COVID-19 shows that the DRC must invest in a health research industry: Congolese artist Chris Shongo paints on the outside wall of the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Kinshasa on June 18, 2020. In early March, the first COVID-19 case was imported from Europe to Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) densely populated capital city. For countries like the DRC, it was … [Read more...] about COVID-19 shows that the DRC must invest in a health research industry | The Conversation
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Africa’s research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring | The Conversation
Africa's research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring: Mentoring can help build the confidence of young researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa Pius Utomi Ekpe/AFP via Getty Images Sub-Saharan Africa faces a range of development challenges, including high population growth, poverty, food insecurity, and poor health. There is a clear need for qualified and skilled researchers to … [Read more...] about Africa’s research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring | The Conversation
Africa’s research capacity is growing. That’s good news for pandemic response efforts | The Conversation
Africa's research capacity is growing. That's good news for pandemic response efforts: Researchers are central to any country's science preparedness, especially in the face of pandemics. Menna Hossam/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has put global emergency preparedness under sharp scrutiny. It’s also placed national health systems’ capacity to predict … [Read more...] about Africa’s research capacity is growing. That’s good news for pandemic response efforts | The Conversation
International research collaborations: how can we shift the power towards Africa? | The Conversation
International research collaborations: how can we shift the power towards Africa?: Post-COVID, there's an opportunity to form lateral research partnerships driven by the needs of African communities. GettyImagesThe higher education sector globally has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Academics have been discussing various aspects of the disruptions in a series of … [Read more...] about International research collaborations: how can we shift the power towards Africa? | The Conversation
Minerals Council invests in Covid-19 research critical to mining industry – Port Elizabeth Business News |MyPE
Minerals Council invests in Covid-19 research critical to mining industry – Port Elizabeth Business News: Minerals Council invests in Covid-19 research critical to mining industry: Head of health at the Council Dr Thuthula Balfour says that healthcare workers were learning continuously about the coronavirus disease and its impact. Source: “Port Elizabeth” business … [Read more...] about Minerals Council invests in Covid-19 research critical to mining industry – Port Elizabeth Business News |MyPE
