Barriers to Accessing Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Remain in Uganda, Despite High Coverage Amongst People Living with HIV

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A recent study conducted by The Union has revealed that barriers persist in accessing tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment in Uganda, even though many people living with HIV have high coverage. The ‘Evaluation of Adherence, Completion, Events for Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (ACE TPT)’ study aims to identify ways to improve TB preventive treatment for people living…

DRC Secures $59.7 Million Funding to Boost Vaccination of “Zero-Dose” Children

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is set to receive a substantial financial boost of $59.7 million from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s Equity Accelerator Fund (EAF). The funding aims to accelerate efforts in vaccinating “zero-dose” children, who have not received any routine vaccines, by 35% before 2025. The investment comes as a part of…

SciDev.Net to provide media training to Science Granting Councils in Africa

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SciDev.Net are to help members of the Science Granting Council Initiative (SGCI) in sub-Saharan Africa better communicate their research to the media, policymakers and wider public. SciDev.Net – whose Script training programme already provides free training and networking resources for journalists, scientists to communicate science in an engaging and accurate way – will deliver training…