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• President Julius Maada Bio lunches first national drone corridor in West Africa

  By thespecimennews on December 2, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  President Bio has said that his government is proud to launch the first national drone corridor in West Africa and putting
  innovative technology to the service of Sierra Leone’s development aspirations.

• President Bio Engages Director-General of UNESCO on the Free Quality Education, DSTI

  By thespecimennews on November 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Sierra Leone President Bio has engaged the Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, on the significant impact of the Free Quality Education Programme and the establishment of the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation, DSTI

• ERVEBO® [Ebola Zaire Vaccine] Awarded Prequalification Status by the World Health Organization (WHO)

  By thespecimennews on November 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  MERCK (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD (www.MSD.com) outside the United States and Canada, today announced that ERVEBO [Ebola Zaire Vaccine (rVSVΔ-ZEBOV-GP live)] has been awarded prequalification status by the World Health Organization (WHO).

• Mosquito sterilization offers new opportunity to control chikungunya, dengue, and Zika

  By thespecimennews on November 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  technique that sterilizes male mosquitoes using radiation will soon be tested as part of global health efforts to control diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika.

• Novartis announces new strategy to provide innovative medicines to more patients in sub-Saharan Africa

  By thespecimennews on November 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Novartis announced today a new strategy to broaden patient reach and availability of its portfolio of medicines in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which is home to the largest underserved patient population in the world.

• ICJ postpones DRC v. Uganda reparation case to Friday 22 November

  By thespecimennews on November 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has decided to postpone the public hearings on the question of reparations in the case concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda), which had been due to take place between Monday 18 and Friday 22 November 2019.

• Niger and IMF reached agreement on review of ECF-supported program

  By thespecimennews on November 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Nigerien authorities and the IMF team reached staff-level agreement for the completion of the fifth review of the ECF-supported program.