New plan to speed up male circumcision in Africa
A five year plan to circumcise over 20 million men in 14 eastern and southern African countries by 2015 as part of HIV prevention efforts has been launched.
Nigeria’s minister of science and technology, Ita Okon Bassey Ewa has accepted Israel’s offer of cooperation and assistance in agricultural production and the development of Science and Technology.
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The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill otherwise known as the traditional knowledge bill approved by the South African National Assembly in October 2011 is “unworkable”.
Continue reading …African parliamentarians renew support for maternal, newborn and child health
October 23, 2011 No Comment
The legislative arm of the African Union, the Pan African Parliament (PAP), has adopted a broad resolution urging speakers of the continent’s Parliaments to prioritize the implementation of maternal, newborn and child health programmes.
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South Africa and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), the European life sciences organization, have reached a three-year agreement to allow South African scientists to participate in EMBO’s activities and workshops.
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Nigeria’s federal government has separated the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) and Nigeria Communication Satellites Limited (NigComSat), the two public owned agencies that have been locked in a bitter turf fight over the country’s satellite operations.
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The sixty-first session of the World Health Organisation’s Regional Committee for Africa has, in Yamoussoukro, Cote D’Ivoire, adopted a framework for the formation of an African Health Emergency Fund.
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The Nigerian Academy of Science has picked holes in the selection of members of the economic team newly inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan.
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The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) has granted fellowship to over 70 female scientists to conduct pro-poor agricultural research.
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An environmental and public health hazard for the residents of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, has been contained following the successful removal of 93 barrels of toxic waste from a former oil refinery site on the city’s outskirts.
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