UK researchers to collaborate with South Africa to tackle Climate change

By: Chime Amara

UK health has agreed to form a collaborative research team on nine different projects with South Africa designed to save lives as the concerns for climate change rise within the country.

The agreement for partnership was reached following the meeting of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with the UK health Secretary at the Crick Institute known today as the largest biomedical research center in Europe. Also present at this meeting was HRH Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex.

The partnership agreement was signed by the health ministers of the two different countries during the visit to the Crick Institute in London.

According to the partnership agreement reached during the meeting, the research institutions across the UK and South Africa will undertake joint research into vital issues bordering on health, financing, and surgery.

The partnership also included some financial support from the UK to uplift South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases. This is aimed at promoting deeper research that will enable the detection of dangerous diseases more easily within the country and across the African continent.

The research team will also work extensively towards producing new vaccines that will cure the different diseases detected across the country.

Speaking on this development, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly stated that it is always vital when countries come together to collaborate with each towards tackling a global challenge such as Climate change. He described the partnership as one which will benefit everyone.

The team will also work collaboratively towards a Just Energy Transition designed to help countries divert from using fossil fuels.