Africa
Health | Society
Book exposes pregnancy risks
afrol News, 10 December - A new book has exposed the sorrow and pain pregnancy continues to cause for sub-Saharan women. Titled "Pregnancy: a continuing source of sorrow and pain for women in sub-Saharan Africa," the book authored by Dr. Benjamin Obbonna, reveals that 1 in 16 sub-Saharan women die from complications of pregnancy. Read more
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Mali | Gambia
Health | Science - Education
Cheap meningitis vaccine developed in West Africa
afrol News, 9 June - Scientists operating in West Africa are optimistic about a new meningitis vaccine that "could signal an end to the disease in Africa." Tested on hundreds of children in Mali and The Gambia, the vaccine had so far proven effective and could be sold for as little as 40 US cents a dose, the Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) holds.
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Africa
Science - Education | Health
Mosquitoes with 'selfish genes' may help fight malaria
afrol News / SciDev.Net, 2 April - "Selfish genes" are key to driving populations of mosquitoes resistant to malaria and dengue fever into wild populations, say researchers. Scientists have managed to create genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes resistant to malaria and dengue fever, but they need to ensure that the GM populations dominate the natural ones to achieve significant disease control. Read more
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