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In South Africa, a group of citizen scientists who test water quality and log the results on a specialised app have helped keep the water supply for 4.3 million people clean.
In sub-Saharan Africa, most governments welcome China’s investment in digital infrastructure.
Key to diagnosing foetal alcohol syndrome is an assessment of certain facial features. A 3D facial scan is expensive but 2D images may offer a solution.
Many speak fondly of how Barry Dwolatzky took them into a derelict disco and enthusiastically explained the tech co-working space he envisioned there.
Africa has come a long way, in the post-COVID era, in boosting the morale around local production investments among local and foreign companies. But more is needed.
Our understanding of Parkinson’s disease is far from complete. But researchers now believe that in most cases, Parkinson’s is caused by a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors.
Here’s what Nigeria’s new president should do to elevate science in the country.
Africa has been slow in embracing Open Science.
The impact of climate change on the spread of crop pests is established. Biological control methods show some promise but the pace of climate change means scientists are in a race against time.
For a malaria vaccine to have an impact, health promotion is key. Awareness campaigns must address safety concerns and emphasise expected positive impacts.
Financial support for science and research in Nigeria remains pathetic. This has led to the deterioration in the quantity and quality of trained virologists at universities.
African countries need to be more deliberate in developing space capabilities.
As antibiotics lose their power to treat some forms of TB, interest in the antibacterial powers of curdlan is rising.
It’s important to look at the whole value chain in the plastics economy, starting with design of products that can be reused and recycled.
A new study hopes to produce a catalogue of human genetic variation and assess the burden of noncommunicable diseases in 100,000 adults in Nigeria.
Drug discovery research in Africa receives modest but essential international funding through philanthropic foundations and selected pharmaceutical companies.
Molecular research is expensive, but worth it because of the burden of disease that it could relieve.
Before the COVID pandemic, efforts to address the challenge of limited vaccine production on the continent yielded little success.
Mobile health or mHealth is an appealing way to reach adolescents because it offers opportunities to deliver and monitor health interventions at a much lower cost.
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Researcher, Lecturer, Attorney, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Organic Chemistry, Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery & Development, and Director of the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development (H3D) Centre, University of Cape Town
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of medicine and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
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Head of the Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, University of the Witwatersrand
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Tutorial Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, University of Nairobi
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Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria and Co-ordinator of the South African SDG Hub, University of Pretoria
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Post Doctoral Fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor in Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, and Professor at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Director, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine & SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research & Therapy, University of Pretoria
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Director of Science, Ifakara Health Institute
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Head of the Division of Pulmonology, University of Cape Town
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
