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Kenya Certified Guinea Worm-Free
Kenya has no evidence of active Guinea Worm infections an official with the World Health Organization (WHO) official says.
Ashok Kumar, the Deputy Team leader...
UN Environment: World’s Protected Areas Increase
By Duncan Mboyah,
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (Nov. 19, 2018).... Up to 15 percent of terrestrial and seven percent of marine areas are now designated as protected...
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Trade: Vigilance on Safety of Agricultural Products Necessary
By Sharon Atieno
Though food safety and protection of animal and plant health is an essential area of concern in trade, it is often neglected, resulting in blocked exports.
In 2010, Nigeria, a high exporter of...
Serious Need to Prioritize Food Safety
By Opija Raduk
With an estimated 600 million cases of food borne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human health and economies globally.
Foodborne diseases in low-income and middle-income countries costs at least US$100...
Urgent Action Needed to Avert Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis
By Sharon Atieno
The United Nation’s Interagency Coordination group on Antimicrobial Resistance (IACG) released a report today which calls for immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to avert a potentially disastrous drug-resistance crisis.
The group cautions that...
Kenya should not be Left Behind in this Era of Biology
By George Achia
During the national dialogue on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) held at the University of Nairobi on Wednesday this week, the Principal Secretary for agricultural research, Prof. Hamadi Boga told the participants that...