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Comment on If You’re Serious About Ideas, Get Serious About Blogging by David Okwii

David Okwii — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:40:12 +0000

Very insightful post. Being an a blogger myself, i couldn’t agree more. Social media has completely disrupted the blogging industry as people find it more easier and convenient to jot down their thought in 140 characters rather than sitting down to write 700 character post! That’s for worse. However, social media has also made it easier for those that would find writing “long” posts daunting, alot easier to share their ideas.

Comment on Bitcoins are About to Reinvent Banking in Africa by Kristen Durban

Kristen Durban — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:08:13 +0000

I believe that every company that does not re-invent itself and its products over time will gradually lose touch with the market.

Comment on South Africans to support European space launch in South America by Decia Olokere

Decia Olokere — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:43:52 +0000

It is great that Africa is getting involved in space technology and South Africa is taking the lead. Gone are the days we are expected to just fold hands and watch while others take the lead.

Comment on Term starts for 100 more cassava Farmers Field School participants: one million cuttings distributed by EMMANUEL YAKUBU GIWA

EMMANUEL YAKUBU GIWA — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:21:15 +0000

this is a good innovation, our youth in Nigeria need this kind of innovation, i am a youth with high passion in Agriculture but lack start up capital. i am from Taraba State Nigeria.

Comment on Solar energy for 1bn people? by Yotam Ariel

Yotam Ariel — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:25:47 +0000

Thank you for highlighting the topic.

For those who’d like to learn more, and get involved in bringing solar to low-income villagers in developing countries, I compiled relevant resources, and provide support for free:

http://bennu-solar.com/

Hope this helps,
Yotam
(http://www.linkedin.com/in/yotamariel)

Comment on Contact Us by ZOCLI Ernest

ZOCLI Ernest — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:48:15 +0000

Chère Madame / Cher Monsieur,
J’ai un Projet d’Etablissement d’un couvoir de production de poussins d’un jour au Bénin. Je recherche un Partenaire technique et commercial (une entreprise avicole) pour sa mise en place et pour m’accompagner dans son développement. Je dispose de fonds pour la réalisation du Projet et n’aurais pas besoin nécessairement d’un Partenaire financier.
Le Projet bénéficie de l’appui financier du Programme d’investissement du gouvernement néerlandais pour le secteur privé (PSI), site web : http://www.agentschapnl.nl/psi, mail : psi@info.agentschapnl.nl
Le potentiel partenaire technique voudra bien prendre attache avec Madame RANJEVA, chargée de piloter le Projet en Hollande. Mail : ranjeva@allianceplus.nl (www.allianceplus.nl) Je serais heureux de recevoir une copie de la correspondance.
Vous voudrez bien trouver en fichier attaché, l’Etude de faisabilité du Projet.
Recevez mes salutations les meilleures.
Ernest ZOCLI
Secrétaire général de l’APAP
Téléphone : +229 96 49 36 76

Comment on New ‘smart pills’ signal your iPhone — and more from innovative drug company partnerships by admin

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:48:50 +0000

It remains a challenge that many TB patients stop taking their medication before they are completely healed. Treatment of the disease requires a strict six-month regimen of antibiotics. If patients abandon the treatment early, the TB bacteria survive and can become resistant to first-line antibiotics. Patients abandon treatment due to side-effects or because they feel better, rendering them infectious for longer, and making them more likely to relapse and die or develop resistant strains.

One of the main reasons why patients fail to take their medicine is forgetfulness.

Questions have been raised as to whether mobile phone technologies can effectively replace face-to-face contact, but others note that mobile phone technologies enable health workers to monitor a greater number of patients, as well as freeing them to focus on patients who require most attention.

The Directly Observed Treatment Short-course DOTS strategy focuses on following up patients to ensure that they take their medication. Because TB takes at least six months of treatment to be cured, DOTS advocates that TB patients are directly observed and supported to take their TB medication every day until they are cured.

DOTS places a heavy burden on fragile health systems in many poor countries. In some cases you have more than 1000 patients requiring daily follow up, within a country. This is also a logistic challenge. It has been shown that comprehensive interventions such as education, patient reminders, more frequent visits, more telephone calls from health care providers have been shown to improve patient compliance.

Mobile phone technologies could prevent tuberculosis (TB) patients from abandoning treatment — a problem that can affect up to 20 per cent of patients in developing countries.

Comment on Definitions of Innovation by Girma mulugeta

Girma mulugeta — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:24:40 +0000

No comments. I would like to be connected with this website because my organization( Talent for change) a local civic society organization is working on promoting creative minds ( innovative works/ideas-technologies.

Comment on Africa and Latin America ‘lagging in ICT use’ by Doktu

Doktu — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:53:11 +0000

It is good you have come out clearly on wher Africa and Asia stands in terms of progress made in ICT. ICT is a key sector, needed in development of any state. Innovation, technology and development rely on ICT inorder to reap the immense benefits. The governments need to implement ICT to achieve development, both as a country and to its people. Great article.

Comment on Stop Demonising Foreign Investors in Agriculture, They’re Not Grabbing Land by Stopping in

Stopping in — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:31:30 +0000

Greetings,

Just because there is ample agricultural land does not mean that it is not being unlwafully taken, nor does it mean that it export-driven farming in areas of chronic food insecurity will benefit local residents. Kindly see this paper: http://sites.tufts.edu/jha/archives/1241

All the best.

Comment on Studies detail triumphs, troubles of African innovators creating products for local health needs by Innovation in Health Starts with African Leadership | Bokamoso Leadership Forum

Mon, 02 May 2011 13:45:34 +0000

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Comment on M-Pesa- An Innovation Story by What Developed Countries Should Know About the Mobile Economy in Africa | Latitude Research°

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:12:56 +0000

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Comment on About Us by Ans Brom

Ans Brom — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:29:04 +0000

Dear Sir/Madam,

We think the courses and partnerships that ICRA offers, suits very well the people and organisations you target.
I would like to refer you to the ICRA website and to our training programmes. It is now possible to apply to the 2012 Professional Capacity Strengthening Programme on Enhancing Performance in Rural Innovation and Agribusiness, in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The information is available on the ICRA website at http://www.icra-edu.org/page.cfm?pageid=ardAP2012.
We would appreciate it if you could widely distribute this information among your networks in Africa.
If you send us an email address, I can send you the course brochure and application form.

In case you wish to receive further information, please let us know.

Kind regards, Ans Brom, ICRA secretariat

Please notice that the deadline for application in case of also applying for a NUFFIC/NFP scholarship is 15 April 2011.

Kind regards, Ans Brom

Comment on About Us by Dries Velthuizen

Dries Velthuizen — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:54:05 +0000

Thank you for allowing me to subscribe.

Comment on Africa needs a culture of science by DRAME, H

DRAME, H — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:15:42 +0000

Great paper indeed. I would like to read about leadership in Africa. Poor leadership in many fields is ruining all the efforts towards the development goals. I am talking mainly about political leadership. We must acknowledge that African Diaspora is a great resource since we have plenty of scientists but our universities are under poor management and this discourages many of us. A culture of science in the 21st century is not the debate but a culture in politic and leadership should be addressed along the view.

Thank for the contribution

DRAME,H