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Global Road Safety Report to be Launched in December

Global Road Safety Report to be Launched in December By Gift Briton The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to launch the Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland on 13th December. This will be the fourth report by the WHO providing the global status on road safety, including a detailed scale […]

27 Nov, 23

Floods to Continue Causing Havoc in Eastern Africa

Floods to Continue Causing Havoc in Eastern Africa By Gift Briton Heavy rainfall anticipated to continue in most parts of Eastern Africa is likely to cause havoc in several susceptible areas across the region. Most parts of Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, northern Tanzania, and southern Somalia will experience extremely heavy rainfall which could potentially lead to […]

AfCFTA: Sustainable Land Policies Pivotal to Accelerate Implementation

AfCFTA: Sustainable Land Policies Pivotal to Accelerate Implementation By Christabel Ligami African countries should promote sustainable land governance in the acceleration of the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), panelists said during a session themed Land Governance, Regional Integration and Intra-Africa Trade: Opportunities and Challenges at the ongoing 2023 Conference on Land Policy in Africa. According to Stephen […]

Urgent Shift Needed as Temperatures Continue to Surge

Urgent Shift Needed as Temperatures Continue to Surge By Vanessa Akoth As greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to surge, pushing global temperatures to unprecedented levels, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) now reveals growing concerns about the potential of surpassing the specified 1.5°C temperature limit. The Emissions Gap Report 2023 titled […]

Misuse of Medicines Making Infections Difficult to Treat

Misuse of Medicines Making Infections Difficult to Treat By Joyce Ojanji “In 2004, I was 25 years old. I had a severe car accident in Johannesburg, South Africa, and ended up in a hospital with a lot of massive injuries. I had been resuscitated on the side of the road, I was put on life […]

Integrating Women’s Land Rights into AfCFTA Crucial in Advancing Gender Equality

Integrating Women’s Land Rights into AfCFTA Crucial in Advancing Gender Equality By Christabel Ligami Integrating women’s land rights into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a significant opportunity to advance gender equality, empower women economically, and drive sustainable development in Africa. This is according to leaders and land experts attending the ongoing Fifth Conference on […]

23 Nov, 23

Kenya Makes a Huge Stride in Ending Violence Against Children

Kenya Makes a Huge Stride in Ending Violence Against Children By Gift Briton Over the last decade, Kenya has made a major milestone towards ending all forms of violence against children (VAC). A survey investigating the prevalence of VAC across the country in 2019 found approximately 24% reduction in most forms of child abuse up […]

Studies Address Gaps in Treatment of Multi-drug Resistant TB in Children

Studies Address Gaps in Treatment of Multi-drug Resistant TB in Children By Joyce Ojanji With the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in children still lagging dramatically behind recent advances for those in adults, four key studies presented during the Union World Conference on Lung Health have addressed key evidence gaps that are barriers to access […]

20 Nov, 23

Agony of Teen Mums in Kenya’s Samburu County

By Clifford Akumu The mid-morning sun beats down as a young girl, barely 16, slowly makes her way to Samburu County Referral Hospital in Maralal town. Nasieku*(not her real name) gave birth to a baby boy four months earlier at Loosuk village, Samburu West, Samburu County with the help of a traditional birth attendant. “I […]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the Rise

Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the Rise By Bella Conte Greenhouse gas emissions hit an unprecedented peak in 2022, signaling a troubling trend with no signs of diminishing, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says. The WMO report reveals that global concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), the most crucial greenhouse gas, not only surpassed pre-industrial levels by […]