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With a Degree in Communication Studies and Journalism and a Masters’ Degree in Development Communication Studies from the University of Nairobi, a Certificate in Solutions Science Journalism from Rhodes University, South Africa, and experience working in local and international media, he is an accomplished science journalist and a communications specialist. He majorly delves into communicating for development, editing, research, planning and writing about science and higher education globally b…

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Gilbert Nakweya - Sub-Saharan Africa

Gilbert Nakweya - Sub-Saharan Africa

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New blood test speeds childhood cancer diagnosis

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By Gilbert Nakweya Verified
| SciDev Net Verified
This article is supported by SIDA Liquid biopsy test for Burkitt lymphoma proved quick and accurate in East African studies, writes Gilbert Nakweya. [NAIROBI, SciDev.Net] East African researchers are exploring how a rapid blood test for Burkitt lymphoma could be integrated into routine clinical care after studies showed it significantly reduced diagnosis times for children with the aggressive cancer.
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Why Sleeping Sickness Pill Is Raising Hopes In Africa – Analysis

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By Gilbert Nakweya Verified
| Eurasia Review Verified
Sleeping sickness has been killing people across Africa for generations. A disease with no vaccine, spread by the bite of a tsetse fly, it was once treated with injections of an arsenic derivative, a cure that could be as dangerous as the illness itself. By 1998, it was infecting 40,000 people a year. Last month, the single oral-dose medicine Acoziborole Winthrop (acoziborole) became the newest and simplest weapon against the disease when it was given the nod for approval by European regulators.
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Why sleeping sickness pill is raising hopes in Africa

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By Gilbert Nakweya Verified
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[NAIROBI, SciDev.Net] Sleeping sickness has been killing people across Africa for generations. A disease with no vaccine, spread by the bite of a tsetse fly, it was once treated with injections of an arsenic derivative, a cure that could be as dangerous as the illness itself. By 1998, it was infecting 40,000 people a year.
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Awards

SciDev.Net multimedia article of the year award.

2021 - Multimedia

The Award was about a multimedia piece detailing the risks of misusing chemicals in the storage of food in Africa to people's health. The award was judged by SciDev.Net’s Editorial Advisory Group. The judges said: “An excellent piece on a very important and troubling theme. It was informative and described the problems and how to spot them. Really good pictures and informative short videos.”

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