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Ignorant MPs hinder Climate finance effectiveness
Written by Kevin Wafula
While African parliamentarians have low levels of knowledge on climate change and its financing mechanism, the high number of involvement in the process with the support of external donors does not augur well for the continent, Dorothy Tembo, Centre for Environmental Policy, Malawi said at the ongoing workshop on Climate Finance Effectiveness in Africa, Magalisberg, South Africa.
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Obasanjo shares cassava bread with Kikwete
Written by Isa Chuki
The inclusion of cassava flour in bread received continental attention in Tanzania with the Goodwill Ambassador for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), former Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo and the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency, Dr Mrisho Jakaya Kikwete, eating bread baked with 40 percent cassava flour.
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Kenya First Country To Protect Girls Against Cervical Cancer
Written by Kevin Wafula
Kenya has on Tuesday become the first country to protect girls against cervical cancer with GAVI-supported human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. The first round of the HPV demonstration project took place at the Central Primary School in Kitui County in Eastern Kenya. The delivery of the vaccines follows last week’s confirmation that GAVI has secured a record low price for the vaccines.
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Canada Announce New Funding towards African Health Innovations
The Canadian government will provide seed money to accelerate the implementation of innovative and home-grown projects that aim to reduce disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Diarrhea Still a Leading Cause of Infant Deaths in Africa, Study
Diarrhea ranks second after Pneumonia as the leading cause of infant deaths in resource constrained countries in Asia and Africa, reveals a comprehensive study on the disease published in the Lancet recently.
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