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“Listening is part of delivery” - Dr Githinji Gitahi.
He argues that health systems build trust when they start with what matters to communities, not when institutions design responses first and ask people to follow.
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Public health communication can't wait for a crisis. At #AfricaFactsSummit2026, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu of @SciDevNet highlighted the importance of ongoing engagement and trust-building to help communities recognise and resist harmful false information.
#HealthMisinformation #PublicHealth
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Trust in science fell from 77% in 2018 to 72% in 2025 across 108 countries. @wellcometrust says the picture is fragile, not a wholesale collapse.
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What if a minor thorn prick in a field could turn into an infection so severe you risk losing a leg?
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India has no national surveillance system for #mycetoma, even though the neglected tropical disease has been recorded there since 1842. Researchers say that this leaves its true burden largely unknown.
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In Uganda, cancer patients travel 100s KMs for care. Many suffer side effects at home and never come back.
At #WorldCancerCongress in Hong Kong, @cancerinstitute showed how a simple automated voice call, no internet, no smartphone is saving them.
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“It’s a game-changer because the patient doesn’t spend on anything” - Cancer survivor
A free, automated call system in Uganda is helping patients stay connected to care between visits.
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"Investing in African scientific capacity ... is therefore not only an African priority but a global responsibility. When Africa can detect, respond to and contain outbreaks faster, the whole world is safer."
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So far in 2026, the Americas have recorded more than 51,000 confirmed measles cases, the highest number in the last 22 years, according to @pahowho.
Experts say declining vaccination coverage has driven the resurgence, with the huge volume of travel around this summer’s FIFA World Cup helping the virus spread across borders.
What health authorities say needs to happen next: bit.ly/46HrCBR via @SciDevNet
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How can one person recognising the signs of a crop disease help farmers act before it spreads?
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Three years after developing obstetric fistula during childbirth, Lorpu still has no date for surgery.
“The more the injury stays, the more difficult it becomes for surgery,” says a Liberian urologist. scidev.net/global/scidev-net…
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“We do not have trained surgeons in the country.”
Liberia’s obstetric fistula crisis: more than 100 women joined a 2025 treatment campaign, but only 33 received surgery.
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Lower methane or higher milk yields — does a farmer have to choose one? ILRI's Bayissa Hatew says climate-smart forage may deliver both.
🎧 New Africa Science Focus episode, via @SciDevNet: on.cgiar.org/46c4ZoV
#ClimateSmartAgriculture #Livestock #Methane #ILRI
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Africa's agricultural sector faces multiple threats, including supply chain disruptions, as a result of extreme climate events & health crises, @dr_racinely, @AKADEMIYA2063.
The @AAgWa_News platform uses #AI & #satellitedata to predict agricultural yields to help mitigate the adverse effects of climate change & other crises.
Read more via @SciDevNet: scidev.net/global/news/ai-cr…
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See full story and dedicated website and be part of the class of 2026!
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For years, fish farmers on Kenya's Lake Victoria woke up to floating dead fish. Then an AI system sent a warning by SMS.
With support from the @pulitzercenter, we uncovered how AI and alerts are helping Kenya's fish farmers stay ahead of disaster.
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"Would people choose injectable PrEP? Would they keep coming back? Would protection remain high? The answer to all three is yes." — @HIVpxresearch's Mitchell Warren on new HIV prevention data from #AIDS2026. #IAS2026
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El Niño conditions are already intensifying in the Pacific Ocean, raising the risk of heatwaves, floods and droughts worldwide.
Here’s why climate experts are urging governments to move quickly to prepare and protect food security and human safety: bit.ly/4hoRKI9 via @SciDevNet
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More than 300 returning migrants sought HIV treatment support through Zimbabwe's Kutabila telehealth platform in just over a month, highlighting the health impact of recent deportations.
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You don’t chase the methane. You chase the milk. And the methane follows.
That is what Professor Jamie Newbold of @SRUC and Bayissa Hatew of the @ILRI say in our latest podcast.
Listen: scidev.net/global/podcast/ca…
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Cryptococcal meningitis is a fungal infection that mostly affects people with HIV and kills around 135,000 people each year in Sub-Saharan Africa.
And many survivors are left with life-altering long-term effects including vision loss.
Experts say building community awareness and increasing diagnostic testing is the only way to tackle this neglected disease. Learn more: bit.ly/4oYBvn5 Via @SciDevNet
