Institute finds new HIV virus sub-type in Uganda
Written by Pius Sawa   
Monday, 06 September 2010
An ongoing research by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has said that there is emerging new type of HIV among fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria.
 
Forum ends with vows to transform African agriculture
Written by Adu Domfey   
Sunday, 05 September 2010
The inaugural African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) has closed in Accra, Ghana, with experts vowing to accelerate the transformation of agriculture in Africa and tackle food security.

 

 
Parliamentarians now back Annan over action on Green Revolution
Written by Adu Domfey   
Saturday, 04 September 2010

African parliamentarians have supported calls by the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for action to achieve African Green Revolution at an ongoing forum in Accra, Ghana.

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Kyoto Institute has Saturday been launched in Narok district next to the renowned Maasai-Mara National Park, offering Kenyan students a world-class, innovative course on solar, biomass and renewable, green energies. The institute will be based at the Narok University College.

HIV-related cases of cancer are on increase yet cancer is not among the top ten priority disease by governments in Africa. The main concentration is on HIV, Malaria, TB and infectious diseases.

For the umpteenth time, leading researchers across Africa are sending warning that the welfare of the people on the continent may deteriorate further if governments continue to pay leap service to funding research work.

To increase cotton production and improve the national economy, Tanzania wants to revive cotton production in Southern Highlands, which is the country’s second major cash crop. The growing of cotton in the Highlands has been quarantined since 1968 in a bid to fight against the Red bollworm infestation. The quarantine was seen as a proper management strategy of control after failure of the synthetic insecticides.

Ghana is among two others that have reported that they have reached the goal for eliminating blinding trachoma thanks to strengthened health care systems.

Africa’s livestock producers are bucking a trend, by proving resilient to climate change and generating huge economic benefits for their nations and regions, say researchers in a book published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and SOS Sahel.

One person in every 25 people undergo surgery annually and studies indicate that a significant percentage result in preventable complications and deaths, now however , the World Health Organization (WHO) has today launched a new safety checklist for surgical teams to use in operating theatres, as part of a major drive to make surgery safer around the world.

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