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
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
🌊 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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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.
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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.
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https://on.cgiar.org/4bIKUJO
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
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
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
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
Farming pressures fuel Africa's drug resistance crisis
->SciDev.Net | #farming #drug resistance | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->SciDev.Net | #farming #drug resistance | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Farming pressures fuel Africa's drug resistance crisis
This article was supported by One Health Hub. Overuse of antibiotics on farms is driving resistance to life-saving medicines, writes John Musenze. [Kampala, SciDevNet] In the Mbarara district of Western Uganda, poultry farmer Susan Ddamulira has managed a farm of...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Nearly half of food and water consumed by children under 5 in Uganda's Karamoja region is contaminated with drug-resistant Salmonella. A new study reveals an urgent health crisis in one of the country's poorest areas. bit.ly/4niGn44 via SciDevNet
October 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Nearly half of food and water consumed by children under 5 in Uganda's Karamoja region is contaminated with drug-resistant Salmonella. A new study reveals an urgent health crisis in one of the country's poorest areas. bit.ly/4niGn44 via SciDevNet
Drug-resistant Salmonella rife in Uganda's poorest region
->SciDev.Net | #DrugResistant | More from BigEarthData.ai
->SciDev.Net | #DrugResistant | More from BigEarthData.ai
Drug-resistant Salmonella rife in Uganda's poorest region
[ABUJA, SciDevNet] In the dry, isolated area of Karamoja in northeastern Uganda – the country’s poorest sub-region – children have long suffered from malnutrition and water shortages. Now a study has shown that nearly half the food and water consumed...
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September 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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-...
Invasive lake weed turned to clean energy in Ethiopia
->SciDev.Net | #CleanEnergy | More info from EcoSearch
->SciDev.Net | #CleanEnergy | More info from EcoSearch
Invasive lake weed turned to clean energy in Ethiopia
[ADDIS ABABA, SciDevNet] For years, Fentie Wabi worked as a fisherman on Ethiopia’s Lake Tana, until an aggressive green invader changed everything. Water hyacinth, a fast-spreading aquatic weed, began choking the lake that had sustained his community. “As the weed...
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July 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Unlocking stronger food systems with African research
->SciDev.Net | #FoodSystem | More info from EcoSearch
->SciDev.Net | #FoodSystem | More info from EcoSearch
Unlocking stronger food systems with African research
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on Google PodcastsListen on StitcherListen on OvercastListen on Amazon MusicListen on CastboxListen on Podcast AddictListen on Pocket CastsListen on iHeartRadioListen on PandoraRSS Feed Season 4, Episode 59 [SciDevNet] The 2025 Global Food Policy Report...
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July 1, 2025 at 2:32 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-...
www.malariaworld.org
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-...
"The malaria map is shrinking. With vaccines, gene editing, and African nations stepping up, we can eliminate #malaria. But urgency is critical; retreating now would waste decades of progress."
JHMRI Director Jane Carlton reflects on #malaria progress in SciDevNet.
www.scidev.net/global/opini...
JHMRI Director Jane Carlton reflects on #malaria progress in SciDevNet.
www.scidev.net/global/opini...
Q&A: Malaria gene research at risk in ‘catastrophic’ US cuts
US funding cuts spell disaster for malaria prevention and threaten genomic research, says Jane Carlton, director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute.
www.scidev.net
May 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"The malaria map is shrinking. With vaccines, gene editing, and African nations stepping up, we can eliminate #malaria. But urgency is critical; retreating now would waste decades of progress."
JHMRI Director Jane Carlton reflects on #malaria progress in SciDevNet.
www.scidev.net/global/opini...
JHMRI Director Jane Carlton reflects on #malaria progress in SciDevNet.
www.scidev.net/global/opini...
Desde el inicio de la presidencia de Milei la Ciencia Argentina sufre significativos recortes en fondos para proyectos de investigación, el despido de miles de trabajadores/as y la pérdida del poder adquisitivo mayor al 30 por ciento.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Desde el inicio de la presidencia de Milei la Ciencia Argentina sufre significativos recortes en fondos para proyectos de investigación, el despido de miles de trabajadores/as y la pérdida del poder adquisitivo mayor al 30 por ciento.
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SciDevNet Q&A: Unlocking the #malaria parasite’s #genetic code
Genomic research is transforming the fight against malaria in Africa. Genomic diversity of malaria parasite calls for localised interventions.
www.malariaworld.org/news/q-and-a...
Genomic research is transforming the fight against malaria in Africa. Genomic diversity of malaria parasite calls for localised interventions.
www.malariaworld.org/news/q-and-a...
April 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
SciDevNet Q&A: Unlocking the #malaria parasite’s #genetic code
Genomic research is transforming the fight against malaria in Africa. Genomic diversity of malaria parasite calls for localised interventions.
www.malariaworld.org/news/q-and-a...
Genomic research is transforming the fight against malaria in Africa. Genomic diversity of malaria parasite calls for localised interventions.
www.malariaworld.org/news/q-and-a...
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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En América Latina, las disparidades sociales son los principales factores de riesgo para el deterioro cognitivo, no la edad avanzada, como sí ocurre en Estados Unidos y Europa.
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En América Latina, las disparidades sociales son los principales factores de riesgo para el deterioro cognitivo, no la edad avanzada, como sí ocurre en Estados Unidos y Europa.
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Actus Mer/Sea News: Via @OCEANUSLive - Ships return to once-risky waters as piracy fear falls - @SciDevNet http://dlvr.it/BMxpfn
Ships set sail in troubled waters as pirate fears fade
Vessels have cut fuel costs by slowing down and taking a ...
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March 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Actus Mer/Sea News: Via @OCEANUSLive - Ships return to once-risky waters as piracy fear falls - @SciDevNet http://dlvr.it/BMxpfn
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By: Bioethics Pundit on Monday, February 17, 2025
By: Bioethics Pundit on Monday, February 17, 2025
Africa’s sperm donor industry ‘lacks vital safeguards’
(SciDevNet) – Poor regulation and lack of transparency in Africa’s fertility industry leave sperm donors and recipients vulnerable to exploitation and unethical practices, including relatives unwittingly having children together, fertility experts warn. Consanguinity, referring to where biological relatives conceive children … Read More
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Via @PacificCouncil - New app gives near real-time access to fish stocks data - @SciDevNet http://ift.tt/2wWDj8O
New app gives near real-time access to fish stocks data
A mobile app helps officials and artisanal fishermen in t...
ift.tt
February 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Via @PacificCouncil - New app gives near real-time access to fish stocks data - @SciDevNet http://ift.tt/2wWDj8O
Via @UNEP - Shipping pollution hotspots mapped with real-time data - @SciDevNet http://ift.tt/2vPXoc2
Shipping pollution hotspots mapped with real-time data
Better data on sea traffic paint a worrying picture of ai...
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February 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Via @UNEP - Shipping pollution hotspots mapped with real-time data - @SciDevNet http://ift.tt/2vPXoc2
Il n’y a pas de doute possible : + d’égalité de genre = meilleure adaptation au #changementclimatique via @SciDevNet
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Gender sensitivity could aid climate change projects
Initial results of a study show that ignoring gender differences in climate change projects could stall progress.
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February 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Il n’y a pas de doute possible : + d’égalité de genre = meilleure adaptation au #changementclimatique via @SciDevNet
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