April 2023 – Page 2 – Science Africa

WHO Calls for Unrestricted Access to Health Care amid Fight in Sudan

WHO Calls for Unrestricted Access to Health Care amid Fight in Sudan By Fidelis Rukwaro As fighting intensifies in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for all parties to the conflict to respect the neutrality of health and unrestricted access to health care for all. In a press statement […]

18 Apr, 23

icipe: New Sustainable Tools to Control Vector-Borne Diseases

icipe: New Sustainable Tools to Control Vector-Borne Diseases By Gift Briton In an effort to eliminate and reduce the spread of vector-borne diseases, the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), has developed several sustainable tools and strategies capable of controlling vectors and breaking transmission cycles for some of these diseases. According to icipe […]

18 Apr, 23

Rainfall to Continue over Several Parts of Kenya

Rainfall to Continue over Several Parts of Kenya By Joyce Ojanji In the next seven days, rainfall is likely to continue over several parts of the country, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department. The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has reported that the regions will be in the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake […]

Zoonotic Diseases: Need for Community Engagement

Zoonotic Diseases: Need for Community Engagement By Sharon Atieno To prevent the transmission of zoonotic diseases (diseases that are spread from animals to humans), community engagement in behavior change interventions is crucial. This is one of the recommendations of a study led by a team of researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the […]

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11 Apr, 23

Eastern Africa: Brace for Rainfall, Floods

Eastern Africa: Brace for Rainfall, Floods By Gift Briton Most parts of Eastern Africa are likely to receive rainfall in the next seven days, with north-eastern and central parts of Kenya, parts of western and southern Ethiopia, southern Somalia and isolated areas in southern Tanzania expected to flood. According to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development(IGAD)’s Climate Prediction and Application […]

Kenya: First Phase of Rural Electrification Project Successful

Kenya: First Phase of Rural Electrification Project Successful By Sharon Atieno With universal access to electricity being among the major calls for sustainable development goals, the first phase of Kenya’s ambitious goal of connecting households in rural and peri-urban areas to the national grid has borne fruit. Kenya plans to connect 17 million households to […]

Air Pollution Linked to Lung Cancer in Non-Tobacco Smokers

Air Pollution Linked to Lung Cancer in Non-Tobacco Smokers By Mary Hearty Although smoking tobacco is known to be the leading cause of lung cancer, accounting for 90% of the cases, there is a growing concern about non-smokers getting the disease due to air pollution. A new study carried out by researchers at Cancer Research […]

11 Apr, 23

Kenya: Climate Change Worsening Malnutrition in Children

Kenya: Climate Change Worsening Malnutrition in Children By Gift Briton Despite numerous ongoing efforts such as the provision of relief food, funds and medication by the government of Kenya, in collaboration with other partner organizations like World Food Programme(WFP), African Medical and Research Foundation(AMREF) and Department for International Development(DFID), to alleviate the nutrition situation in […]

TB: KEMRI Working on New Treatment Solutions

TB: KEMRI Working on New Treatment Solutions By Mary Hearty While earlier research by researchers at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) reduced the treatment period from 18 to 6 months, current research in tuberculosis (TB) is harnessing technology in diagnosis, clinical drugs and vaccine therapeutics towards better and lasting solutions to the disease. Kenya […]