Commentary/Ghana/Africa It is encouraging to hear these days the constant talks about research and development (R&D) in Ghana’s/Africa’s progress. Propositions of setting up high-level research and training institutes in crucial fields such as green technology, crop improvement, tropical medicine, deforestation, water supply and desertification are becoming daily issues not only in Ghana but in one… Continue reading Campaigning for Africa’s Research and Development
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Antimalarial Trees in East Africa Threatened with Extinction
Scientists call for more research, conservation of trees to harvest potential for next generation of malaria drugs NAIROBI (21 April 2011)— Research released in anticipation of World Malaria Day finds that plants in East Africa with promising antimalarial qualities—ones that have treated malaria symptoms in the region’s communities for hundreds of years—are at risk of… Continue reading Antimalarial Trees in East Africa Threatened with Extinction