Biotechnology – Page 40 – Science Africa

24 May, 24

Nuclear Security Prioritized at IAEA Conference in Austria

Nuclear Security Prioritized at IAEA Conference in Austria By Joshua Isaac The growing use of nuclear science and technology requires robust security measures to enhance and protect nuclear and other radioactive materials against theft and facilities against sabotage. This became evident at the International Conference on Nuclear Security: Shaping the Future (ICONS 2024), in Vienna, […]

Urgent Global Action Needed to Avert AMR Deaths

Urgent Global Action Needed to Avert AMR Deaths By Sharon Atieno With an estimated 750,000 deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR), urgent action is needed to prevent further escalation, authors of a new Lancet Series on the issue said during the World Health Assembly. AMR occurs when bacteria and other microbes evolve to resist the […]

ITLOS Issues Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law

ITLOS Issues Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law By Daniel Otunge The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has delivered a long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the nexus between climate change and the international law of the sea. The opinion addresses critical issues regarding the application of the United Nations Convention on the […]

23 May, 24

Adopt Regenerative Agriculture to Combat Climate Change, Foster Food Security

Adopt Regenerative Agriculture to Combat Climate Change, Foster Food Security By Joshua Isaac Integrating livestock into farms by using their organic waste, practicing crop rotation, and agroforestry among other practices that constitute regenerative agriculture, is the way to go if Africa is to realize food security and combat climate change. Tennyson Williams, regional director, World […]

23 May, 24

Africa: Advanced HIV Still a Menace

Africa: Advanced HIV Still a Menace By Sharon Atieno Advanced HIV disease (formerly known as AIDS) is still a threat in the African continent if action is not taken to increase access to treatment and diagnosis. Health experts said during a two-day meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya to tackle issues related to diagnosing and treating […]

22 May, 24

Heavy Rains, High Temperatures to Persist Across East Africa

Heavy Rains, High Temperatures to Persist Across East Africa By Gift Briton Most East African regions may continue to receive above-normal rainfall and increased temperatures between June to September 2024, according to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC). The increased likelihood of above-normal rainfall is expected in Djibouti, Eritrea, […]

AMR: WHO Updates List of Drug-resistant Bacteria

AMR: WHO Updates List of Drug-resistant Bacteria By Isabella Njeri To combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)- the ability of disease-causing organisms to resist medicines- the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled the updated list of drug-resistant bacteria most threatening to human health. The new Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024, integrates new evidence and expert insights […]

Kenya: Household Air Pollution Blamed for Carbon Monoxide Menace in Nairobi

Kenya: Household Air Pollution Blamed for Carbon Monoxide Menace in Nairobi By Gift Briton Using polluting fuels in homes has been identified as the main generator of the poisonous carbon monoxide (CO) gas in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. This is according to a study conducted by researchers from Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Liverpool School of […]

17 May, 24

African Leaders, Partners Adopt Roadmap to Operationalize Pharmaceutical Initiative

African Leaders, Partners Adopt Roadmap to Operationalize Pharmaceutical Initiative By Christabel Ligami African Ministers of Health, Finance and Trade, experts and development partners have adopted an approach towards transitioning the Pharmaceutical Initiative (Pharma Initiative) into the start-up Phase of the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM). This ensures the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)-anchored initiative’s […]

16 May, 24

How Vaccine is Boosting Efforts to Eliminate Malaria among African Children

How Vaccine is Boosting Efforts to Eliminate Malaria among African Children By Sharon Atieno Though a sunny morning in Nyawiso village, Ndhiwa sub-county, the bushy path leading to 38-year-old Judith Atieno’s home is partly wet. It had rained the previous night, so the green grass was moist, and water puddles were visible where there […]