by Hastings Ndebvu | Jun 1, 2017 | Health Science, Research, Stories
Gastric cancer is the deadliest form of cancer in Asia. It accounts for the deaths of some 28 men and 13 women per 100,000. In Japan, gastric cancer used to have a similar profile – number one in mortality, as well as in incidence. But now, although the incidence in...
by Hastings Ndebvu | Jun 1, 2017 | Partners, RedCLARA, Stories
RedCLARA has announced Luis Eliecer Cadenas Marin, co-founder of Venezuelan NREN REACCIUN, as its new Executive Director. The announcement was made at the opening ceremony of the TICAL2017 Conference, in the city of San José, Costa Rica, earlier this month. The new...
by Hastings Ndebvu | Jun 1, 2017 | Health Science, Research, Stories
Fifteen years ago, Edward “Ned” Walker, a Michigan State University medical entomologist, spearheaded the use of insecticide-treated bed nets in the fight against malaria in Africa. Now, a seven-year, $8 million NIH-sponsored grant will enable Walker and his team to...
by Hastings Ndebvu | Jun 1, 2017 | Stories
Member NRENs, Regional RENs, partners, stakeholders, researchers and the global scientific community will soon be able to get all information about UbuntuNet Alliance on a new website which is set to be launched soon. The new website is an upgrade from the current...
by Hastings Ndebvu | Jun 1, 2017 | Events, Stories, UbuntuNet Connect
Authors and researchers wishing to showcase their work at UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 now have up to 31st August 2017 to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation at the conference. UbuntuNet-Connect 2017, the tenth of the series of annual conferences of UbuntuNet...
