Africa: New TB Skin Test Could Offer Cheaper and Easier Way to Detect the Disease: [The Conversation Africa] Detecting tuberculosis early could play a significant role in eradicating the world’s most deadly infectious disease. The World Health Organization says 1.5 million people die from this devastating disease each year. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: African Island States Take Fresh Step Towards Joint Medicines Procurement: [WHO-AFRO] Victoria — In a further move towards pooled procurement of essential medicines and medical products, Ministers of Health from small African islands states established a secretariat and elected Mauritius as the host, taking critical steps to launch joint operations for increased access to affordable, quality-assured and safe medicines and medical supplies. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Venomous Snakes Could Start Migrating in Large Numbers If We Hit 5ºc Warming: [The Conversation Africa] A global group of scientists has predicted that climate change may cause dramatic movements in venomous snake populations across many countries in Africa. The scientists took into account climate change predictions about changes to the current habitats of 209 venomous snakes, and mapped where those environments were found elsewhere. Based on this, they predict that snakes were likely to migrate to those African countries whose environments remained suitable for snakes after 2070. This could modify the – AllAfrica News: Africa
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