africa

Fatal health threat to young African children reduced by innovative artistic intervention – study

• 11th January 2021
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• africa, Partner Posts, University of Birmingham

The fatal threat from diarrhoea and pneumonia to young children in the world's poorer countries can be reduced using traditional performing arts to encourage mothers to provide youngsters with safe food and water.

Africa’s clean cooling centre of excellence moves closer to boosting farmer’s livelihoods

• 8th December 2020
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• africa, Partner Posts, University of Birmingham

The Rwandan Government has formally launched the new African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES) that is hosted in-country by the University of Rwanda.

Africa’s clean cooling centre of excellence moves closer to boosting farmer’s livelihoods

• 8th December 2020
• Latest press releases
• africa, Partner Posts, University of Birmingham

The Rwandan Government has formally launched the new African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES) that is hosted in-country by the University of Rwanda.

Africa’s clean cooling centre of excellence moves closer to boosting farmer’s livelihoods

• 8th December 2020
• Latest press releases
• africa, Partner Posts, University of Birmingham

The Rwandan Government has formally launched the new African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES) that is hosted in-country by the University of Rwanda.

Ground-breaking trial aiming to stop women dying in childbirth starts recruitment in Africa and Asia

• 7th October 2020
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• africa, asia, bleeding, Partner Posts, University of Birmingham

Researchers based at the University of Birmingham are starting a ground-breaking maternal health trial across 80 hospitals in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Sri Lanka.

Falling visibility shows African cities suffering major air pollution increases – study

• 23rd April 2020
• News
• africa, Air pollution, Partner Posts, Uganda, University of Birmingham

Falling visibility in three major African cities reveals that air pollution has increased significantly over the last 45 years – leaving citizens facing further short-term increases in man-made pollution.

Falling visibility shows African cities suffering major air pollution increases – study

• 23rd April 2020
• News
• africa, Air pollution, Partner Posts, Uganda, University of Birmingham

Falling visibility in three major African cities reveals that air pollution has increased significantly over the last 45 years – leaving citizens facing further short-term increases in man-made pollution.

Elders in Rwanda need leaders’ support to face old age – study

• 4th February 2020
• News
• africa, older people, Partner Posts, University of Birmingham

Rwanda's Government should investigate how leaders can honour and support older people who – despite making a valuable contribution to society across their lifetimes – face intense poverty in old age.

Elders in Rwanda need leaders’ support to face old age – study

• 4th February 2020
• News
• africa, older people, Partner Posts, University of Birmingham

Rwanda's Government should investigate how leaders can honour and support older people who – despite making a valuable contribution to society across their lifetimes – face intense poverty in old age.

Novel mobile app could help to reduce sexual violence in Kenya

• 19th December 2019
• News
• africa, Partner Posts, University of Birmingham

Crime and memory experts at the University of Birmingham are working with partners in Africa who are developing a mobile phone app that could help to reduce sexual violence in poorer countries.