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➡️ #Innovation: An Artificial Intelligence (#AI) tool is using satellite #remotesensing and #machinelearning to predict agricultural yields of key #crops in #Africa, to help mitigate the harms of #climatechange and other crises, developers say. Read more:👉

AI predicts African crop yields

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⚡ #News | Giraffes in East Africa may be more endangered than previously thought, researchers reveal in a study calling for more focused #conservation strategies to protect them. Read more: bit.ly/3NrlaG8

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⚡ #News | The use of social media by West African vendors to promote the illegal sale of #bushmeat should be regulated to help prevent the emergence of #diseases transmitted from animals to humans, a study suggests. Read more: bit.ly/43zLS53

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#SciDevNetArchives World leaders have been told that their failure to act on climate change will mean critical temperature rise limits will be breached by more than 1 degree Celsius this century. Read the #FactsAndFigures: 👉 bit.ly/3NuMFNm

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News | The World Health Organization (

) has asked countries in its Western Pacific region to stop subsidies on growing #tobacco and, instead, promote the cultivation of #sustainable crops, including #rice and #vegetables. Read more: bit.ly/3oTvv4e

Asia must stop growing tobacco — WHO

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urges countries in Asia to halt tobacco subsidies and shift focus to cultivating sustainable crops like rice and vegetables. Promoting healthier alternatives can positively impact public health and the environment. Learn more on

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WHO calls on Asian countries to quit tobacco farming

WHO advises Asia’s tobacco growers to switch to sustainable crops that promote food security.

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Uganda's anti-gay law has been lambasted by the international community. Among the concerns: how it will affect access to health care in vulnerable communities. Read more:

Uganda’s anti-gay law sparks global concerns

There are concerns that the law will affect access to health care in vulnerable communities'.

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News | The World Health Organization (

) has asked countries in its Western Pacific region to stop subsidies on growing #tobacco and, instead, promote the cultivation of #sustainable crops, including #rice and #vegetables. Read more: bit.ly/3oTvv4e

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#SciDevNetArchives #mRNA #vaccine technology is a field full of promise – as well as unanswered questions – for communities living with the burden of the world’s most deadly infectious #diseases. Read the #FactsAndFigures:👉bit.ly/3Niqz2n

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News | There are concerns that Uganda’s anti-gay law will affect access to health care in vulnerable communities. Read more:👉

Uganda’s anti-gay law sparks global concerns

There are concerns that the law will affect access to health care in vulnerable communities'.

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We need to prepare for far worse #diseases than #COVID-19 says

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, speaking at the World Health Assembly's launch of the International #Pathogen Surveillance Network.

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New reports show we've made limited progress in ⬇️ preterm births and newborn mortality in the last decade. At #IMNHC2023, we learned limited investment, climate change and conflicts exacerbate the problem.

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‘No progress’ in tackling premature births – UN

UN report says urgent investment in antenatal care is needed to reduce premature birth rates.

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CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets By Ranjit Devraj (

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#SciDevNetArchives A worrying trend: despite efforts to achieve zero #hunger by 2030, hundreds of millions of people worldwide do not have enough #nutritious #food to eat. Read the #FactsAndFigures:👉bit.ly/37Rc8gd

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#SciDevNetArchives World leaders have been told that their failure to act on climate change will mean critical temperature rise limits will be breached by more than 1 degree Celsius this century. Read the #FactsAndFigures: 👉 bit.ly/3NuMFNm

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Rich nations culpable of excessive #greenhouse gas emissions could be compelled to pay up to US$170 trillion in #climate compensation or #reparations by 2050 to achieve global targets, researchers propose. Read more: bit.ly/3OZEtaY

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⚡ News | Researchers in #India say that data from a detailed genomic study of the #dengue virus has helped them develop an #mRNA (messenger RNA) #vaccine candidate capable of neutralising all four strains of the pathogen. Read More:>👉bit.ly/3VxSXzR

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Can #AI improve #crop yields in #Africa?

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on a new tool that can predict agricultural yields of key #crops🌾. #Researchers say it will help mitigate harms caused by #ClimateChange and other crises. Read more👇🏾 ow.ly/vlmy50OGwWE

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News: There are concerns that Uganda’s anti-gay law will affect access to #healthcare in #vulnerable communities'. Read more: bit.ly/43gH58B

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➡️#innovation: An Artificial Intelligence (#AI) tool is using satellite #remotesensing and #machinelearning to predict agricultural yields of key #crops in #Africa, to help mitigate the harms of #climatechange and other crises, developers said. Read more:👇bit.ly/3qfrWpA

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⚡ #News | #Children must be at the centre of #climate actions in the East Asia and Pacific region where they face multiple climate-related shocks and hazards, from #floods and water #contamination to air #pollution and disease,

urges. Read more:>👉bit.ly/3oIN5bg

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Prof. Chioma Chikere at

in #Nigeria, says female scientists in Africa face #bullying, patriarchy... and discrimination at work, especially in #highereducation, they're jittery competing with male counterparts for #funding opportunities. Read more: bit.ly/3IqhTnU

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➡️#innovation: An Artificial Intelligence (#AI) tool is using satellite #remotesensing and #machinelearning to predict agricultural yields of key #crops in #Africa, to help mitigate the harms of #climatechange and other crises, developers said. Read more:👇bit.ly/3qfrWpA

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Should young people be actively involved in #climate action?

say yes, and we agree. To find out why, read Melanie Sison's report for

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Prepare for #disease deadlier than #COVID ... | #outbreaks | #epidemics | #pandemics | #pathogens | #COVID19 | #SARSCoV2 | #variants | Via

Prepare for disease deadlier than COVID – WHO chief

COVID-19 threat is not over, World Health Assembly hears, as WHO launches global pathogen surveillance network.

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⚡ #News | #Children must be at the centre of #climate actions in the East Asia and Pacific region where they face multiple climate-related shocks and hazards, from #floods and water #contamination to air #pollution and disease,

urges. Read more:>👉bit.ly/3oIN5bg

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Prepare for disease deadlier than COVID – WHO chief

COVID-19 threat is not over, World Health Assembly hears, as WHO launches global pathogen surveillance network.

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Could a new #AI tool help #Africa predict agricultural output? As

reports in

, this predictor optimises #food production and crisis planning. Read about this innovation here👇👇🏿 ow.ly/ekeG50OBnKx

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⚡ News | Researchers in #India say that data from a detailed genomic study of the #dengue virus has helped them develop an #mRNA (messenger RNA) #vaccine candidate capable of neutralising all four strains of the pathogen. Read More:>👉bit.ly/3VxSXzR

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➡️ #Innovation: An Artificial Intelligence (#AI) tool is using satellite #remotesensing and #machinelearning to predict agricultural yields of key #crops in #Africa, to help mitigate the harms of #climatechange and other crises, developers say. Read more:👉bit.ly/3qfrWpA

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😔💔 No measurable progress in the past decade to reduce preterm births —the leading cause of child mortality— revealed a major

report. Researchers identified 8 measures to prevent newborn deaths.👇🏽 Via

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‘No progress’ in tackling premature births – UN

UN report says urgent investment in antenatal care is needed to reduce premature birth rates.

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#News | The world should be prepared to respond to a #disease #outbreak of “even deadlier potential” than #COVID-19, the head of the

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➡️ #Innovation: An Artificial Intelligence (#AI) tool is using satellite #remotesensing and #machinelearning to predict agricultural yields of key #crops in #Africa, to help mitigate the harms of #climatechange and other crises, developers say. Read more:👉bit.ly/3qfrWpA

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Are #India's and #China's commitments to #net-zero #climate targets realistic? As Ranjit Devraj of

reports, critics say coal targets are being 'bent.' ow.ly/7raf50OzkUT

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Prof. Chioma Chikere at

in #Nigeria, says female scientists in Africa face #bullying, patriarchy... and discrimination at work, especially in #highereducation, they're jittery competing with male counterparts for #funding opportunities. Read more: bit.ly/3IqhTnU

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The lifting of international emergency status for #COVID-19 could pose serious challenges for #poor countries in managing the #virus, health experts caution. Read more: bit.ly/41unzDL

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Preterm birth, where babies are born in the first 37 weeks of #pregnancy, is now a single largest cause of #childmortality, accounting for more than one in five deaths of #children under the age of five, according to new analysis. Read our report on this: bit.ly/41pTftW

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According to

, iodine deficiency does damage in #pregnancy and early childhood and can cause #miscarriages, #stillbirth, mental retardation and learning disability. It is a common preventable cause of #mental retardation. Read more about this: bit.ly/3HZZ6iN

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