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Can Science Speak to People’s Everyday Lives in Africa?

Posted By: adminon: November 03, 2016In: FlashbackTags: Dr Elizabeth Rasekoala, Farrant, France, HIV/AIDS, Makunga, Mandela, Namibian, Pan-African, Professor Jill Farrant, Professor Nox Makunga, Simon Elwin, South African, Stellenbosch UniversityNo CommentsViews:

Published initially in The Conversation, (November 2, 2016) under the title “Science needs to start speaking to people’s everyday lives in Africa”, this piece By Marima Joubert When scientis... Read more

Who Succeeds Margaret Chan as WHO Leader? Asks Lyndal Rowlands

Posted By: adminon: October 30, 2016In: FlashbackTags: AIDS/HIV, CHINA, Dr David Nabarro, Dr Flavia Bustreo, Dr Miklós Szócska, Dr Sania Nishtar, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Ebola, Esperanza Martinez, Ethiopia, France, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Hungary, ICRC, IPS, Italy, Lyndal Rowlands, Margaret Chan, Norway, Pakistan, Professor Philippe Douste-Blazy, Sierra Leone, Susannah Sirkin, Syria, tuberculosis, UN, WHO, ZikaNo CommentsViews:

Written and published originally by Inter Press Service News Agency, (IPS) under the title “Who Should Lead the WHO Next?”, the author pries into the question of successor of Dr Margaret Cha... Read more

Fact-check: Is Africa’s entire GDP equal to that of France? By Lee Mwitial

Posted By: adminon: October 25, 2016In: SpectacleTags: African, Barack Obama, Canada, CHINA, France, GDP, Hollande, Kenya, PPP, UN, USNo CommentsViews:

As US president Barack Obama’s term ticks down, he has been keen to highlight his legacy. This includes his achievements in Africa, where his father hailed from. Speaking recently to an audi... Read more