Les agents de santé africains ont plus de 50 ans d'expérience dans la lutte contre la fièvre jaune, Ebola, le mpox et la COVID-19. Il est crucial de valoriser cette expertise immédiatement.
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Nigerian Academy of Science
The Nigerian Academy of Science was inaugurated on 8th of January 1977 by an initial group of forty-five Foundation Fellows comprising distinguished scientists in the pure and applied sciences.
The Academy has since grown in membership and diversity into the highest scientific honor society in Nigeria. Since inception, the Academy has operated as a voluntary organization, independent of government control, but collaborating with the government in the growth and development of science and technology in Nigeria.
The Academy is the national member of the following organisations: Inter-Academy Panel (IAP), Inter-Academy Medical Panel (IAMP), the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC), the Inter-Academy Council (IAC), and the International Council for Science (ICSU).
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African health workers have over 50 years of experience battling various outbreaks of yellow fever, Ebola, mpox and more recently COVID-19. This experience should be harnessed now.
The government at national and state levels as well as private proprietors should appoint women as universities’ vice-chancellors.
This is an era of exciting advances in medical science. But Africa is in danger of being at the back of the queue once again. What should we be doing to make sure this doesn’t happen?
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect against diphtheria.
Countries must ensure adequate and full immunisation of every child to curb polio mutations.
Here’s what Nigeria’s new president should do to elevate science in the country.
Financial support for science and research in Nigeria remains pathetic. This has led to the deterioration in the quantity and quality of trained virologists at universities.
Experts explain why there might not be much to celebrate and proffer solutions.
The chances of surviving Marburg are improved if there’s early supportive care with rehydration and symptomatic treatment.
Nigeria must step up its preparedness for mpox.
A pesar de la pandemia, las disparidades y las estructuras de poder desiguales en la salud mundial siguen intactas. Será difícil afrontar nuevos desafíos globales, como el calentamiento global, si no cambia el sistema.
It’s a huge cause for concern that, two years into the pandemic, the disparities and unequal power structures in global health are still intact.
The current spate of travel bans is rather hasty and irrational given that we know that the variant is in several countries already.
Properly engaged and monitored, Nigeria’s private sector can do more in COVID vaccination exercise.
Nigeria must increase its testing capacity and do more genomic studies to deal effectively with the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Recent developments have shown that Nigeria requires improved surveillance to keep other diseases like Mpox at bay while battling COVID-19.
Experts assess Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 so far and express worry that the country does not appear to have learnt much; it isn’t prepared for the next pandemic.
Less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. The biases and perceptions that keep women and girls out of STEM must be tackled.
In this video interview, Dr Doyin Odubanjo, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Academy of Science and a public health expert, talks about keeping safe while celebrating Christmas during COVID-19.
