Highlight :: Atlas of health and climate January 2013– The atlas provides sound scientific information on the connections between weather and climate and major health challenges. These range from diseases of poverty to emergencies arising from extreme weather events and disease outbreaks. Download the publication Order the publication More publications about climate change
Most Comprehensive Assessment Ever of Global Emissions Released Ahead of Final Negotiations on New Mercury Treaty Binding Treaty Can Deliver Major Health and Environmental Benefits in Developing and Developed Countries Nairobi/Geneva, 10 January 2013 – Communities in developing countries are facing increasing health and environmental risks linked to exposure to mercury, according to new studies [...]
Elite travel industry awards program recognizes Rovia’s innovative technology NEW DEHLI and PLANO, TX December 18, 2012/ – Rovia (http://rovia.com) is proud to announce it was awarded World’s Leading Travel Booking Website at the 2012 World Travel Awards held in Gurgaon, New Delhi, on December 12, and was selected over other leading booking engines such [...]
GSK announces further initiatives to advance openness and collaboration to help tackle global health challenges - Tuberculosis (TB) ‘compound library’ to be made available to help stimulate research into TB - Investment in GSK’s Tres Cantos Open Lab to be doubled with an additional £5m funding awarded - Detailed data from GSK clinical trials to [...]
As part of the 2012 National Science Week (NSW) celebrations that were marked from 17th-21st September 2012, Uganda National Council for science and Technology (UNCST) and Uganda Science Journalists Association (USJA) awarded outstanding media houses that contributed greatly towards coverage of science and technology. The winners of the 2012 Science Communicators Awards were announced at [...]
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has inaugurated its Central African hub with the commissioning of an official building in Kinshasa that will cover the west provinces of DR Congo and an office in Bukavu, in South-Kivu that will serve the entire Great Lakes subregion. The Central African hub is the fourth hub established [...]
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa, adjacent to the Arabian Peninsula; Somalia is geographically located in a very advantageous region, bordering both Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Country’s land area is estimated to 637 660 km2. It shares borders with Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. For close to two decades Somalia has not [...]
The conference that took place from 10th to 11th July 2012 at Silver Springs Hotel, Kampala was organized by Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) in partnership with Uganda National health Research Organization (UNHRO), World Health Organization (WHO) and National Drug Authority (NDA). The theme of the conference was “Responsive Research to Community [...]
Bachelor of Science in Bio systems Engineering in Gulu University was created after winning a competitive grant amounting to US$ 1,249,998 from the World Bank under the Millennium Science Initiative (MSI) implemented by Uganda National Council for science and Technology (UNCST) and funded by Government of Uganda. The committee of experts developed a curriculum which [...]
ECA Press Release No. 114/2012 Addis Ababa, 04 July 2012 (ECA) – The second round of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), which aims to reward innovation across Africa in key sectors of interest, was launched today at a press conference organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Addressing journalists, Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director [...]