With over 1,000 suspected cases of the rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain in the DRC & Uganda, the window to prevent a regional crisis is narrowing.
Because this strain has no approved vaccine, here's why community-led surveillance is the key to stopping the spread: bit.ly/4oasmYc via @SciDevNet
Because this strain has no approved vaccine, here's why community-led surveillance is the key to stopping the spread: bit.ly/4oasmYc via @SciDevNet
June 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
With over 1,000 suspected cases of the rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain in the DRC & Uganda, the window to prevent a regional crisis is narrowing.
Because this strain has no approved vaccine, here's why community-led surveillance is the key to stopping the spread: bit.ly/4oasmYc via @SciDevNet
Because this strain has no approved vaccine, here's why community-led surveillance is the key to stopping the spread: bit.ly/4oasmYc via @SciDevNet
How to secure Africa’s data revolution via @SciDevNet
November 22, 2024 at 6:54 AM
How to secure Africa’s data revolution via @SciDevNet
#ElNiño history raises fear of #cholera outbreak in #SthAmerica. #chile #peru #health #weather https://shar.es/1Ymg4b via @SciDevNet
December 6, 2024 at 9:00 PM
#ElNiño history raises fear of #cholera outbreak in #SthAmerica. #chile #peru #health #weather https://shar.es/1Ymg4b via @SciDevNet
Última publicación del blog de nuestra revista Andanzas de Periodismo de Viajes. Reproducimos un artículo de la agencia de noticias científicas SciDevNet Saludos
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INFORMACIÓN: Los lagos del Parque Nacional de Laguna Blanca en la Patagonia, en peligro
Por Claudia Mazzeo/ SciDevNet Debido principalmente a la variabilidad climática, pero también a la intensificación de las actividades agrícolas, cinco lagos de la Patagonia argentina ubicados en el Pa...
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March 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Última publicación del blog de nuestra revista Andanzas de Periodismo de Viajes. Reproducimos un artículo de la agencia de noticias científicas SciDevNet Saludos
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El Niño conditions are already intensifying in the Pacific Ocean, raising the risk of heatwaves, floods and droughts worldwide.
Here’s why climate experts are urging governments to move quickly to prepare and protect food security and human safety: bit.ly/4hoRKI9 via SciDevNet
Here’s why climate experts are urging governments to move quickly to prepare and protect food security and human safety: bit.ly/4hoRKI9 via SciDevNet
El Niño early action urged as extreme weather looms
Forecasters warn rapidly intensifying El Niño could be among strongest yet as regions worldwide brace for impacts.
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July 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM
El Niño conditions are already intensifying in the Pacific Ocean, raising the risk of heatwaves, floods and droughts worldwide.
Here’s why climate experts are urging governments to move quickly to prepare and protect food security and human safety: bit.ly/4hoRKI9 via SciDevNet
Here’s why climate experts are urging governments to move quickly to prepare and protect food security and human safety: bit.ly/4hoRKI9 via SciDevNet
Experts say declining vaccination coverage has driven the resurgence, with the huge volume of travel around this summer’s FIFA World Cup helping the virus spread across borders.
What health authorities say needs to happen next: bit.ly/46HrCBR via SciDevNet
What health authorities say needs to happen next: bit.ly/46HrCBR via SciDevNet
Measles vaccine push urged in Americas after World Cup
The Americas reports record levels of measles as vaccination coverage declines and football World Cup fuels transmission.
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September 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Experts say declining vaccination coverage has driven the resurgence, with the huge volume of travel around this summer’s FIFA World Cup helping the virus spread across borders.
What health authorities say needs to happen next: bit.ly/46HrCBR via SciDevNet
What health authorities say needs to happen next: bit.ly/46HrCBR via SciDevNet
Over the past five years, the production of antibiotics has slowed, leaving children in low- and middle-income countries particularly vulnerable to hard-to-treat infections amid the global drug resistance crisis.
The full story via SciDevNet: bit.ly/4rtRuJp
The full story via SciDevNet: bit.ly/4rtRuJp
March 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Over the past five years, the production of antibiotics has slowed, leaving children in low- and middle-income countries particularly vulnerable to hard-to-treat infections amid the global drug resistance crisis.
The full story via SciDevNet: bit.ly/4rtRuJp
The full story via SciDevNet: bit.ly/4rtRuJp
Mistrust blocks Ebola response in DRC, says SciDevNet. Experts at the GVN media briefing emphasized that only holistic, community-centered approaches will be effective.
GVN Media Briefing: https://ow.ly/zrpl50ZbVl4
Read more: https://ow.ly/QJ5Z50ZbVjV #Ebola #GlobalHealth #DRC #PublicHealth
GVN Media Briefing: https://ow.ly/zrpl50ZbVl4
Read more: https://ow.ly/QJ5Z50ZbVjV #Ebola #GlobalHealth #DRC #PublicHealth
Experts warn mistrust is fuelling DRC Ebola outbreak
Communities are angry that other health threats facing the country have been ignored, officials say.
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June 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Mistrust blocks Ebola response in DRC, says SciDevNet. Experts at the GVN media briefing emphasized that only holistic, community-centered approaches will be effective.
GVN Media Briefing: https://ow.ly/zrpl50ZbVl4
Read more: https://ow.ly/QJ5Z50ZbVjV #Ebola #GlobalHealth #DRC #PublicHealth
GVN Media Briefing: https://ow.ly/zrpl50ZbVl4
Read more: https://ow.ly/QJ5Z50ZbVjV #Ebola #GlobalHealth #DRC #PublicHealth
Climate crisis driving new disease threats in Africa
->SciDev.Net | #climate change #climate crisis #disease #health | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->SciDev.Net | #climate change #climate crisis #disease #health | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Climate crisis driving new disease threats in Africa
This article was supported by One Health Hub. Climate shocks are reshaping ecosystems, creating new pathways for disease across Africa, writes Albert Ansah. [ACCRA, SciDevNet] When Martin Ariku walks through what remains of his once-productive fields in Bazua, in northern...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
🌊 Can AI help fish farmers stay one step ahead of mass fish deaths?
A new SciDevNet feature includes insights from WorldFish scientist Esther Wairimu on how digital tools and real-time data are strengthening aquaculture resilience.
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A new SciDevNet feature includes insights from WorldFish scientist Esther Wairimu on how digital tools and real-time data are strengthening aquaculture resilience.
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https://on.cgiar.org/4bIKUJO
Can AI stop mass fish deaths on Lake Victoria?
Kenyan fish farmers are using AI-powered alerts to dodge the die-offs that once wiped out their stock.
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July 16, 2026 at 10:12 AM
🌊 Can AI help fish farmers stay one step ahead of mass fish deaths?
A new SciDevNet feature includes insights from WorldFish scientist Esther Wairimu on how digital tools and real-time data are strengthening aquaculture resilience.
🔗 Read the full story:
https://on.cgiar.org/4bIKUJO
A new SciDevNet feature includes insights from WorldFish scientist Esther Wairimu on how digital tools and real-time data are strengthening aquaculture resilience.
🔗 Read the full story:
https://on.cgiar.org/4bIKUJO
Open data underpins equality via @SciDevNet
November 22, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Open data underpins equality via @SciDevNet
[Replaced URL] RT @SciDevNet: Argentina launches science and technology TV channel http://bit.ly/IkFu1z #sci4dev /via @phylogenomics
November 12, 2024 at 10:24 AM
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Top ten #data stories for international development by @SciDevNet : http://www.scidev.net/global/data/news/big-data-top-ten-news-stories-2013.html?from=most%20popular
Big data: Top ten news stories of 2013
Data has been the buzzword in development circles in 2013...
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December 7, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Top ten #data stories for international development by @SciDevNet : http://www.scidev.net/global/data/news/big-data-top-ten-news-stories-2013.html?from=most%20popular
Coverage of #bigdatadebate by @SciDevNet http://www.scidev.net/global/data/scidev-net-at-large/counting-better-knowing-better.html @RoyalStatSoc @ODI_development @datapopalliance
Counting better does not always mean knowing better
If development circles embrace big data unthinkingly they...
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December 6, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Coverage of #bigdatadebate by @SciDevNet http://www.scidev.net/global/data/scidev-net-at-large/counting-better-knowing-better.html @RoyalStatSoc @ODI_development @datapopalliance
Podcast by @SciDevNet on various ways in which data can support development: http://www.scidev.net/global/data/multimedia/podcast-tapping-data.html #DataRevolution
SciDev.Net Podcast: Tapping into data
This month’s show explores the world of data and how it i...
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December 6, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Podcast by @SciDevNet on various ways in which data can support development: http://www.scidev.net/global/data/multimedia/podcast-tapping-data.html #DataRevolution
You need good quality statistics before #opendata can really help citizens - @SciDevNet report of @ODIHQ meeting http://m.scidev.net/global/data/news/open-data-accountability-improve-lives-ODI.html?utm_content=buffera8807&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
December 6, 2024 at 6:18 AM
You need good quality statistics before #opendata can really help citizens - @SciDevNet report of @ODIHQ meeting http://m.scidev.net/global/data/news/open-data-accountability-improve-lives-ODI.html?utm_content=buffera8807&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Roads are biggest killer of adolescents - traffic accidents as a development issue: http://www.scidev.net/global/health/news/roads-biggest-killer-adolescents.html @scidevnet
Roads are biggest killer of adolescents
Collisions killed around 115,000 young people in 2013, wh...
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December 5, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Roads are biggest killer of adolescents - traffic accidents as a development issue: http://www.scidev.net/global/health/news/roads-biggest-killer-adolescents.html @scidevnet
SciDevNet site: Nutrition and agriculture. Here's a good place to send students interested in developing world <a href="http://tinyurl.com/9tzk9gx" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://tinyurl.com/9tzk9gx
Report identifies gaps in research on agriculture for nutrition
Research on agriculture for nutrition fails to address issues such as the effects of agricultural policy changes on nutrition, says a UK report.
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September 17, 2012 at 6:39 AM
SciDevNet site: Nutrition and agriculture. Here's a good place to send students interested in developing world <a href="http://tinyurl.com/9tzk9gx" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://tinyurl.com/9tzk9gx
From SciDevNet: Scientists developing methods to tackle low-quality rice <a href="http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/agriculture/news/scientists-developing-techs-to-tackle-low-quality-rice.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/agriculture/news/scientists-developing-techs-to-tackle-low-quality-rice.html
Scientists developing techs to tackle low-quality rice
Innovations for African farmers to produce high-yielding and nutritious rice are underway, a conference hears.
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October 29, 2013 at 11:50 AM
From SciDevNet: Scientists developing methods to tackle low-quality rice <a href="http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/agriculture/news/scientists-developing-techs-to-tackle-low-quality-rice.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/agriculture/news/scientists-developing-techs-to-tackle-low-quality-rice.html
Solving saltwater contamination in Bangladesh <a href="http://shar.es/105skl" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://shar.es/105skl via @SciDevNet
November 1, 2014 at 9:26 AM
Solving saltwater contamination in Bangladesh <a href="http://shar.es/105skl" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://shar.es/105skl via @SciDevNet
Portuguese social media tutorial travels the world <a href="http://shar.es/1ouDMh" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://shar.es/1ouDMh via @SciDevNet
February 4, 2015 at 1:06 PM
Portuguese social media tutorial travels the world <a href="http://shar.es/1ouDMh" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://shar.es/1ouDMh via @SciDevNet
We've always known, but they say otherwise to support their lies.
According to #UNESCO, 40 per cent of the global population does not have access to education in a language they speak or understand.
#SciDevNet
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According to #UNESCO, 40 per cent of the global population does not have access to education in a language they speak or understand.
#SciDevNet
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How language barriers are impeding science learning
Learning science in your native language can improve understanding, but many students in Africa lack this opportunity.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
We've always known, but they say otherwise to support their lies.
According to #UNESCO, 40 per cent of the global population does not have access to education in a language they speak or understand.
#SciDevNet
www.scidev.net/global/podca...
According to #UNESCO, 40 per cent of the global population does not have access to education in a language they speak or understand.
#SciDevNet
www.scidev.net/global/podca...
VIRUS ALERT: Scientists alarmed as the world records the first deaths from #Oropouche fever, caused by a mosquito-borne virus that has been silently spreading from the #Brazilian #Amazon rainforest. #SciDevNet
#MosquitoBorneVirus
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#MosquitoBorneVirus
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First deaths as mutated virus spreads from Amazon
Two women, aged 21 and 24, died from the viral disease, which until now was not considered life-threatening.
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January 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
VIRUS ALERT: Scientists alarmed as the world records the first deaths from #Oropouche fever, caused by a mosquito-borne virus that has been silently spreading from the #Brazilian #Amazon rainforest. #SciDevNet
#MosquitoBorneVirus
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#MosquitoBorneVirus
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SciDevNet - #Rwanda reconsiders #malaria #vaccines amid surprise surge
Rwanda recorded a 45 per cent rise in malaria cases in 2024, reversing decline. The country is now considering malaria vaccines it previously declined.
www.malariaworld.org/news/rwanda-...
Rwanda recorded a 45 per cent rise in malaria cases in 2024, reversing decline. The country is now considering malaria vaccines it previously declined.
www.malariaworld.org/news/rwanda-...
August 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
SciDevNet - #Rwanda reconsiders #malaria #vaccines amid surprise surge
Rwanda recorded a 45 per cent rise in malaria cases in 2024, reversing decline. The country is now considering malaria vaccines it previously declined.
www.malariaworld.org/news/rwanda-...
Rwanda recorded a 45 per cent rise in malaria cases in 2024, reversing decline. The country is now considering malaria vaccines it previously declined.
www.malariaworld.org/news/rwanda-...
SciDevNet - The “catastrophic” freeze on US funding for #malaria has halted prevention programmes across Africa and also threatens to stall advances in genomic research, says Jane Carlton, director of the JHMRI.
www.malariaworld.org/blogs/q-and-...
www.malariaworld.org/blogs/q-and-...
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May 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
SciDevNet - The “catastrophic” freeze on US funding for #malaria has halted prevention programmes across Africa and also threatens to stall advances in genomic research, says Jane Carlton, director of the JHMRI.
www.malariaworld.org/blogs/q-and-...
www.malariaworld.org/blogs/q-and-...