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Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:19 PM

Ten African nations have pledged, ahead of Rio+20, to include the economic value of natural resources in their national accounts.

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:19 PM

[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.

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:19 PM

[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.

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:19 PM

[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).

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:19 PM

Malarial parasites from Sub-Saharan Africa could be acquiring mutations that make them resistant to artemisinin, the backbone of antimalarial therapy.

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:19 PM

Crop diseases could be detected earlier and more easily if a new method that stamps a leaf with a colour-changing biosensor is successful.

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:19 PM

Using data from national household surveys could lead to a more accurate identification of malnourished people and more effective action to achieve the Millennium Development Goal on hunger, according to a Malian scientist.

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:32 PM

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:33 PM

Influenza surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa could be improved and sustained if national health authorities actively participated in the process ? starting with a small number of sentinel sites or hospitals specifically selected for disease surveillance, say researchers.

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