Teaching someone to fish: the false dichotomy of relief and development

Over two-thirds of the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe, affordable, and timely surgical care By Professor Mark Shrime, Mercy Ships International Chief Medical...

COVID-19 vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa

COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined by over 50% between July and...

Eat Less Meat Urges Animal Welfare Organizations

World Animal Protection together with Animal Welfare organizations is urging consumers to eat less meat and save the planet. Speaking in Nairobi at the end...

Protein cited as Climate Change driver

Africa needs to digress from animal to nature-friendly plant proteins, one of the factors fueling the escalation of the climate change crisis afflicting communities,...

Rethink your tap water – when in doubt, filter it

With more and more South Africans sinking boreholes to ease their reliance on increasingly erratic and uncertain water supplies, there is one important question...
Ghana launches aflatoxin control policy

Ghana launches aflatoxin control policy

The government of Ghana has launched a national policy for aflatoxin control in food and feed. Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI),...

Major new study shows “concerning” levels of physical and mental health problems among farmers...

A major new study shows “concerning” levels of physical and mental health problems among farmers and agricultural workers. The survey of thousands of people living...

Local NGO and partners break food record

Veggie burgers, and other plant-based meat alternatives, have been in the news recently thanks to an attempt by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform,...

Brown Streak affects 4,000 hectares of Cassava in Zambia

Hunger is looming in Kawambwa in north eastern Zambia after a virus living inside the leaves, stem and roots of infected Cassava plants (Brown...

Climate change is the single biggest global health threat

This is a sentiment shared by a group of South African health science researchers who will be presenting the findings of the country’s first-ever...
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