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There have been several public health methods to combat COVID-19. Social distancing, movement restrictions and wearing protective clothing like masks are all important, practical steps. This report focused on another element of the “what next” around the virus: quite simply, we’re going to need a lot of research. And that research will need to be multidisciplinary. That’s where the variety of our members’ research interests is so important: we had respondents from the biomedical sciences, clinical and epidemiological research, social … Continue reading “AFRICA’S SCIENTISTS SET OUT THEIR COVID-19 RESEARCH PRIORITIES”

National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) held a farewell session for its retired staff. The session held at the NACOSTI headquarters doubled as a farewell for the outgoing Director General – Dr. Moses Rugutt PhD, OGW. The outgoing staff are: The retiring staff expressed their gratitude to NACOSTI senior management and the staff for the support that they had been accorded during their time at the commission. The New Director General – Prof. Walter Oyawa, welcomed the board … Continue reading “NACOSTI BIDS FAREWELL TO RETIRED STAFF”