Strengthening Africa’s medicines regulatory framework is key to achieving the “bold goal” of having 60% of the continent’s vaccines produced locally by 2040. IFPMA Kerry Cullinan healthpolicy-watch.news/africas-regula…

🧶 1/5 As we are fast approaching the #WorldContraceptionDay, we affirm the crucial role that contraceptive choices play in enabling individuals to take control of their reproductive health. #WCD2023 #ZamaraVoices

Mufasa!

Not just for this week, but till the next #RWC! Well done #Springboks

Rwanda removes visa requirement for all Africans #K24Updates

ACPF Chair Elhadj As Sy is optimistic for African children despite persistent challenges that seemingly refuse to go away. ACERWC Save the Children Global Media Plan International UNICEF GracaMachelTrust Mama Fatima Singhateh Plan International African Union LO World Vision East Africa linkedin.com/pulse/new-era-…

#SANTHE is a proud sponsor of this workshop along with Gates Foundation, Africa Microscopy Initiative & NanoString. As Prof Zaza Ndlovu who is running the course said this morning at its opening, collaboration in science is vital to advance technology & solve problems we cannot solve alone.

Here’s your weather outlook for Nov 7-13 🗓️: Rain is set to continue across the country, with a gradual decline in intensity later on 🌧️. With the grounds already saturated, additional rain could lead to further saturation concerns. #Weather #ElNino

“Community should be at the start, middle and end of our research. We are working with people, not lab mice, so community need to be held at the centre of our research” Abdoulaye DJIMDE EDCTP Gates Foundation GIFT for Africa

We are facing a critical health emergency in Africa with multiple health outbreaks across the continent. This year, we have witnessed a rapid increase in cholera cases affecting 18 African Union member states. As of today, we have recorded a total of 209,900 cases (88,600

Great to see this! As we gear up for #COP28UAE the BBC 100 Women theme resonates! "Action is "local". We need to support local initiatives like tree-based entrepreneurs and community-led work around restoration, renewable energy and the circular economy." -Wanjira Mathai

As we continue to make a case for #CommunityEngagement in #clinicaltrials, we applaud WHA 75.8 resolution for recognizing this as a priority area to develop for sustainable clinical trials capacity and infrastructure. World Health Organization (WHO) Science for Africa Foundation Gates Foundation Wellcome

How brain cells communicate Credit : Helix Animation

Great opportunity: the Knight Science Journalism Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) offers fellowships to global science journalists - an opportunity to explore science, technology, and the craft of journalism and learn at some of the top research universities in the world. ksj.mit.edu/fellowship/

Happy #IWD. We celebrate March by ‘taking over the airwaves' to pilot an African Science Podcast, ConnectingTheDots with yours truly as your host. Our first guest is #Biodiversity #AfricanScientists & 6th President of Mauritius, H.E. Ameenah Gurib Fakim.

Now it makes sense. It seems like yesterday but these kids are now the 19, 23, 24 years old wako kwa #Maandamano Karma!

LETSILE TEBOGO BECOMES THE FIRST AFRICAN IN HISTORY TO WIN THE 200M SPRINT AT THE OLYMPICS 🇧🇼 HE WINS BOTSWANA'S FIRST EVER OLYMPIC GOLD 🥇

Please share with your networks. #africanmicrobiomes for #globalhealth Be part of this #transformative journey in microbiome research. Register today: rb.gy/gy6h9m Gates Foundation GIFT for Africa Science for Africa Foundation Kenya Medical Research Institute UCT IDM Desmond Tutu Health Foundation CAPRISA

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