November 2022 – Page 5 – Science Africa

Africa: Climate-Related Health Crisis Worsens as Disease Outbreaks Surge

Africa: Climate-Related Health Crisis Worsens as Disease Outbreaks Surge By Joyce Ojanji The number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater Horn of Africa has reached their highest level this century, deepening a health crisis in a region where 47 million people are already facing acute hunger, especially due to drought. […]

Asian Mosquito Linked to Ethiopian Outbreak

By Sharon Atieno Experts raise alarm that the malaria landscape in Africa could change as a new study links a mosquito native to South Asia, India and the Persian Gulf specifically, to an urban outbreak of the disease in Ethiopia. The outbreak occurred in Dire Dawa, a city in eastern Ethiopia that typically records only […]

03 Nov, 22

Kenya: Brace for Rainfall

Kenya: Brace for Rainfall By Joyce Ojanji Rainfall is expected over several parts of the country including the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Central and South Rift Valley, the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, the Coast, and North-eastern Kenya, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). The weather […]

02 Nov, 22

Kenya: Breast Care Centre to Make Breast Cancer Treatment Accessible, Affordable

Kenya: Breast Care Centre to Make Breast Cancer Treatment Accessible, Affordable By Mary Hearty In an effort to make breast cancer treatment more accessible and affordable to patients in Kenya, the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital (KUTRRH) has launched a Comprehensive Breast Care Centre. The Centre which seeks to intensify screening, diagnostics, and […]

01 Nov, 22

Experts Ask for Further Research on the Management of Fall Armyworm

Experts Ask for Further Research on the Management of Fall Armyworm By Gift Briton With fall armyworm (FAW) causing annual yield losses of up to USD 9.4 billion in Africa alone, significantly impacting household income and food security, experts call for further research on the management of FAW and its relationship with the environment in […]

Climate Change: World Still Off-course in Meeting 1.5°C Target

Climate Change: World Still Off-course in Meeting 1.5°C Target By Sharon Atieno Despite countries committing to update their climate pledges to deliver greater emissions cuts during the twenty-sixth Conference of Parties (COP 26), a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s report shows that the world is still off-track in meeting the Paris goal of limiting […]