• Filling an important gap in the literature, this is important reading for all those interested in livestock development and pastoral economies in East Africa. (google.com)
  • Coastal Ocean Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO-East Africa) receives support for its research on impacts of climate change and inadequate management on the health of marine resources and livelihoods of coastal communities in Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique and Madagascar. (norad.no)
  • CORDIO-East Africa will engage local communities in the research, and use research findings to influence policies and decision-making on coastal ecosystems in these countries. (norad.no)
  • The aim is to improve the health, food security and climate resilience of people of East Africa. (norad.no)
  • East Africa is the biggest recipient of the Grand Challenges Africa innovation fund, receiving 54% of the money, followed by West and Southern Africa with 23% and 17% respectively. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Naked mole-rats are weirdly spectacular - they are bare-skinned, wrinkly and buck-toothed, and they live in large underground colonies in East Africa where only the queen breeds, with a few selected males. (africageographic.com)
  • Report: How can West and Central Africa use ESG to boost value-added activities in special economic zones? (oxfordbusinessgroup.com)
  • The risk of infection is highest in the rainforests of West and Central Africa and during the rainy season, when the deerfly (or mango fly or mangrove fly, as they are commonly known) are most prevalent. (medscape.com)
  • In Eastern and Southern Africa, $3 billion has been committed through 31 operations in 20 countries and in Western and Central Africa, $ 1.68 billion has been committed through 34 operations in 21 countries. (worldbank.org)
  • On International Women's Day 2023 , we steered our focus towards closing the digital gender divide in Eastern and Southern Africa. (worldbank.org)
  • The 2023 Africa Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report covers the period January to December 2022. (worldbank.org)
  • Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to decelerate from 3.6% in 2022 to 2.5% in 2023. (worldbank.org)
  • It excludes transit and covers sea, air and land arrivals to South Africa, for theSeptember 2023 period. (southafrica.net)
  • Sub-Saharan Africa, home to more than 1 billion people, half of whom will be under 25 years old by 2050, is a diverse continent offering human and natural resources that have the potential to yield inclusive growth and wipe out poverty in the region, enabling Africans across the continent to live healthier and more prosperous lives. (worldbank.org)
  • As many have written, Africa is a continent with many challenges. (uwo.ca)
  • This Research Topic focuses on the unique potential of the Freshwater Science of the African continent, as well as highlighting niche freshwater communities located predominantly or exclusively in Africa. (frontiersin.org)
  • The collection will also be of value as a reference for future freshwater research in the continent and guide those seeking to establish research partnerships and collaborations or explore the potential of discoveries in African freshwater science in their research endeavors. (frontiersin.org)
  • In his launch speech, Vice-chancellor Max Price said the ACDI would pull together research being done across Africa and help to translate that research into policy proposals with a deep understanding of the development challenges facing countries on the continent. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Most innovations that had responded to the needs of African people came from the informal sector - the main employer on the continent - rather than from universities. (universityworldnews.com)
  • As the new Honest Accounts 2017 research shows, over 70 years later, and despite the end of colonialism and decades of 'aid', the exploitation of the African continent continues unabated. (newint.org)
  • The problem is that it is those outside the continent, not ordinary Africans, who are benefitting from this wealth. (newint.org)
  • Sir Mark Walport, director of the Wellcome Trust, said, "If we are to help tackle the growing burden of disease in Africa, it is important that we build capacity within the continent for African researchers and their institutions in order to understand the genetic and environmental causes of illness. (nih.gov)
  • In this Global Platform video Kojo Aduhene, CEO of LMI Holdings, emphasises the importance of industrialisation for the African continent, as well as the key role the private sector can play in securing. (oxfordbusinessgroup.com)
  • The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is planning to create a forum to strengthen HIV research, not only in South Africa, but throughout the African continent. (hsrc.ac.za)
  • Previous NBR research found that Beijing seeks a world order that better fits its interests and values-a "loose, partial, and malleable" hegemony largely exercised over the Global South-making the African continent a key region for China. (nbr.org)
  • Beijing has expanded its presence on the African continent through increasing economic, political, and military engagement, as demonstrated by high levels of trade and the People's Liberation Army's first overseas naval base in Djibouti. (nbr.org)
  • About 387 million people lived without access to basic drinking water services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, up from 350 million people in 2000, according to a WHO/ UNICEF progress report . (worldbank.org)
  • Brief: The importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights to prevent HIV in adolescent girls and young women in eastern and southern Africa. (svri.org)
  • On Nov. 30, 2017, Pew Research Center hosted a survey methodology workshop on the opportunities and challenges of conducting public opinion research in sub-Saharan Africa. (pewresearch.org)
  • In June 2017, Norad announced a call for proposals for research institutions and organisations based in Sub-Saharan Africa - with a deadline 1 September 2017. (norad.no)
  • Most weight was given to research quality, relevance and communication, which is in line with MFA and Norad's common research strategy 2017-2024 . (norad.no)
  • Honest Accounts 2017 was published on Wednesday 24 May by a group of development campaigners including Global Justice Now, and reports more wealth leaves African countries than enters it every year. (newint.org)
  • If Honest Accounts 2017 does one thing, it lays bare that Africa is rich. (newint.org)
  • For many of the reasons outlined in Honest Accounts 2017 , African governments often simply do not have the funds to provide adequate healthcare for their citizens. (newint.org)
  • We examine the literature , in terms of health outcomes, considering WASH access and interventions in urban sub-Saharan Africa from 2000 to 2017. (bvsalud.org)
  • Even by African standards, the pentecostal boom stands out, and many of Africa's most populous and politically significant countries reflect this trend. (pewresearch.org)
  • Two of South Africa's top universities have launched high profile, multidisciplinary climate change research initiatives ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP17, which kicks off in Durban, South Africa, on Monday. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Grand Challenges Africa - launched last September by the African Academy of Sciences or AAS , the New Partnership for Africa's Development and international partners - will help to tackle the problem of low investment in research and development and to drive innovation that will contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Aggrey Ambali, head of the science, technology and innovation hub of the New Partnership for Africa's Development - an implementing arm of the African Union - pointed out that the African Union's Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa or STISA provided a framework for a sustainable African science and technology agenda in the coming decade. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Some of the other sessions will examine topics such as: Africa in Canada, Border Security in African Contexts, Governance and Management of Natural Resources in Africa's Great Lakes Region, Perspectives on Gender in Africa, Urban Unrest in South Africa and Africans on the Move. (yorku.ca)
  • The African Cities Research Consortium brings together a range of international partners to explore and tackle the complexity around urban development in some of Africa's biggest cities. (iied.org)
  • The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) aims to generate evidence to tackle complex urbanisation problems in some of Africa's fastest growing city areas through localised activity. (iied.org)
  • He was succeeded in 2011 by Edward Paice, a historian specialising in the Horn of Africa and Eastern Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • Published in the Routledge Handbook of the Horn of Africa , this chapter draws from ethnographic research on refugee policy and the care of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia to explore the local, national, and global politics that have emerged around the management of mobility on the Eritrean-Ethiopian border since Eritrean independence from Ethiopia in 1993. (iup.edu)
  • The Routledge Handbook of the Horn of Africa provides an interdisciplinary survey of contemporary research related to a region of increasing global significance. (iup.edu)
  • Only 15 out of 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have met or exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) target of 40% of the population with a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2021, while only four countries (Rwanda, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Cabo Verde ) have reached the 70% target by mid-2022. (worldbank.org)
  • As of October 2022, 25.4% of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa has received at least one dose while 19.8% are fully vaccinated according to the WHO regional office for Africa. (worldbank.org)
  • As of October 2022, the World Bank has been committed $4.68 billion through 65 COVID-19 operations to support vaccine acquisition, distribution, and deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa. (worldbank.org)
  • If you have not registered information related to research integrity with e-Rad after the e-Rad upgrade on March 15, 2022, please make sure to register the information. (go.jp)
  • This first edition was published in 2022 and includes a comprehensive survey of research on authoritarianism and resistance, religion and politics, migration, economic integration, the military, and regimes and liberation. (iup.edu)
  • The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) is a major six-year investment by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (UK government) to fund new, operationally-relevant research to address intractable development challenges in African cities. (ucla.edu)
  • African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) receives support for its research on social and economic dimensions of development - and the impacts of climate change on the economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. (norad.no)
  • The consortium builds on recent work that IIED's Human Settlements research group has undertaken for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (previously DFID) on the Urban Crises Learning Fund and on shelter provision in East African cities . (iied.org)
  • The consortium will frame the research within the 'city as a system' approach. (iied.org)
  • The consortium of scientists in the H3 Africa program review the potential for introducing cutting edge technologies into medicine in Africa. (ca.gov)
  • African scientists will conduct genomic research on kidney disease, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, tuberculosis and African sleeping sickness through inaugural grants of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Consortium (H3Africa). (nih.gov)
  • Features case studies primarily focusing on Ethiopia and Kenya to offer research from a variety of regional communities to explore issues of household sales behavior, price determinants, livestock market information systems, cross border and export marketing, and crisis period marketing. (google.com)
  • He was a researcher for the Pastoral Risk Management project of the Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program in Kenya. (google.com)
  • Professor Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, co-founder of Afrobarometer and executive director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, and Dixie Avugwi, director of research at Research Plus Africa in Kenya, were our keynote speakers. (pewresearch.org)
  • ICIPE works with participatory research and private engagement in research uptake in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya. (norad.no)
  • Kenya has been the biggest beneficiary, having received US$26.1 million for 113 projects, followed by Uganda with US$19.2 million and South Africa with US$9.2 million. (universityworldnews.com)
  • In one-year period starting from September, audiences in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa will enjoy some 30 Chinese TV series and movies through StarTimes -- a leading Chinese-run TV channel in sub-Saharan Africa, covering 80% of the region's population. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • African Journal of Agricultural Research 17.6 (2021): 829-835. (academicjournals.org)
  • The Organising Committee of the South African Conference for Artificial Intelligence Research (SACAIR2021) invites the submission of full papers for presentation at the conference, to be held at Simbithi Country Club, Simbithi Eco-Estate, Dolphin Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, from 6 - 10 December 2021. (wikicfp.com)
  • On June 9, 2021, NBR held a discussion with Nadège Rolland and Howard W. French seeking to situate Africa in China's strategic thinking. (nbr.org)
  • Its first publication, The Day After Mugabe: prospects for change in Zimbabwe, collected a broad range of analysis and commentary from across the political spectrum, with perspectives from Africa, China, Europe and North America. (wikipedia.org)
  • The first session of the conference will be a round table via the web with presenters from Brazil looking at the present and future perspectives of African studies in Brazil. (yorku.ca)
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Research and Research Capacity Strengthening in Africa: Perspectives from the region. (svri.org)
  • The Eastern Africa Centre focuses on conducting transdisciplinary research through equitable partnerships, co-created applied research, and support to the next generation of research leaders. (ntu.ac.uk)
  • Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) serves as a Centre of Excellence and received support for its work on medical research and capacity building in Ethiopia and Africa. (norad.no)
  • International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) receives support for its interdisciplinary research programme addressing impacts of arthropod pests on social-ecological systems. (norad.no)
  • Medani was named a Carnegie Scholar on Islam in 2007 by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Melliti is the author of several books, while Simpson is the former director of the International Development Research Centre and the Centre for International Business at the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. (yorku.ca)
  • Developed to support CODESRIA programs and more generally to serve the social science research community, the CODESRIA Documentation and Information Centre (CODICE) offers electronic resources in full text in open access. (codesria.org)
  • Access is provided to research outputs generated by HSRC researchers since 2000. (hsrc.ac.za)
  • Firmly tied to recommendations for future research and policy, the editors contend that current thinking, which asserts that more effective marketing will automatically achieve multiple desirable outcomes, including environmental benefits, may be flawed. (google.com)
  • 21st century research in urban WASH and health in sub-Saharan Africa: methods and outcomes in transition. (bvsalud.org)
  • Despite some efforts to adopt multi-sectoral approaches in African cities, too many programs remain siloed - failing to deal with the complexity of urban development problems, or the possible unintended consequences of such interventions. (ucla.edu)
  • This aims to move beyond the sectoral silos of development research and interventions, and allows practitioners and researchers to treat and examine each city as a complex system itself. (iied.org)
  • Systematic review of sex work interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: Examining combination prevention approaches. (svri.org)
  • Tackling gender inequalities and intimate partner violence in the response to HIV: moving towards effective interventions in Southern and Eastern Africa. (svri.org)
  • Community empowerment and involvement of female sex workers in targeted sexual and reproductive health interventions in Africa: a systematic review. (svri.org)
  • Our review of studies which evaluate the effectiveness of specific WASH interventions, reveals an emphasis of WASH research on acute communicable diseases , particularly diarrhoeal diseases . (bvsalud.org)
  • We recommend a broader focus of WASH research and interventions in urban Africa to better reflect the demographic and health transitions happening. (bvsalud.org)
  • The threat of new variants propels the push for increased vaccination rates among African countries. (worldbank.org)
  • Countries where the pentecostal and charismatic population is between 10% and 20% include Congo-Brazzaville, the Central African Republic, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, Liberia and Mozambique. (pewresearch.org)
  • Our premier, award-winning syndicated market research database provides detailed data and analysis on industries, economies, countries and consumers across 781 cities, 210 countries. (euromonitor.com)
  • The aim of this support scheme is to increase developing countries' production of research of high quality and relevance that can contribute to poverty eradication and sustainable development as well as to build research capacity. (norad.no)
  • The meeting attracted participants from more than 40 countries, and was aimed at informing a scientific and innovation agenda for Africa and laying the groundwork for scientific advocacy efforts to increase investment in African research and development. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Grand Challenges partners have invested US$120 million in 380 projects in 29 African countries. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Today, African countries receives £162 billion in resources including aid, loans and foreign investment. (newint.org)
  • Over 50 per cent of people in African countries are denied access to modern health facilities . (newint.org)
  • Of course, today this isn't colonialism, but the exploitation of African countries continues. (newint.org)
  • The relationship between parental presence and child sexual violence: Evidence from thirteen countries in sub-Saharan Africa. (svri.org)
  • 2 There is concern that little medical research is done on diseases affecting people in developing countries. (bmj.com)
  • The inaugural H3Africa projects were announced at a meeting of the principal investigators, representing 22 African countries, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (nih.gov)
  • This innovative project is not only empowering schoolchildren in African countries, it is also a demonstration of UK aid working for taxpayers as schools across England are also benefiting from this British innovation. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Several West and Central African countries have incorporated the UN Sustainable Development Goals in their respective economic growth strategies, driven by a desire from both public and private. (oxfordbusinessgroup.com)
  • This paper discusses the problems that have confronted the labor markets of countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, drawing from the experience of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Algeria. (lse.ac.uk)
  • AHRI's previous research has focused on tuberculosis, leprosy, Leishmaniasis and malaria, but it has widened its scope to include non-transmittable diseases, medical biotechnology and clinical trials. (norad.no)
  • Strengthening capability for malaria research in Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • The Roll Back Malaria Programme, for example, emphasizes the use of insecticide treated bednets in Africa and targets a 30-fold increase in treated bednet use by 2007. (who.int)
  • Together with other institutions the universities of Cape Town and the Witwatersrand are using the event - which brings together about 20,000 delegates representing the world's governments, international organisations and civil society - to showcase local research and expertise on climate change and sustainability. (universityworldnews.com)
  • ACDI director and Cape Town's (UCT's) first pro vice-chancellor for climate change, Professor Mark New, said in a filmed interview posted on the university website that institutions like ACDI play a role in generating innovative ideas and research well in advance of meetings and events such as COP. (universityworldnews.com)
  • However, all eight are to participate in the various side events and educational activities such as Forest Day, Agricultural Day, tours of the climate change projects around Durban and the events led by the South African National Biodiversity Institute . (universityworldnews.com)
  • The research institutions work within the fields of global health, business development and job creation, climate change and environment, which are priorities for Norwegian development policy. (norad.no)
  • Eradicate hunger and achieve food and nutrition security: support agricultural programmes and research in agronomy, biosciences, water, soil and climate change mitigation. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Yet it loses £203 billion through activities such as illicit financial outflows (to you and me: tax dodging), transnational corporations taking out their profits (on which they have often paid little tax), and the costs imposed by climate change (which Africa didn't cause). (newint.org)
  • African Journal of Agricultural Research, 17(6), 829-835. (academicjournals.org)
  • Comparison of Grafting Techniques and their Effects on some Growth Parameters of Ten Elite Cocoa Clones (Theobroma cacao L.). African Journal of Agricultural Research, 13(41), 2249-2255. (academicjournals.org)
  • At the regional level, institutions like the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are essential to innovate and adapt responses to the continent's needs. (worldbank.org)
  • There are a number of other centres in Africa conducting cancer research. (york.ac.uk)
  • More than that, the Africa Institute runs the Master of Management of Applied Sciences (MMASc) Program in Global Health Systems in Africa (GHS-A) program, and several of our members run service learning and exchange programs with partner universities and organizations in Africa. (uwo.ca)
  • Many universities have not integrated well with the societies in which they are embedded, and have failed to respond adequately to development needs that must be tackled to move Africa forward, according to Abegaz. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa. (ca.gov)
  • The H3Africa initiative will help develop expertise among African scientists, foster increased collaboration among African investigators, enhance the infrastructure for genomics research in Africa, and contribute to the training of the next generation of African researchers in the use of contemporary genomic approaches in the study of important health problems. (nih.gov)
  • The genomic and clinical resources generated by H3Africa investigators will facilitate studies of the environmental, cultural and genetic determinants of diseases that are important to Africans and other human populations. (nih.gov)
  • Working in collaboration with the UK Medical Research Council-funded Unit , based in Entebbe, Uganda, our work focusses primarily on understanding modifiable risk factors for cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with the ultimate goal of facilitating cancer prevention. (york.ac.uk)
  • National Agricultural Research Organisation, Rwebitaba Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P.O. Box 96, Fort Portal, Uganda. (academicjournals.org)
  • In their research project, they interviewed 56 smallholder farmers about their experiences and perceptions of participating in the carbon offsetting project which, in practice, entails supporting small-holders in Uganda to plant trees on their own land in exchange for financial compensation, to generate carbon sequestration capacity. (lu.se)
  • In 1991, Zambia became the first former British colony in Africa to change a president through democratic multiparty elections - and the winner, Frederick Chiluba, was an avowed pentecostal who claimed to have received the gift of tongues at a crusade conducted by pentecostal evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. (pewresearch.org)
  • This collection of articles will be useful in promoting wider collaboration and networking among freshwater scientists conducting research in Africa. (frontiersin.org)
  • Research capacity. (ca.gov)
  • These grants will facilitate creation of the necessary infrastructure and research capacity to conduct cutting edge science in African institutions. (nih.gov)
  • The main purpose of this research topic is to bring together expert research on African freshwater science by scientists from both within and outside Africa, and thereby, bring attention to the contribution of African freshwater science to the global freshwater community. (frontiersin.org)
  • It analyses the impact of the considerable rivalry between the two main trade union organizations in terms of financial stability, membership density and representation at the African Union and international bodies. (ilo.org)
  • ARI encourages debate and challenges conventional wisdom in and about sub-Saharan Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • Data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress. (worldbank.org)
  • The aim is to co- produce knowledge and then turn the research into meaningful action that tackles development challenges. (ucla.edu)
  • African cities face critical challenges. (ucla.edu)
  • African higher education must increase its interaction with the informal sector if it is to drive the continent's innovation agenda and respond to development challenges, said Professor Berhanu Abegaz, executive director of the African Academy of Sciences, at a gathering of 420 African innovators held to set the research agenda for Grand Challenges Africa. (universityworldnews.com)
  • We need to reorient our higher education systems to enable them to build a culture of innovation," he told University World News at a Grand Challenges Africa forum held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi from 23-26 February. (universityworldnews.com)
  • 3 Sub-Saharan Africa is a developing area facing severe, pressing, and often unique health challenges. (bmj.com)
  • It is the only think-tank in the UK to focus exclusively on political, economic and social issues in sub-Saharan Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • Norad has entered into agreement with six African research institutions working in the fields of global health, economic development and natural resource management. (norad.no)
  • Although China is leading the world in economic and infrastructure cooperation with Africa, Chinese people's understanding of Africa is still limited, and many Africans often equate China to nothing more than food and martial arts," said Liu. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • However, black/African American MSM of all ages experience racial disparities in health and are more likely than other gay and bisexual men of other races/ethnicities to encounter broader social and economic barriers 1 . (cdc.gov)
  • Nigerian Journal of Periodontal Research (NJPR) is a peer reviewed scientific publication of Periodontologist Association of Nigeria (PAN). (who.int)
  • Turning the tide on gender based violence: Best practices of organisations applying the 'changing the river's flow' model in Southern Africa. (svri.org)
  • They opened the workshop by identifying fundamental difficulties of gathering high-quality survey data in sub-Saharan Africa and reflecting on how methodological research could serve as a public good to inform the research community. (pewresearch.org)
  • Ethical and methodological issues in conducting research on gender-based violence in Southern Africa. (svri.org)
  • The African Studies Center fosters research on Africa and disseminates findings through seminars, workshops, conferences, and publications. (bu.edu)
  • With their unique mixes of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! (frontiersin.org)
  • AERC produces research and actively communicates research findings to relevant actors to ensure uptake of research in policy and praxis. (norad.no)
  • The geographical breadth of participating institutions shows that H3Africa is about doing just this, enabling the scientists themselves to drive forward the African research agenda. (nih.gov)
  • This program will enable African researchers to study African populations, to solve African problems and to train the next generation of African scientists. (nih.gov)
  • The University of Cape Town formally introduced its African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), a multidisciplinary cross-university research, teaching and outreach programme on 5 November. (universityworldnews.com)
  • He said COP 17 offered a "real opportunity to emphasise African issues", particularly around the areas of adaptation, financing for adaptation and securing the Green Climate Fund, which will support low-carbon development in Africa. (universityworldnews.com)
  • AERC works to enhance private sector engagement in policy-oriented research, relevant for business development and job creation. (norad.no)
  • AESA also serves as a think tank for science development in Africa, and manages international and African grants. (universityworldnews.com)
  • as well as international groups such as the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) . (iied.org)
  • The homepage of the International Development Research Network, headquartered at UBC's Liu Institute for Global Issues. (ubc.ca)
  • The organizations also awarded grants for the development of an African bioinformatics network and two pilot biorepositories, which are banks that maintain biospecimens for future scientific investigation. (nih.gov)
  • Professor Nicola Pitchford from the University of Nottingham has led the research for this project and joined International Development Minister Harriett Baldwin at a school to see the onebillion app in action, helping children improve their numeracy skills. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository of the HSRC's research data in support of evidence-based human and social development. (hsrc.ac.za)
  • The HSRC is committed to cutting-edge research that supports development nationally, in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and in Africa. (hsrc.ac.za)
  • Scholars interested in Africa can be appointed as Visiting Researchers or Research Affiliates of the ASC in order to gain access to the many research tools available at Boston University, to become active participants in ASC activities, and to contribute to the center's research output. (bu.edu)
  • Appointment as a Research Affiliate offers flexibility for long-term members of our scholarly community who have previously served as Visiting Researchers. (bu.edu)
  • Eligibility: Visiting Researchers or Research Affiliates must have an advanced degree or recognized expertise in their field, and they must have a source of financial support, including health insurance, from outside BU. (bu.edu)
  • As part of a joint project of the Coleman African Studies Center and Global Public Affairs at Luskin, this colloquium will provide an opportunity to meet (virtually) with a number of the African researchers who have carried out city-based studies of the past two years. (ucla.edu)
  • This colloquium will provide an opportunity to meet (virtually) with a number of the African researchers who have carried out city-based studies of the past two years. (ucla.edu)
  • While Sub-Saharan Africa appears to have avoided a catastrophic health scenario and life is taking on a sense of normalcy, the region continues to face scarring effects from the pandemic. (worldbank.org)
  • Though pentecostalism's dramatic expansion has left almost no part of sub-Saharan Africa unaffected, the extent of its growth varies across the region. (pewresearch.org)
  • Studies in northern Africa were excluded (this region is included in the Middle Eastern crescent in the global burden of disease estimates). (bmj.com)
  • Algeria, from 23 to 26 June 2008, adopted the Algiers Declaration renewing the commitment of Member States to strengthen national health research, information systems and knowledge management systems in order to improve health in the African Region. (who.int)
  • One of the round tables will look at revolutions in northern Africa, while another, chaired by Curto, will explore Angola under the Weight of the Slave Trade during the 18th and 19th centuries. (yorku.ca)
  • Mitlin said: "The long-term prospects for much of Africa will hinge on creating more sustainable, equitable and inclusive cities. (iied.org)
  • Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author. (frontiersin.org)
  • To establish and sustain global research partnerships that will generate scientific knowledge and tools to contribute to the successful prevention, control and where feasible eradication of African Swine Fever (ASF). (usda.gov)
  • To this end, we have built, and will continue to build, strong partnerships with governments, organizations, and individuals across Africa, as well as with expatriates, since their accumulated indigenous knowledge is absolutely core to the process of integration. (uwo.ca)
  • During trials in Malawi, research found that children using the app daily made the same progress in maths in eight weeks as they would have been expected to after 12 months of teaching. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Professor Pitchford says: "The results from the initial research in Malawi showed that the app made a significant impact on the children's learning in maths. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Violence based on perceived or real sexual orientation and gender identity in Africa. (svri.org)
  • Pentecostals are not the only Christian group in Africa to have experienced significant growth in recent decades. (pewresearch.org)
  • Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Airlines industry in South Africa with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts - experts by industry and geographic specialisation. (euromonitor.com)
  • To evaluate whether the amount of randomised clinical research on various medical conditions is related to the burden of disease and health needs of the local populations in sub-Saharan Africa. (bmj.com)
  • The CDC is actively involved in providing information through surveillance and research to further understanding of HIV risk in affected populations. (cdc.gov)
  • ARI strives to inform domestic and international policy making through publishing research and hosting interactive events. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. (pewresearch.org)
  • The African Child Policy Forum. (svri.org)
  • Full papers will undergo double-blind peer-review, complying with the requirements of the South African DHET research output policy. (wikicfp.com)
  • 3. Since such a policy and plan should be based on solid evidence, it is vital to carry out beforehand a comprehensive assessment and anal ysis of the knowledge gap and the current state of research, information and knowledge manageme nt in each country. (who.int)
  • The lack of adequate publicly funded health care means that many people in Africa are simply not able to seek healthcare when needed, whilst 11 million are pushed into poverty every year to pay for it. (newint.org)
  • It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. (pewresearch.org)
  • Articles published by FXCM Research Team generally have numerous contributors and aim to provide general Educational and Informative content on Market News and Products. (fxcm.com)
  • The Africa Research Institute (ARI) is an independent not-for-profit think-tank based in the United Kingdom. (wikipedia.org)
  • Africa Research Institute was founded in February 2007. (wikipedia.org)
  • Africa Research Institute is a UK-registered charity. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the Africa Institute, our focus is not just teaching or research. (uwo.ca)
  • Integration is what we aim to accomplish at the Africa Institute. (uwo.ca)
  • Moreover, African members of the Africa Institute are core to the scholarship of integration. (uwo.ca)
  • Hot on the heels of UCT's ceremony was the launch on 8 November by the University of the Witwatersrand of its R28-million (US$3.3 million) Global Change and Sustainability Research Institute. (universityworldnews.com)
  • The meeting will be hosted by York's Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples and will have sessions in both French and English. (yorku.ca)
  • Lovejoy, director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples, will also chair the sessions examining The Central Sudan in Nineteenth & Early Twentieth Centuries and Aspects of the Slave Trade in the Atlantic World. (yorku.ca)
  • All papers should report original research that has neither been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere. (wikicfp.com)
  • Proceedings with all accepted papers for SACAIR will be made available online, and a selection of accepted papers will appear in a volume of Springer series - (Communications in Computer and Information Science - CCIS), which is accredited by the South African DHET. (wikicfp.com)
  • Currently, Africa accounts for 15% of the global population and 25% of the global disease burden, but only produces about 2% of the world's research output," said the AAS. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Clinical research in this part of the world should focus more evenly on the major contributors to burden of disease. (bmj.com)
  • Demand is increasing for research to be prioritised according to the importance of health issues, 1 and burden of disease measures have been proposed to aid this process. (bmj.com)