Tag Archives: Scientists

  The continent receives less than one percent of global clean air investment, a gap experts say must be urgently addressed   NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa has no shortage of evidence that polluted air is harming people’s health, slowing economic growth and placing an increasing burden on cities …

BEIJING  | Xinhua |  Two veteran scientists won China’s top sci-tech award for the year 2025 on Wednesday for their groundbreaking contributions to the fields of lithium batteries and radar technology, respectively, as the country honored 258 projects and 11 experts for scientific and technological achievements. Chen Liquan, 86, a …

  CONNECT-VAS project brings together four African countries to  build stronger vaccine systems and reduce reliance on imports   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | When scientists, policymakers, regulators and development partners gathered in Kampala on June 11 for the inception meeting of the Collaborative Network for Vaccine Research in West …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Museveni has proposed a tax exemption on the salaries of scientists, arguing that their work has a tremendous impact on the country’s development. Speaking during the launch of a Ugandan-made anti-tick vaccine at the National Livestock Resources  Research Institute in Namulonge on Thursday, Museveni …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Moses Ntaro, a lecturer at Mbarara University of Science and Technology and co-author of a recent study that found treating traditional baby wraps with insect repellent can significantly reduce malaria infections in young children, says the research team is planning to expand the …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for strengthening the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research and supporting scientists and researchers in delivering more original innovations. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, …

LONDON, UK | TASS | The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be “the most climate-damaging” in the history of the tournament due to the championship’s altered format, with more matches and more countries meaning more flights and – more pollution, The Independent reported on Wednesday …

TEHRAN, IRAN | Xinhua | Iran on Saturday held a state funeral for the military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during a 12-day conflict with Israel. The ceremony was attended by the families of those killed in the attacks as well as high-ranking Iranian officials and military commanders, including President …

Scientists raise alarm about new variants, urge national disease testing ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Foreign aid cuts could result in a major outbreak of mpox across the African continent and beyond, with virus control measures already disrupted, public health experts warn. Mpox testing and monitoring efforts in hotspot areas like the …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study by Makerere University has found that a lot of research which would otherwise be used to drive development or solve community challenges still lies idle because scientists can’t easily communicate their findings or turn them into useable solutions. Speaking to URN in …