WHO cancer drug plan lifts hope for African children
Tue 4:56am By Dann OkothWHO partnership aims to deliver essential cancer treatments to thousands of children in low- and middle-income countries.Africa’s sperm donor industry ‘lacks vital safeguards’
Feb 13, 2025, 5:25 am By John MusenzeAfrica's unregulated fertility industry leaves the door open to unethical and potentially harmful practices.Switching wildlife for livestock fosters harmful pests
Feb 12, 2025, 8:17 pm By Ranjit DevrajLivestock farming in wildlife areas can alter the ecology, increasing numbers of disease-spreading mites and ticks.US aid freeze deals blow to Uganda’s health, research
Feb 9, 2025, 11:52 pm By John MusenzeVital health programmes and research are brought to a halt in Uganda, a major beneficiary of US overseas aid funding.African fishers ‘ignored’ despite vital role
Feb 6, 2025, 10:29 pm By Charles MpakaNeglecting Africa’s small-scale fisheries is putting Sustainable Development Goals at risk, analysis finds.How Rwanda’s rapid response stemmed Marburg outbreak
Feb 5, 2025, 8:38 pm By Kelly RwamaperaGenomic tracing and rapid vaccine deployment helped Rwanda overcome deadly virus with lowest recorded fatality rate.Life-saving HIV drugs missing in Africa as US halts aid
Feb 4, 2025, 9:05 pm By Dann OkothHIV patients in Africa face drugs stockouts and uncertainty, despite a US waiver for life-saving medicines.Global aid sector reeling as Trump dismantles USAID
Feb 3, 2025, 9:38 pm By Ruth Douglas, Sonya Al-AliNGOs around the world are left in confusion over the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle USAID.Delhi pollution policy in doubt over crop burning data
Feb 2, 2025, 10:28 pm By Madhukara PuttyDelhi should rethink its air pollution policies, say researchers, as study finds crop burning is not the main culprit.AI monitors help Uganda tackle air pollution crisis
Jan 30, 2025, 7:39 am By John MusenzeUganda seeks to clean up its capital by installing AI air quality devices to monitor pollution levels and guide health decisions.Rwandan scientists develop local yeast for banana wine-makers
Jan 27, 2025, 9:01 pm By Kelly RwamaperaScientists seek to solve regulatory challenges in Rwanda's traditional banana wine industry with locally developed yeast.How language barriers are impeding science learning
Jan 23, 2025, 9:44 pmLearning science in your native language can improve understanding, but many students in Africa lack this opportunity.Trump’s WHO withdrawal will be felt by the poorest
9:59pm By Dann OkothDonald Trump’s decision to pull the US from the WHO threatens global health initiatives aimed at improving health equity.Tanzania confirms second Marburg outbreak after WHO chief visit
Jan 19, 2025, 11:34 pm By Syriacus BuguziTanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan confirms single case of Marburg following high-level meeting with WHO.Climate science must unlock solutions in new era
Jan 15, 2025, 4:59 am By Aditi MukherjiAs warmer temperatures become the new reality, science must help those most affected to tackle the fallout, writes IPCC author Aditi Mukherji.AI chatbot deployed to target drug resistance
Jan 12, 2025, 9:03 pm By Dann OkothResearchers have developed an AI chatbot designed to improve national plans for tackling drug resistance.Restricted content
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Jan 9, 2025, 6:13 amHIV drug access crisis persists despite trial success
Jan 8, 2025, 11:39 pm By Elna SchützAddressing stigma, inequity, and access to HIV innovations remains critical to progress in the global HIV response, says IAS president.Female mosquito targeted with venom to curb disease
Jan 6, 2025, 11:00 pm By Dann OkothResearchers genetically engineer male mosquitoes to reduce the lifespan of the disease-spreading female.
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