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Toyin Falola

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Oct 6, 2021, 4:46:39 PM10/6/21
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Elias K. Bongmba

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This is a real breakthrough and a spectacular development that could be
a game changer that will save millions of lives and strengthen the fight
against malaria.

Elias

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Elias Kifon Bongmba PhD, DTheo (Lund)
Harry and Hazel Chair in Christian Theology
Professor of Religion
Chair, Department of Religion
Executive Editor, the Journal of Religion in Africa
Rice university
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Elias K. Bongmba

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Louisiana State University

2021 African & African American Studies, African Studies Search
The Department of African & African American Studies (AAAS) in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, seeks a scholar of African Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 2022 for a nine-month, tenure-track position.  All regional foci and disciplinary/methodological approaches are welcome
Teaching responsibilities include existing undergraduate courses such as Contemporary Africa, African Literature, and developing undergraduate and graduate courses in their area of specialization. The teaching load is 2-2.  The new hire will be joining the department at a particularly pivotal moment in our history. After more than 20 years as a program, AAAS was promoted to department status in Jan 2021.We seek a scholar who is motivated, innovative, and ready to join a community of committed researchers and teachers as we continue to build our department and grow our presence on campus.
 
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in African Studies, Africana Diasporic Studies, or a related field.  An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application deadline is November 30, 2021. Applicants should submit a cover letter explaining their qualifications, a CV, sample publication, a list of three references, and a one-page diversity statement highlighting how your commitment to diversity shows up in your research, teaching, and service.

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Emeagwali, Gloria (History)

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Hopefully, but  RTS,S (Mosquirix) seems to have a 30 to 40 
percent efficacy and has to be used with 
conventional  medicaments. The administration of four 
doses and a booster  to  infants, and the sheer difficulty of 
keeping the necessary temperature is also a challenge.

There is a bit of hype by GlaxoSmithKline  and the WHO.
Afterall this vaccine has its beginnings in 1987 by Manuel Pattarroyo, 
a Columbian professor.


Perhaps this present wall-to wall coverage diverts attention from the
paltry donations of covid19 vaccines.  Or perhaps not.
Whatever the case, they are selling this  one as a Christmas present
 to Africa.  South Asia, Southeast Asia, South America,
the Caribbean,  and the Pacific are malaria  regions, too,
and I expect that they will get some of the anticipated
 benefits from it, too, granted that Africa has the majority of cases.



Prof. Gloria Emeagwali



Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistory.net; vimeo.com/ gloriaemeagwali
Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award
New York African Studies Association

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This is a real breakthrough and a spectacular development that could be
a game changer that will save millions of lives and strengthen the fight
against malaria.

Elias

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Harry and Hazel Chair in Christian Theology
Professor of Religion
Chair, Department of Religion
Executive Editor, the Journal of Religion in Africa
Rice university
PO Box 1892 Houston TX 77251-1892
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Biko Agozino

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So too is Florida and the US South, a malaria zone where the vector carries Zika, Dengue, and possibly malaria parasites. Why is GlaxoSmith not jabbing in the US with four booster shots for infants? They have tried with 40% but 60% will still catch it with the jab is what they are saying; some comfort.

Chloroquine came from indigenous Americans, a Chinese won the Nobel for malaria research that led to a drug. Not surprising that a Columbian has something to do with this one. The solution may lie in Indigenous Knowledge Systems in healthcare. Keep researching.

Biko


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