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  • Regional Deputy Editor, Sub-Saharan Africa, SciDev Net
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As seen in: SciDev Net, Nature, Phys.org, AllAfrica, AllAfrica.com Français, TheCable, Mail & Guardian, Eurasia Review, National Mirror, Aminata
Regional deputy editor, Sub-Saharan Africa (English) @SciDevNet, coordinator: Nigerian ass of science journalists &freelance writers network, Fellow @NatPress
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Q&A: Unlocking the malaria parasite’s genetic code

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By Jackie Opara Verified
| SciDev Net Verified
[LAGOS] Despite decades of efforts focused on mosquito eradication, drug therapies, and vaccines, malaria remains hard to beat, especially in Africa. The World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2024 indicates that 11 African countries bear about two thirds of the world’s malaria burden.
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Ugandan researchers develop health products based on bee resin

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By Jackie Opara Verified
| Phys.org Verified
When Joel Mukwaya, a biologist and post-graduate student at Uganda's Makerere University, discovered the immune-boosting benefits of tea made from a honey-by product, he immediately sent some to his grandmother. The tea was made with propolis—a resin-like substance bees use when building their hives. "I know of propolis tea's immune-boosting properties and appetite enhancement," Mukwaya explains.
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Uganda Unlocks Value From Honey By-Product

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By Jackie Opara Verified
| AllAfrica
Gaborone — When Joel Mukwaya, a biologist and post-graduate student at Uganda's Makerere University, discovered the immune-boosting benefits of tea made from a honey-by product, he immediately sent some to his grandmother. The tea was made with propolis--a resin-like substance bees use when building their hives. "I know of propolis tea's immune-boosting properties and appetite enhancement," Mukwaya explains.
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