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The story of bioscience innovations and other scientific developments in Africa cannot be told engrossingly better than in the DrumBeat. In this month's Issue, we bring you exclusive stories and insights on the importance of food safety for a food secure, healthier and prosperous Africa. We amplify key voices calling for a proactive approach in forestalling food safety incidents in line with the theme of this year's World Food Safety Day which was celebrated on June 6.
In the Video of the Month, Zambian One Health experts explain how food safety is a key component of public health. The country was recently hit by the worst cholera outbreak in over 50 years. More than 700 people died from the disease with over 20,000 getting infected - the highest number of fatalities and infections ever recorded from cholera outbreaks in the country. The video explains how contaminated food may have caused this outbreak. To prevent cholera outbreaks in future, the video carries some key recommendations from the experts.
The Story of the Month explores important strategies that Africa has put in place in its quest to build a robust food safety system. In an exclusive interview, Modupe Adeyemo, a food safety expert from the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), shares invaluable insights on how and why the continent should prioritize food safety to meet its flagship socio-economic development goals.
We also share with you a special publication, the COMESA Brief. The Brief documents the current status of biotechnology and biosafety policies in the COMESA region. These include biotechnology and biosafety policies, biosafety laws and bills, biosafety implementing regulations, and any other legislation that may have clauses on biotechnology and biosafety.
The Drumbeat team continues to invite you to join the Africa Science Dialogue community, a new initiative that connects experts, journalists, and other stakeholders to interact and share factual, verifiable, and credible information about science, technologies, and innovations in agriculture, health, and the environment. Sign up here to be part of this vibrant community. OFAB-Kenya has opened a call for entries into this year's journalism excellence awards in agri-biotech reporting.
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