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Kinkeliba, bissap… when African plants fight hypertension

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Hypertension is one of the most common diseases in Africa, where half of all adults are said to have high blood pressure. This article on the study conducted by Antenna’s Medicine Unit in Saint-Louis, Senegal, on the treatment of this disease with local products such as bissap and kinkeliba, gives hope. To read the article […]

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Antenna at TEDxIHEID “The Dawn of A New Era”

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Treating hypertension with local products and making water treatment and disinfectant accessible to all: our colleagues Mariana Veauvy and Bertrand Graz presented two of our solutions to decentralise science at the TEDxIHEID “The Dawn of A New Era”. The video of their presentation can also be viewed here.