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A joint project run by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, CIMMYT, communities and the private sector is making maize seed available to farmers in Southern and Central Africa who would otherwise been in deficit.

The Uganda Government has announced today its success in eradicating banana wilt disease, a devastating disease of bananas and a major hazard to banana farmers.

The TB Alliance, in collaboration with The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and National Jewish Medical and Research Center, is moving its combination testing program into mice. This step marks the first time such a large set of current and potential tuberculosis (TB) drugs will be tested comprehensively in an animal model of TB.

The Kenya government will use over Ksh1 billion expected from the Global Fund Round four to begin indoor residual spraying the western highlands, deliver two long lasting insecticide treated bed nets per family and boost access to free first line Artemisinin combination therapy  beginning next week, according to a senior government official.

Kenyan scientists have asked for the establishment of a Chief Scientist Advisor to the government and the establishment of a science office at the National Assembly.

A new study that compares the number of malnourished children in 2050 with and without climate change, released Wednesday says that 25 million more children will be malnourished in 2050 due to effects of climate change.