African Science Academy Development Initiative

A Parliamentarian
on the Value of Academies

At ASADI IV in London, Patrick Amuriat Oboi, a member of the Parliament of Uganda and its Committee on Science and Technology, delivered a speech entitled "Why Would a Government Want Independent Advice?"

Declaration of Dakar

Participants at the ASADI III conference in Senegal called for continued efforts to improve the scientific basis for policy decisions, especially those related to managing water resources and preventing waterborne diseases. Read the Declaration of Dakar.

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Ghana Academy to Host ASADI V

The fifth annual ASADI conference will be held this November in Accra, Ghana. The conference will be hosted by the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. Improving maternal, newborn, and child health in Africa will be the theme of the meeting.

Call for Submissions for Poster Exhibition on "Improving Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF 29 KB)

Uganda Academy Addresses Biosafety & Biosecurity Issues
The Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) has released Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity Within the Life Sciences: An International Workshop in East Africa. The report is based on a meeting held last year in Kampala, where participants focused on ways to strengthen security and oversight of laboratories in which potentially dangerous pathogens are studied. UNAS also held a workshop in January on good practices for running safe, secure, and sustainable laboratories in Africa.

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ASADI IV in London

The fourth annual ASADI conference was held Nov. 4-5 at the Royal Society, the national science academy of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. Leaders of several African science academies met with their counterparts from around the world as well as with policymakers and officials of donor agencies and foundations to discuss how the unique, independent expert advice of local science academies can form a basis for decision making and development goals.

ASADI Progress Report Published
The African Science Academy Development Initiative: Progress and Promise highlights the strides African science academies have made in strengthening their infrastructure, issuing reports, holding forums, and building relationships with their governments, as the 10-year initiative approaches its halfway point.

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Uganda National Academy of Sciences Issues First Consensus Study

A new report from a committee of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences -- a participant in ASADI -- says that as the Ugandan government moves forward with a spraying program to combat the mosquitoes that spread malaria, it should also monitor mosquitoes for resistance to the insecticides, and manage the chemicals in ways that minimize resistance.

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