Episode 22 This year, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, a new show emerged on Africa’s fledgling podcast scene. Tasked with uncovering the voices of scientists in the least-developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and sharing stories from their...
Dec 30, 2020
15 min
Episode 21Lake Tanganyika is one of Africa’s Great Lakes. It is an aquatic biodiversity hotspot, containing species that are not found anywhere else in the world. But years of pollution and overfishing have left it degraded, and the lake has been ranked...
Dec 23, 2020
15 min
Episode 20This week, Africa Science Focus is shining a light on disability in Sub-Saharan Africa. We look at how assistive technology can improve the lives of people living with disability and highlight the science and innovation underway in Africa’s...
Dec 16, 2020
15 min
Episode 19Preventable maternal and child deaths increased during recent Ebola outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa as women lost access to health services. This week, Africa Science Focus examines the effect COVID-19 is having on maternal health. “We used to...
Dec 9, 2020
15 min
Episode 18Ever wondered if your urine could help with food security in Africa? We go to Malawi this week to hear how a ‘magic liquid’ is helping farmers cope with the high cost of synthetic fertilisers, while keeping the marketplaces cleaner and...
Dec 2, 2020
15 min
Episode 17Is labia stretching — also called labia minora elongation — a violation of girls’ and women’s rights, or a harmless cultural practice? To some, it’s a form of female genital mutilation. To others, labia pulling is just part of having a sex...
Nov 25, 2020
15 min
Episode 16This week, Africa Science Focus is in The Gambia, talking to women about how gender inequality is affecting their health. Across much of Sub-Saharan Africa, there are at least five times more male doctors than female doctors, while women are...
Nov 18, 2020
15 min
Episode Fifteen This week on Africa Science Focus, two women narrate their painful experience with obstetric fistula, a devastating birth injury that can be treated with a simple surgery that too many women cannot access. In Uganda, the Ministry of...
Nov 11, 2020
15 min
Episode Fourteen Africa Science Focus takes time this week to reflect on how life issues like divorce take a toll on the mental health of the individual and the need for Africa to create a robust mental health policy.Want to know more about what’s...
Nov 4, 2020
15 min
Episode Thirteen Did you listen to our previous episode on how women in Sub-Saharan Africa access abortions? On Africa Science Focus this week, we explore apps young people in Sub-Saharan Africa can access to get information on sexual reproductive...
Oct 28, 2020
15 min
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