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Donor-funded scheme aims to redress geographic imbalance in usage of huge biomedical resource
Infectious disease and vaccine policy expert Kathleen Neuzil to start in May
Investment is needed to build continent’s own capacity to predict weather, scientists say
Humanities and social science publisher “repurposes” read-only fees to pay for open access
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RI Days: Dashboard will display innovation projects contributing to AU-EU joint strategy
Global Fund money will bolster West African nation’s health systems and fund treatment
Neglected and emerging disease investments result in big economic returns for US economy, analysis finds
Two funding programmes will support research networks across Africa and the UK
Office will support local vaccine manufacturing
Philanthropic grant creates network to help discover new treatments for prevalent diseases on continent
Fourteen dishes will boost sensitivity of South Africa’s SKA precursor by 50 per cent
Partnership aims to strengthen tech startups, computer literacy and cybersecurity
Investment aims to spur genomic surveillance and strengthen public health laboratories in African Union
Former world leaders warn that negotiations have stalled amid competing global crises
Collaboration sets out to broaden reach of genomic surveillance to detect epidemics
Non-communicable diseases, climate change and research careers among priorities of science partnerships
Investment increase aims to offset global drop in development aid, foundation says
Rebecca Hanlin describes how brainstorming event charted path for new innovation fund
Twelve-country study will survey toll of unemployment, poverty, climate change and poor education
Initiative aims to ensure sustainability in “fastest-growing” agricultural sector
Grants worth more than US$5 million each made available for consortia consisting of three-to-six organisations
Ethiopia-based facility to expand pathogen research and epidemiology in Africa
Hub is “one-stop-shop” for lessons combining human, animal and environmental health protection
Research expenditure barely reached half the target set in 2018 before the Covid outbreak
$3m fund will support development and improvement of dementia research infrastructure
Surveillance and transmission studies will aid global fight against the disease, partners say
Unprecedented study will look for climate change impacts on animal and plant-rich area
Programme will target African health sector workers looking to improve efficiency and outcomes
Labour conference: Party promises refreshed approach but stops short of returning to former spending level
Eight countries will participate in US$45 million, five-year project led by South Africa
Five-year agreement will pay for equipment to develop, produce and certify active pharmaceutical ingredients
Pepfar authorisation delay could cause “substantial increase in new HIV infections”, leading health experts warn
Countries vie to become first African associate members of Europe’s high-energy physics facility
Projects aim to boost mitigation and adaptation, as summit highlights dearth of clean energy financing
Agreement will boost joint research projects, exchanges and virtual research institutes
Pandemic countermeasures should be classified and funded as “common goods”, paper argues
Charity plugs funding gap for network that helps African medical scientists build their careers