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NRENs: Supporting the global challenges of the novel coronavirus

NRENs: Supporting the global challenges of the novel coronavirus

by Hastings Ndebvu | Mar 11, 2020 | Health Science, Research, Stories

By Jane Gifford National Research and Education (R&E) Networks (also known as NRENs) together provide critical communications infrastructure for universities and research institutes worldwide. This global network of interconnected networks is boosting...

DRC doctor discovers Ebola cure

by Hastings Ndebvu | Aug 20, 2019 | Health Science, Research, Stories

Dr Jean-Jacques Muyembe. Pic credit: The Independent Uganda A Congolese doctor who is also Director General  of Congo’s National Institute for Biomedical Research, has become a “true hero” of Africa and the world in general after his experimental drugs were...
Malawian TED Fellow Builds Medical Tech To Overcome Africa’s Unique Challenges

Malawian TED Fellow Builds Medical Tech To Overcome Africa’s Unique Challenges

by Hastings Ndebvu | Feb 3, 2018 | Health Science, Research, Stories

The impending connection of the Malawi Research and Education Network, (MAREN) to the UbuntuNet regional network is likely to be exciting news to software engineers like Soyapi Mumba who have been working tirelessly to develop systems that can revolutionise the health...
Telemedicine: helping reduce deaths from cancer in Asia

Telemedicine: helping reduce deaths from cancer in Asia

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...
CSI Malawi: Using forensic science to “interrogate” mosquitoes

CSI Malawi: Using forensic science to “interrogate” mosquitoes

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...
Keystone Symposia introduces virtual repository for global health community

Keystone Symposia introduces virtual repository for global health community

by Hastings Ndebvu | May 1, 2017 | Health Science, Research, Stories

Health scientists and researchers from around the world now have an open access to a collection of over 20 hours of scientific video presentations and discussions developed by the Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology. Keystone Symposia is a US based...
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