UDUTH gets PCR donation from USAID By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto (UDUTH) has received a donation of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine from the United States Agency For International Development. The donation of the PCR worth N50 million was made through the Management Science for Health Project. It was unveiled in Sokoto on Friday at a ceremony presided over by the Deputy Director, HIV/AIDS and TB of USAID, Dr. Phillip Dayal who said that the gesture was aimed at boosting healthcare delivery of the people of the region and Nigerians in general. “The machine should…
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Tobacco Control in Nigeria: Can the proposed Smoking Act Work? By Abdallah el-Kurebe For the control of any crime or legal but injurious act, there must be a law. That law must have specific elements, including but not limited to: (a) implementability (b) enforceability and (c) serves as deterrent to offenders Tobacco smoking is a long time habit for many Nigerians in sections of the country. The act attracts people of all shades and ages, with the youths seeing it as a fashionable habit to delve in. According to TobaccoAtlas, nearly 20 percent of the world’s adult population smokes cigarettes.…
How Kenya is setting the pace to explore pollination to boost food production in Africa By Abdallah el-Kurebe Scientists explain pollination as a means of transferring pollen from the anther of a plant to the stigma. Insects that carry out the task of this transfer are the pollinators. Apart from their roles of producing honey and beeswax, bees are known for their role in pollination and there are nearly 20,000 known species in seven to nine recognized families. Kenya is taking a lead in research that would enhance pollination to ensure food security. Dr. Muo Kasina is a senior research…
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