WSU Global Health - Kenya News
WSU Global Health - Kenya News
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03.15.2021
MWANGI: Compelling reasons to trust fast-tracked Covid vaccines
Thumbi Mwangi, an infectious diseases epidemiologist, spoke on concerns around the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines, and specifically addressed drug efficacy due to the speedy lab-time turnaround.
The EastAfrican
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03.02.2021
2021 Showcase academic excellence winners announced
Allen School's Doug Call receives Sahlin Eminent Faculty Award, Guy Palmer receives V. Lane Rawlins President’s Award for Distinguished Lifetime Service.
WSU Insider
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02.17.2021
UoN Partners with US University in Ksh100 Million Deal
The University of Nairobi has partnered with the Washington State University (WSU) in a bid to strengthen research and study on infectious diseases such as the Rift Valley fever and Covid-19.
Kenyans
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02.16.2021
University of Nairobi partners with Washington State University on study of zoonotic diseases
The University of Nairobi and the WSU partner in a PhD programme, bringing together 10 doctors from both veterinary and clinical medicine fields to strengthen research and study on zoonotic diseases.
NTV - Nairobi
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11.10.2020
Covid-19: What it will take to end the second wave
The World Health Organization estimates that the coronavirus may have infected one in 10 people across the world. This equals 10 per cent of the global population.
The Daily Nation
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10.08.2020
NIH awards $17M to research emerging infectious diseases
NIH/NAIAD announced in August the creation of the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases, an interdisciplinary network of research centers throughout the world.
JAVMA
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10.01.2020
WSU lab in Kenya to focus on East Coast fever
USAID provided funding; researchers will develop treatments for disease.
Daily Evergreen
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10.01.2020
Rabies vaccinations resume after COVID-19 pandemic
New delivery and storage methods advance vaccination campaigns.
Guardian
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09.29.2020
Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa's low fatality rates from pandemic
Africa’s overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when COVID-19 hit the continent in February.
Reuters
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09.29.2020
The pandemic appears to have spared Africa so far. Scientists are struggling to explain why
Although Africa reported its millionth official COVID-19 case last week, it seems to have weathered the pandemic relatively well so far, with fewer than one confirmed case for every thousand people and just 23,000 deaths so far.
Science Magazine
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09.29.2020
Rabies Hero campaign aims to suppress secondary disease outbreaks due pandemic
Washington State University’s Rabies Free Africa launched the Rabies Hero campaign today to raise national awareness about potential disease outbreaks in animals as people miss routine veterinary care appointments during COVID-19.
VetCandy
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09.18.2020
The NIH Launches a Global Hunt for Animal-to-Human Diseases
It’s a reversal for an administration that’s been loath to prepare for pandemics or cooperate with China, where Covid-19 jumped from wildlife to people.
WIRED
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09.18.2020
USAID-funded Regional Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab to be based in Nairobi, Kenya
Leading the new regional animal health lab and program will be Washington State University’s Paul G. Allen School for Global Health.
ILRI
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09.18.2020
USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick Announces new partnerships with the Feed the Future innovation labs
USAID has awarded $6 million to Washington State University to lead a new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Animal Health, with an additional $10 million in potential funding.
USAID News
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09.17.2020
USAID Feed the Future awards WSU $6 million for Animal Health Innovation Lab
A new $6 million grant from USAID will enable Washington State University’s Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges in agriculture and food security.
WSU News
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09.08.2020
New WSU research center in Kenya will provide diagnostic testing, vaccines
WSU launched a new Center for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases in Nairobi, Kenya, which will speed the development of diagnostic testing and vaccines for various diseases in eastern and central Africa.
Daily Evergreen