February 17, 2017
The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Science Education Progamme (SEP) convened a series of meetings recently in Khartoum, Sudan (5-9 February 2017), including a two-day Inquiry-based Science Education (IBSE) Policy Forum (7-8 February). With the establishment of the IAP in 2016, ongoing projects and programmes, including across health and science education, are now starting to integrate. One example of this is a new project being led by IAP SEP Global Council member, Dr. Carol O’Donnell of the Smithsonian Science Education Center, which will focus on Zika and other Mosquito Borne Diseases. The project, which has just kicked off, aims to develop curricula for primary and middle-school-aged children so that they develop an awareness of the dangers of mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit, and how they can reduce the risks of becoming infected.
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