Build nutrition into Africa’s food systems
The only long-term solution to chronic malnutrition is to build good nutrition into the whole farming and distribution cycle, say Assia Sidibe and Carl Manlan.
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Make the connection to help end chronic malnutrition
Assia Sidibe and Carl Manlan explain how the “Make the connection” campaign will help to improve the nutrition of communities affected by scourge of chronic malnutrition.
Why is the switch to gas for cooking still so slow in Africa?
Fuels such as wood charcoal are a significant contributor to pollution-related deaths. The solution is a sustained roll-out of liquefied petroleum gas, says Michael Kelly
Adjoavi Sika Kaboré: Making the case for Neglected Tropical Diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases are pernicious. Yet it is neither difficult nor expensive to treat these diseases. Adjoavi Sika Kaboré, First Lady of Burkina Faso, writes …
Winning the war against Aids
Uganda was one of the countries in East Africa that had been devastated by the Aids epidemic that raged across the continent from the 1990s …
How tech can transform Africa’s health
Africans have adopted and adapted new technology brilliantly. It is time we applied their innovative and entrepreneurial skills to solve the continent’s chronic health problems. …