Africa’s largest clinical trial on COVID-19 treatment launches in 13 countries
DNDi and its partners will launch a 13 country clinical trial in Africa (including Uganda) for mild cases of COVID-19...
How Mauritius Fought the COVID-19 Pandemic and Won
By Esther Nakkazi Mauritius, which hosts over 1.3 million tourists annually and has a relatively aging population with a high...
Uganda to participate in long-acting injectable HIV prevention option study
By Esther Nakkazi Uganda will participate in a clinical trial that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of a six months...
First medical training school to be opened in Sudan rebel-held territory next year
By Esther Nakkazi Last week Dr. Tom Catena the only surgeon for approximately 1.3 million people in the Nuba Mountains...
World largest wild seed conservation project celebrates 20 years with 2.4 billion seeds
By Esther Nakkazi The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank (MSB), the world’s largest wild plant seed bank and...
UK burns more CO2 per capita than 18 Commonwealth countries combined
By Esther Nakkazi A new report shows that the UK's carbon emissions, and lack of action on a climate-friendly, post-Covid green...
A rare blood group called Dante protects against malaria
Researchers have found that people with a rare blood group called Dantu are protected from malaria. Dantu is a type...
Food insecurity increases due to COVID-19 in Kenya and Uganda new research highlights
By Esther Nakkazi COVID-19 has increased food insecurity in East Africa with populations who are food insecure increasing by 38%...
Big polluters to pay for climate damages they cause
Esther Nakkazi Governments can now hold big polluters pay for the climate damage they knowingly cause following the release of a...
Vouchers in private medical facilities improve maternal and newborn health
By Esther Nakkazi After working in the public sector for over two decades, Grace Oling, a trained midwife decided to...
