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SAHPRA Press Release: Update on the use of ivermectin in the prevention or treatment of COVID-19

 

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World Health Organisation (WHO): Advice about leprosy and COVID-19

 

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GhanaFact Fact Check – UNPROVEN: Hydrogen Peroxide can protect you against COVID-19

 

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Harvard Health Publishing – ”Which test is best for COVID-19?"

 

Land

Powers & responsibilities of the National Land Commission in Kenya

This Act provides legislation on the National Land Commission and its responsibilities, powers and administration of land.
Land

Proposed land use policy, 2015 by Kenya Land Alliance

A report providing a case for a national land policy, which spells out how land and other natural resources should be used and managed in a sustainable manner, published by the Kenya Land Alliance in 2015.
Land

National land cover dataset for various land uses, 1990 and 2013-2014

The Department of Environmental Affairs’ geographic information systems (EGIS) unit provides a land cover dataset for the years 1990 and 2013-14, which includes data for agriculture, forestry, vegetation, wetlands, mining and urban land use. Online registration is required, but the data is available for public download.
Land

Southern African spatial database

This geospatial database by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) maps Southern African land use.

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