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01 Oct 2020

Scientists discover bacterium linked to deadly childhood disorder

Results of the study led by Pennsylvania State University with CII scientists and clinical colleagues in Uganda are published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

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08 Feb 2016

'Green revolution' may affect poorest in Africa adversely

The new wave of green revolution policies in sub-Saharan Africa is supported by multinational companies and western donors, and is impacting the lives of tens, even hundreds of millions of smallholder farmers.

23 Oct 2015

WHO expert panel urges pilot roll-out of first malaria vaccine

The panel said the Mosquirix or RTS,S vaccine, should be given in three to five different areas with moderate-to-high malaria transmission, reaching up to a million children.

06 Oct 2015

Facebook to provide free internet to Africa with satellites

Facebook is teaming up with Eutelsat in an attempt to deliver free Internet to sub-Saharan Africa using an AMOS-6 satellite.

05 Oct 2015

60 mn people in sub-Saharan Africa risk famine: Red Cross

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned that a series of climatic shocks in 2014 and 2015 had decimated harvests and left many people in Gambia, Mauritania, Malawi, Namibia, Senegal and Zimbabwe dependent on food aid to survive.

04 Nov 2014

Airtel joins GSMA's mobile health programme

Bharti Airtel today said it has joined GSMA's mobile health partnership programme which aims to provide a range of services to women and children across 11 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

19 Jul 2014

Switzerland tops innovation rankings for fourth year

Switzerland has claimed the top spot on the Global Innovation Index for the fourth-straight year while Sub-Saharan Africa "posted significant regional improvement".

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