African nations agree to put a price on nature
Ten African nations have pledged, ahead of Rio+20, to include the economic value of natural resources in their national accounts.
Mathematical model developed to predict malaria outbreaks
[ADDIS ABABA] Ethiopian and Norwegian researchers have developed a mathematical model that can identify conditions that increase the likelihood of a malaria outbreak up to two months ahead of its occurrence.
WHO launches plan to fight insecticide resistance
[KAMPALA] The WHO has launched a strategic plan to curb the spread of insecticide-resistant mosquitoes, which have already been identified in 64 malaria-ridden countries, most of them in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Africas biosafety regulators urged to strengthen links
[NAIROBI] In efforts to harmonise national biosafety regulations across Africa, the links between national regulatory authorities and key stakeholders must be strengthened, say experts at the African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE).
Parasites hint at antimalarial resistance in Africa
Malarial parasites from Sub-Saharan Africa could be acquiring mutations that make them resistant to artemisinin, the backbone of antimalarial therapy.