from how data is collected; how it is used […]

Ghanaian Paediatrician Honoured for Improving Healthcare in Africa

Ghanaian Paediatrician Honoured for Improving Healthcare in Africa By Gift Briton Dr. Juliette Tuakli, Founder and Medical Director of CHILD Accra, is the winner of the Africa Healthcare Awards and Summit (AHAS)’s lifetime achievement award. She received the award for her tireless efforts and passion for improving the lives of children and families throughout Africa. […]

30 Apr, 24

Eastern Africa: ICPAC Receives Funding to Enhance Disaster Preparedness

Eastern Africa: ICPAC Receives Funding to Enhance Disaster Preparedness By Joyce Ojanji The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has received support from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to implement a project that will increase disaster preparedness and response capabilities in the region. The “Strengthening Early Warning Systems […]

Sri Lanka’s Experience Could Guide Countries in Malaria Eradication

Sri Lanka’s Experience Could Guide Countries in Malaria Eradication By Gift Briton The successful journey to eliminate and prevent relapse of malaria cases in Sri Lanka offers valuable lessons for countries striving to attain malaria-free status, notes the World Health Organization (WHO). Sri Lanka got malaria-free certification from WHO in 2016 after maintaining zero indigenous […]

France Hosts Inaugural High-Level Meeting to Defeat Meningitis

France Hosts Inaugural High-Level Meeting to Defeat Meningitis Following Nigeria’s successful roll out of a new vaccine which targets five major strains of bacterial meningitis in Africa, leaders have committed to implement the global roadmap for defeating meningitis by 2030. To achieve this goal, the global leaders are convening at a high-level meeting co-hosted by […]

30 Apr, 24

Africa: Carbon Tax on Fossils Fuels, Transport could Increase Development Financing

Africa: Carbon Tax on Fossils Fuels, Transport could Increase Development Financing By Christabel Ligami A carbon taxation regime covering carbon tax on fossil fuel, maritime transport and aviation could generate additional funds to support the African energy transition, says Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at a dialogue […]

29 Apr, 24

African Countries Urged to Ratify Statutes for Minerals Development

African Countries Urged to Ratify Statutes for Minerals Development By Dorah Nesoba Representatives from the African Union Commission (AUC) have called upon Member States to prioritize the ratification of the Statutes of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), emphasizing its crucial role in advancing minerals’ development across the continent. They were speaking in Dar es […]

Immunization Saves 50 million Plus Lives in Africa

Immunization Saves 50 million Plus Lives in Africa By Joyce Ojanji An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) initiative in the African region over the past 50 years. The initiative was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1974 as a global endeavor to ensure equitable […]