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• Study of PrEP and vaginal ring for HIV prevention begins in girls and young women

  By thespecimennews on February 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A clinical trial has begun to examine the safety and use of two HIV prevention tools – oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and a vaginal ring—in adolescent girls and young women in southern Africa.

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• Focus on Agent Networks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for better financial, economic, and social inclusion

  By thespecimennews on February 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  In the DRC, the use of informal financial services remains strongly anchored among the population. In this context, a careful selection of agents appears to be a good alternative at a lower cost to the provision of financial services.

• AfDB and ECOWAS sign agreement for study on Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway

  By thespecimennews on February 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Economic Community Of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement for a study into a 1,000 kilometre highway linking Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital Abidjan, to Lagos in Nigeria, marking a new step in building regional integration and trade.

• Study links psoriasis treatment and improvement in heart artery disease

  By thespecimennews on February 5, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Researchers have found that treating psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, with biologic drugs that target immune system activity can reduce the early plaque buildup that clogs arteries, restricts blood flow, and leads to heart attacks and stroke.

• Libya: The African Development Bank supports a new generation of promising young leaders for a successful transition

  By thespecimennews on February 5, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  One hundred and fifty-three emerging Libyan leaders have received certificates after completing a ten-day intensive leadership workhop in Istanbul, Turkey, organized by the African Development Bank.

• Warming seas may increase frequency of extreme storms

  By thespecimennews on February 5, 2019 • ( 0 )

  A new NASA study shows that warming of the tropical oceans due to climate change could lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century.

• Sierra Leone Rural women share experiences in farming and governance

  By thespecimennews on February 4, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A group of women Councilors from the Eastern Region of Sierra Leone have ended a two-day learning and exchange visit to their counterparts in Kabala, Koinadugu District, in the North of the country.

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