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Our latest investigation follows Lorpu’s search for treatment and the women still waiting for fistula surgery in Liberia.
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Our latest investigation, supported by @pulitzercenter, explores why women with obstetric fistula in Liberia are still waiting for the care they need.
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You don’t chase the methane. You chase the milk. And the methane follows.
That is what Professor Jamie Newbold of @SRUC and Bayissa Hatew of the @ILRI say in our latest podcast.
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While donor funding for the current Ebola response in the DRC has been significant, our latest OPED questions the sustainability of current health financing models.
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What if the biggest threat to fish farmers on Lake Victoria isn't low oxygen levels, but not knowing they're coming?
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Agricultural innovations don't always translate into impact.
Eduardo Garcia, data scientist at I|TA explains how differences in climate, soil and farming systems affect what works in practice.
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In Kenya, farmers describe drought, floods and seasons they can no longer predict. But they are also adapting through new crops, irrigation and mobile farming advice.
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Farmers are getting advice. But that doesn’t mean they can always use it.
Lilian Kirwa, product manager, iShamba Limited explains how iShamba platform works, the challenges of adoption, and what needs to change.
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It started as something many had never heard of…
Now, herbal contraceptive rings are trending online.
But behind the hype, researchers are asking critical questions about how it works and whether it’s safe.
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A ring said to prevent pregnancy is gaining attention online.
Women are sharing experiences.
Researchers are beginning to study it.
What do we know so far and what questions remain?
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Mass drug campaigns aren’t enough to eliminate schistosomiasis. As regions approach elimination, the disease retreats into hyper-local “hotspots” driven by household practices.
Researchers combined fieldwork with AI to map those pockets with precision. bit.ly/4rJ7c4h
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In this episode, @AnthonyKioko, CEO of the @cerealgrowerske, explains how delayed responses to pests like fall armyworm can turn preventable threats into major crop losses for farmers.
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In this podcast episode, experts explain why crop loss is such a critical threat to food systems, break down the biological causes behind it, and show how better data can help decision-makers respond more effectively.
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In this podcast episode, Cambria Finegold, Global Director at CABI, explains how climate change is driving crop loss & why building long-term, reliable data on losses is essential for food security & better policy decisions.
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Climate change is making pests harder to predict and crop losses more costly for farmers.
In this podcast episode, Komi Agboka, a researcher at @icipe explains how AI is now being tested as a way to spot risks earlier before outbreaks wipe out harvests.
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Climate change is reshaping farming in Kenya. In this podcast episode, George Waruraya, a smallholder farmer in Kiambu County reflects what many farmers are experiencing on the ground.
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In this podcast episode, Elfatih Abdel-Rahman, senior research scientist at @icipe explains how shifting weather patterns are altering insect behaviour and driving crop losses across Africa.
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In this podcast episode, Solveig Danielsen, plant health systems expertat @CABI_News explains why ecosystem health has been sidelined in One Health conversations.
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In this podcast episode, @drkikiope , Executive Director of @onehealthdev , breaks down how everyday choices quietly shape disease risks across communities.
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