[afro-nets] Disseminating science to Africa's lay audience

[A. Odutola <chpss_abo2@yahoo.com>]

Disseminating science to Africa's lay audience
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In an effort to make science and medical research studies in Af-
rica more available and better understood by people of the re-
gion, Datelinehealth Africa has initiated a project aimed at
producing feature articles in non-technical language for lay
readers from research reports published in peer-reviewed inter-
national scientific journals.

An early example of this effort is featured below in a lay arti-
cle by a DLHA Volunteer and Freelance writer, Dr. Annie Wesley
of Canada, describing the effect that consumption of afla-
toxin­contaminated maize has on the growth of children in Benin,
West Africa.

Please review the report and feedback with your comments for
purposes of improvement of this effort. List members with sci-
ence-based writing skills wishing to contribute to this effort
are welcome to indicate their interest to
mailto:editor@datelinehealth-africa.net

* West African children risk stunting from aflatoxin contami-
nated maize; study:
http://www.datelinehealth-africa.net/betav1.0/news/detailnews.asp?news_id=12847

Note: (a) If the link fails to work directly, it may be broken.
In such event, please copy, repair and paste the ENTIRE URL into
your browser address line and click on 'Go' or press 'ENTER'.
That should work!
(b) This report may be freely used or re-distributed for wider
circulation subject to proper source and author credits

Thank you.

A. Odutola
Centre for Health Policy & Strategic Studies
34 Town Planning Way, Ilupeju
P.O. Box 7597, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
Tel. +234-1-470-1255
Fax. +234-1-263-5285
mailto:chpss_abo2@yahoo.com