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At the World Conference on Tobacco Control (@WCTC_official), health leaders spotlighted #AI as the future of enforcement. Tools like Canary are tracking hidden tobacco ads across TikTok & YouTube. The @WHO says vigilance must extend to e-products: scidev.net/global/news/ai…
“Policymakers need to think twice now. #Climatechange should no longer be treated as a simple matter but an urgent one” - Philbert Luhunga, Chief Research Officer, @costechTANZANIA scidev.net/global/support…
Four years on from the inaugural UN Food Systems Summit, the world continues to hunger for advancement, write Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted (@trinidad1949), Chair of @FoodSystems and 2021 @WorldFoodPrize Laureate, along with Ismahane Elouafi (@IsmahaneElouafi), Executive…
A science-led project is tackling youth unemployment and food waste in Ghana. In 2024, the country produced 1.6 million tonnes of cashew apples, 90% of which went to waste. The MA-CASH project is reversing that trend, providing youth with tools to utilize this underutilized…
Rural healthcare in Ghana is getting a tech upgrade! Researchers at @KNUSTGH have developed the National Health Access Platform, a mobile app designed to streamline emergency referrals, bookings, and access to services, even in the most remote areas. scidev.net/global/support…
"'#PEPFAR has been one of the greatest success stories in global health, transforming the #HIV response,' said @BGrinsztejn, president of the International Aids Society (IAS) at its flagship conference in #Kigali, #Rwanda, last week." via @SciDevNet scidev.net/global/news/hi…
Asia is warming twice as fast as the global average –@WMO scidev.net/global/news/fa…
The Norwegian research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, a global flagship in #oceanographic studies, has cancelled its planned 2025 survey in Sri Lankan waters due to delays in government approval. Find out why! scidev.net/global/news/sr…
Good news! Health leaders cautiously welcomed a decision by US lawmakers to restore funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (@PEPFAR), stressing the need for more sustainable funding. scidev.net/global/news/hi…
At the Belt and Road Journalists Forum, media leaders from the Global South called on China’s press body to help fight AI-generated disinformation. #AI #FakeNews scidev.net/global/news/ai…
Low-cost virus test offers rapid results in Africa @alemarcelab #ICGEB #EXPANDIA project @SciDevNet @TheLancet 👉 scidev.net/global/news/lo…
14.3 million children had zero vaccine access in 2024, says @WHO/@UNICEF. The world is falling short of its #immunisation goals, and fragile settings are hardest hit. scidev.net/global/news/14…
Over-reliance on one type of food can weaken the entire food system. In this episode, Zippy Shiyoya, director at the @IoPP_Kenya , shares how over-reliance on certain foods can be stopped. Tune in to the rest of the episode as she discusses how science supports food safety…
Refugees in Uganda are turning organic waste into clean cooking briquettes. scidev.net/global/news/ug…
Did you know that an affordable new diagnostic tool that delivers COVID-19 test results in under an hour could help boost pandemic preparedness in resource-poor regions? scidev.net/global/news/lo…
HIV breakthroughs are within reach, but funding is vanishing. @UNAIDS & @iasociety warn: without support, we lose ground on science, care, and lives. scidev.net/global/news/hi…
A young scientist in #Mauritius has found a powerful use for sugarcane waste: healing a neglected tropical disease. Her hydrogel could transform treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis. scidev.net/global/role-mo…
