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A government taskforce established to revitalize the leather sub-sector in Kenya has developed a new curriculum in leather science technology that will be taught at the university level.

Local African seed companies and NGOs are reducing the size of  packets of seeds and fertilizers to help smallholder farmers take the first steps to scale-up production. Like cell phone scratch cards, small packets of high-quality seeds can be bought for just a few shillings, enabling farmers to try out the seed before risking their money on large purchases for uncertain results.

Tanzanian authorities are reporting an outbreak of swine flu fever near a gold Mine. The outbreak is reportedly interfering with mining activities.

The Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) together with Brentec Investments will start production of a thermal-stable Newcastle poultry vaccine to control the Newcastle disease (Ensotoka) in poultry.

Pollution of Lake Victoria is becoming a serious problem, Uganda’s State Minister for Water, Jennifer Namuyangu has said and warned of possible outbreaks of waterborne diseases such as cholera, dysentery and diarrhoea among residents neighbouring the lake.

While UN agencies, the World Bank, and the EU warn that the impact of rising food and fuel prices is denting progress in poverty alleviation, health and development, much of their focus has been on the terrible reverses seen in relatively stable developing countries where the shock of increased food and fuel prices can be ‘seen’. 

Weak health systems in developing countries is one of the main obstacles to scaling up immunization and other life-saving interventions, and remain a key barrier to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, especially goals 4 and 5, which aim to reduce child and maternal mortality.