Invest in infrastructure to retain Africa’s scientists
African countries lack the infrastructure and entrepreneurial support needed to retain science graduates, thus impacting…
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Meningitis outbreak kills 1166 in Nigeria and infects more than 14,500
Nigeria’s Health Minister has declared that the outbreak of meningitis in the country is over,…
Test may spot glaucoma before symptoms begin, study says
It might be possible to treat the main cause of permanent blindness before people notice…
To test Zika vaccines, scientists need a new outbreak
Researchers are eager to test promising vaccines against Zika, the virus that sparked a global…
JUTH to become West Africa’s training centre for cochlear implants
The West Africa Post-Graduate College of Surgeons has selected Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), as…
Cause of mysterious ‘nodding syndrome’ may have been discovered
In parts of Eastern Africa children in some communities have been afflicted by a mysterious…
Disease-carrying mosquitoes are adapting. How researchers are racing, and stumbling, to keep up
In a rural town 175 miles west of the Indian Ocean, a group of young…
Hypertension now a cause for worry in Africa and Asia
The burden of hypertension has now shifted from developed nations to low- and middle-income countries…
Testing begins on an experimental Zika vaccine with inactivated virus
Federal scientists have launched another test in human volunteers of a Zika vaccine. This one…
The Zika virus just became even more terrifying
The Zika virus is already known to cause microcephaly, but scientists now believe it may…