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Inner Sydney has reduced new HIV acquisitions by 88%, meaning it may be the first locality in the world to reach the UN target to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, according to data released today at IAS 2023, the 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science. Andrew Grulich of the Kirby Institute…
A new Skills for Agriculture website has been launched by CABI to help the career progression of professionals working in agriculture. Workers, employers and educators can use the resource for a range of uses including developing job descriptions, supporting personal career planning and training needs, as well as identifying gaps in educational provision. The Skills…
A research study led by the University of Oxford provides a transformational new insight into how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges in patients with bacterial infections. The findings, published today in the journal Nature Communications, could help develop more effective interventions to prevent AMR infections developing in vulnerable patients. The study’s findings challenge the traditional view…
Qure.ai, a leading company in AI-based radiology solutions, has been announced as one of the recipients of the Japan Smart Healthy Aging Initiative QuickFire Challenge, organized by Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC in Japan. Qure.ai’s proposal for the challenge focuses on revolutionizing stroke diagnosis and treatment using their AI-based head CT interpretation software called qER.…
There was no significant difference in pain levels in patients with lower back or neck pain who were given opioid pain relievers compared to those given a placebo, according to a randomised controlled trial published in The Lancet. Lower back and neck pain are very common worldwide. Clinical guidelines currently recommend opioid pain relievers for…
WHO has published its first global research agenda for the world’s scientists to address the most urgent human health priorities to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It outlines 40 research topics on drug-resistant bacteria, fungi and Mycobacterium tuberculosis that must be answered by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. The WHO Global Research Agenda…
The Government of Kenya, the U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Vodafone Foundation, Safaricom Plc, and M-PESA Foundation agreed to a new public-private partnership to bring the emergency transportation system m-mama to Kenya. Efficiently accessing transport in the case of obstetric emergencies can save the lives of mothers and newborns. m-mama is an emergency referral…
TradeMark Africa (TMA) jointly with Busia County Government, the Ministry in charge of EAC Affairs and development partners, have today officially launched a safe space market that will benefit 160 women cross-border traders, who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction of the market started in July 2021 as part of the Safe Trade Emergency Facility (STEF)…
When a human is bitten by a Plasmodium-infected mosquito, the parasite enters the bloodstream and travels to the liver, where it thrives for around ten days without causing any symptoms. After this period, Plasmodium re-enters the bloodstream, where it parasitizes red blood cells. Once inside the red blood cells, the parasites multiply in a synchronized 48-hour cycle. At the end…
The Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, has called for concerted efforts to protect the African population and ensure citizens have access to high quality health products through strengthening local manufacturing. This, he said, can happen if Africa must decrease its dependence on global agreements,…