Nigeria joins global race, seeking local remedy for the treatment and cure of Coronavirus.

<p><b>“There was minimal involvement of African researchers or policymakers in the [WHO] process,” when covid19 crisis in Feburary explains Marsh, adding that the original WHO consultation was held at a time when the focus was on China and Europe</b>. According to the findings of the survey conducted by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), Africa needs to prioritise research and development areas such as infection prevention and control, including <a href="https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/health/">healthcare</a> workers’ protection, as well as epidemiological studies and clinical <a href="https://www.aasciences.africa/sites/default/files/2020-04/Research%20and%20Development%20Goals%20for%20COVID-19%20in%20Africa.pdf">https://www.aasciences.africa/sites/default/files/2020-04/Research%20and%20Development%20Goals%20for%20COVID-19%20in%20Africa.pdf</a> <br><br><b>The continent's population aged 60 and over is "projected to increase more than threefold between 2017 and 2050, from 69 to 225 million".</b> In some countries, the number is expected to increase even faster. In Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, for example, the report anticipates that older populations will quadruple by 2050. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/africa-population-aging-social-protection-200516101003773.html">https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/africa-population-aging-social-protection-200516101003773.html</a><br><br><b>Sub-Saharan Africa lacks good quality historic air pollution data, Researchers analysed air quality data in three African cities and found increased pollution over 45 years. </b>Effective interventions are needed to control air pollution in Africa’s major cities, an expert says <a href="https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/pollution/news/air-pollution-in-cities-up-sharply-over-45-years.html">https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/pollution/news/air-pollution-in-cities-up-sharply-over-45-years.html</a><br><br><b>A 95-year-old Ghanaian World War II veteran walked 23 kilometres (14 mile