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Karura Forest, Nairobi Kenya. Copyright: Ninara, CC BY 2.0

Wanjira Mathai: COP27 will be crucial for Africa

SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud28/02/2022Leave a comment

Wanjira Mathai, daughter of late Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai; in a recent chat with SciDev.Net, explained why fighting for climate justice has taken a leading role among her many commitments.

Urban farming in Ghana. Copyright: Nana Kofi Acquah, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

‘Urban farms, insects will help fight hunger, malnutrition’

SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud21/02/2022Leave a comment

In an interview with SciDev.Net, Esther Ngumbi, assistant professor of entomology at University of Illinois, United States, explained how insects can be a sustainable source of food and nutrition for urban communities, on the frontlines of climate change.

A patient prepares to take his medication. Copyright: Arne Hoel / World Bank, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Antibiotic-resistant infections killing more than HIV, malaria

SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud14/02/2022Leave a comment

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections is deadlier than HIV and malaria. A study by The Lancet in 204 countries revealed that antimicrobial resistance led to more than 1.2m deaths in 2019.

A school of Japanese amberjack at the north-east coast of Taiwan. A new report warns that ocean warming and acidification are affecting the behaviour of fish. Copyright: Vincent C. Chen(CC BY SA 4.0). This image has been cropped.

Ocean acidification, global warming affecting supply of seafoods

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud07/02/2022Leave a comment

Seafood supplies risk been affected if ocean acidification and global warming continue to interfere with the group interaction of fishes. This is according to a study.

Etudes sur la démence publiée le 6 janvier 2022

Dementia, 7th leading cause of global death, to surge by 2050

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud31/01/2022Leave a comment

Unless urgent steps are taken to mitigate the risk factors, dementia cases will triple within the next three decades, a study published in The Lancet Public Health has revealed.

A nurse checks the temperature of a patient at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. Copyright: Dominic Chavez/World Bank, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

COVID healthcare costs push billions into ‘extreme poverty’

SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud24/01/2022Leave a comment

Progress towards Universal Health Coverage was recorded in the last two decades. But ‘throat-slicing’ healthcare costs due to COVID-19 has not only retarded the UHC feat, but aggravated poverty, globally.

Des équipents de protection contre le COVID-19 inadaptés aux femmes

Medical PPE ‘unfit’ for women on COVID-19 frontlines–REPORT

SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud17/01/2022Leave a comment

Designed to fortify all gender of health workers, personal protective equipment, PPE, have often failed to protect women, who are leading the frontlines in the COVID fight, reports Laura Owings.

Fumigation of communal areas is one of the ways to control the malaria. Scientists now hope that adoption of gene drive technology could reduce malaria mosquito populations. Photo: CESVI / Yofre Morales Tapia, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Scientists eye gene technology to combat malaria

SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud10/01/2022Leave a comment

While seeking new innovations to fight malaria, scientists hope that the adoption of gene drive technology will reduce mosquito populations in Sub-Saharan Africa.

A teacher asks students questions in class. Copyright: Dominic Chavez/World Bank, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

How partnership ‘crisis’ among nations may hamper SDGs

SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud03/01/2022Leave a comment

Even partnerships among organisations implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is central to bridging the existing inequality between high and low-income countries, writes Eldon Opiyo.

African scientists decry COVID-19-induced travel restrictions targeting only countries in Africa. Copyright: Molefi Moleli/GovernmentZA, CC BY-ND 2.0

Omicron-induced travel ban unscientific, aggravates poverty

SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud27/12/2021Leave a comment

Aside been unscientific, the COVID-19-induced travel ban aimed at limiting the spread of the Omicron variant could aggravate poverty in African countries, scientists have argued.

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