Ebola vaccine is key in ongoing efforts to contain the DRC outbreak: A health worker prepares to administer the experimental Ebola vaccine in north-western DRC. EPA-EFE/STRVaccines are recognised as one of the most powerful tools in controlling and preventing infectious diseases. This despite strong anti-vaccination movements around the globe. It was with vaccine in hand … [Read more...] about Ebola vaccine is key in ongoing efforts to contain the DRC outbreak | The Conversation
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Fried, steamed or toasted: here are the best ways to cook insects | The Conversation
Fried, steamed or toasted: here are the best ways to cook insects: Insects are nutritious and many species contain relatively more protein than conventional meat sources. CK Bangkok Photography/ShutterstockFor thousands of years people from all over the world have eaten insects. Today about 2.5 billion people – many of whom live in Africa – eat insects. To date, 470 African … [Read more...] about Fried, steamed or toasted: here are the best ways to cook insects | The Conversation
Explainer: why South Africa’s energy generator is in so much trouble | The Conversation
Explainer: why South Africa’s energy generator is in so much trouble: There's no painless way for South Africans to deal with the power utility crisis. ShutterstockEskom is by far the largest of South Africa’s many state owned companies. This near monopoly power utility is in crisis. It’s the single largest threat to South Africa’s economy, according to a former minister of … [Read more...] about Explainer: why South Africa’s energy generator is in so much trouble | The Conversation
Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes | The Conversation
Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes: Mali was one of the West African countries affected by the biggest Ebola outbreak ever recorded from 2014 to 2016. ShutterstockThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has emphasised that an experimental vaccine is playing a major role in controlling the spread of Ebola in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of … [Read more...] about Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes | The Conversation
Why South Africa’s latest plan for state-owned power giant could work | The Conversation
Why South Africa's latest plan for state-owned power giant could work: Is change finally on the horizon for South Africa's power utility? Gavin Fordham/ flickrSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a new plan for the country’s beleaguered state owned power utility, Eskom. During his State of the Nation Address on 7 February, Ramaphosa announced that Eskom … [Read more...] about Why South Africa’s latest plan for state-owned power giant could work | The Conversation
