Jackie Opara
Regional Deputy Editor, Sub-Saharan Africa at SciDev Net
Regional deputy editor, Sub-Saharan Africa (English) @SciDevNet, coordinator: Nigerian ass of science journalists &freelance writers network, Fellow @NatPress
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2 weeks ago |
scidev.net | Jackie Opara
[LAGOS] Despite decades of efforts focused on mosquito eradication, drug therapies, and vaccines, malaria remains hard to beat, especially in Africa. The World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2024 indicates that 11 African countries bear about two thirds of the world’s malaria burden.
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Dec 9, 2024 |
phys.org | Jackie Opara
When Joel Mukwaya, a biologist and post-graduate student at Uganda's Makerere University, discovered the immune-boosting benefits of tea made from a honey-by product, he immediately sent some to his grandmother. The tea was made with propolis—a resin-like substance bees use when building their hives.
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Dec 1, 2024 |
eurasiareview.com | Jackie Opara
When Joel Mukwaya, a biologist and post-graduate student at Uganda’s Makerere University, discovered the immune-boosting benefits of tea made from a honey-by product, he immediately sent some to his grandmother. The tea was made with propolis—a resin-like substance bees use when building their hives. “I know of propolis tea’s immune-boosting properties and appetite enhancement,” Mukwaya explains.
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Nov 29, 2024 |
scidev.net | Jackie Opara
[GABORONE] When Joel Mukwaya, a biologist and post-graduate student at Uganda‚Äôs Makerere University, discovered the immune-boosting benefits of tea made from a honey-by product, he immediately sent some to his grandmother. The tea was made with propolis‚ÄĒa resin-like substance bees use when building their hives. ‚ÄúI know of propolis tea‚Äôs immune-boosting properties and appetite enhancement,‚ÄĚ Mukwaya explains.
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Dec 8, 2023 |
scidev.net | Jackie Opara
[LUSAKA] Developing policies to support young tech experts is key to creating a digitally skilled healthcare workforce in Africa and achieving universal healthcare, public health leaders say. COVID-19 highlighted the importance of digital innovation in enabling people to access health services from any location, the third International Conference on Public Health in Africa heard.
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