Diarrhea Still a Leading Cause of Infant Deaths in Africa, Study
Diarrhea ranks second after Pneumonia as the leading cause of infant deaths in resource constrained countries in Asia and Africa, reveals a comprehensive study on the disease published in the Lancet recently.
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Clinical Trial Of 9-Month Regimen For MDR-TB starts In Africa, Asia
A clinical trial to assess a nine-month standardised treatment regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has begun in South Africa, Ethiopia and Vietnam. The trial is being conducted by TREAT-TB, an initiative managed by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung…
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Ignorant MPs hinder Climate finance effectiveness
While African parliamentarians have low levels of knowledge on climate change and its financing mechanism, the high number of involvement in the process with the support of external donors does not augur well for the continent, Dorothy Tembo, Centre…
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Obasanjo shares cassava bread with Kikwete
The inclusion of cassava flour in bread received continental attention in Tanzania with the Goodwill Ambassador for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), former Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo and the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency,…
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Kenya First Country To Protect Girls Against Cervical Cancer
Kenya has on Tuesday become the first country to protect girls against cervical cancer with GAVI-supported human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. The first round of the HPV demonstration project took place at the Central Primary School in Kitui County in Eastern…
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Kikwete opens new Science Building to boost agricultural research in sub-Saharan Africa
President Kikwete of Tanzania has Tuesday inaugurated a new science building of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Dar es Salaam whose construction represents an investment of over US$4 million.
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Tanzania’s Kikwete to inaugurate IITA Science Building dedicated to the fight against hunger
Dr Mrisho Jakaya Kikwete, the President of Tanzania will, on 13 May, inaugurate the IITA Science Building in Dar es Salaam. The inauguration will be followed by a workshop with the theme "Grow Africa and the role of agricultural research…
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Kenya requested to support a new wildlife agency for Congo Brazzaville
The Republic of Congo Brazzaville has sought Kenya’s expertise in operationalizing and building the capacity of a newly established Congo Agency for Fauna and Protected Areas (CAFPA).
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