Advancing sustainable development in Africa
<p>The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan
Gambia
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U.N. hikes 2016 humanitarian appeal to record $21.6 billion after new disasters
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United Nations has raised its 2016 humanitarian funding appeal to a record $21.6 billion from $19.7 billion, partly due to new disasters including a cyclone
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Effect of the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia: a population-based surveillance study
<p>Little information is available about the effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) in low-income countries. We measured the effect of these vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia
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Gambia Set to Reduce GHG Emission From Key Sectors- Minister Jarju
Hon. Pa Ousman Jarju, the Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Forestry, Water and Wildlife has stated that The Gambia has tasked itself to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from key sectors to
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Gambia: 'Growing Threat of Global Warming Becoming Apparent in Gambia'
The permanent secretary at the Ministry of Parks and Wildlife and Environment, Ousman Sowe, has said the growing threat of global warming, desertification, land degradation and loss of biodiversity is,
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Africa: Brain Imaging Tool Seeks Signs of Infant Malnutrition
An estimated 161 million children around the world are chronically malnourished, or stunted. Lack of food and nutrients severely harm children's development. This can be obvious, such as when children
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Gambia: Draft National Occupational Health, Safety Strategic Plan Validated
A draft National Occupational Health Safety Strategic Plan 2016-2020 was recently validated at a ceremony held at the CIAM National Malaria Conference Hall in Kanifing. The event was presided over by
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Gambia: U.S.$15.8 Million Project Launched On Building Resilience Against Food and Nutrition Insecurity
The Governor of North Bank Region, Lamin Queen Jammeh, has applauded the African Development Bank for complementing government's food security and value chain efforts on food production and productivity
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Blue economy: sharing success stories to inspire change
Oceans are vital, not only to a wide array of biodiversity and ecosystems, but also to the food chains, livelihoods and climate regulation for a human population heading towards nine billion people. That
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Gambia: Japan, Gambia to Sign U.S.$95,000 Ebola Prevention Project
The Ambassador of Japan based in Senegal, Takashi KITAHARA, will on the 27 November 2015 attend in Banjul a ceremony for two projects granted by the government of Japan to fight against the Ebola epidemic.
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A novel locus of resistance to severe malaria in a region of ancient balancing selection
The high prevalence of sickle haemoglobin in Africa shows that malaria has been a major force for human evolutionary selection, but surprisingly few other polymorphisms have been proven to confer resistance