Science Africa – Page 10

Gates Foundation Commits $2.5 Billion to Transform Women’s Health

Gates Foundation Commits $2.5 Billion to Transform Women’s Health By Gift Briton Every day, over 800 women die worldwide from preventable maternal complications, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Gates Foundation has announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to change that. This funding is expected to catalyse over 40 health innovations across critical areas […]

Nairobi to Host Wikipedia Conference

Nairobi to Host Wikipedia Conference Nairobi, Kenya’s capital is set to host Wikimania 2025, the twentieth edition of the flagship annual conference that celebrates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and the global community of volunteers (Wikimedians) who contribute to the platforms. The annual hybrid conference scheduled for 6 – 9 August, is hosted by the […]

Climate Change: African Nations Urged to Embrace Indigenous Knowledge

Climate Change: African Nations Urged to Embrace Indigenous Knowledge By Duncan Mboyah Climate change researchers have urged African nations to embrace indigenous knowledge to effectively complement forecasting in arid regions. The researchers noted that since climate change is complex and a threat to the planet and humanity, it is time all tools such as observation […]

01 Aug, 25

East Africa: CFAO Healthcare Ventures into Retail Health Market

East Africa: CFAO Healthcare Ventures into Retail Health Market By Sharon Atieno CFAO Healthcare, the pharmaceutical arm of Toyota Group, has acquired full ownership of Goodlife Pharmacy, Kenya’s largest private retail pharmacy chain. This is in a bid to expand into East Africa’s retail health market. Africa’s retail pharmacy market is projected to grow from […]

31 Jul, 25

Children in Bungoma County Benefit from Upgraded Immunization System

Children in Bungoma County Benefit from Upgraded Immunization System Joyce Nakhumicha was born healthy and named after the first planting season in early 1977. She was struck by the crippling polio disease in the early 1980s, leaving her paralyzed from the knee down. Nakhumicha was a pupil at Wabukhonyi Primary School in Bungoma County when […]

29 Jul, 25

Donor Cuts Threaten Kenya’s Health Data Systems

Donor Cuts Threaten Kenya’s Health Data Systems By Lenah Bosibori Kenya’s healthcare system is at a crossroads. As donor funding steadily declines, health experts are raising alarm over the crumbling of data systems that once formed the backbone of disease tracking, patient management, and drug distribution. Speaking during a thought leadership forum on the reduction […]

29 Jul, 25

The Journey of Malawian Women Seeking Cervical Cancer Treatment in Kenya

The Journey of Malawian Women Seeking Cervical Cancer Treatment in Kenya By Lenah Bosibori On a warm October morning in Nairobi, Chimwemwe Chiduleni stepped off a bus clutching a plastic bag filled with documents, a change of clothes, and a quiet determination to survive. Two years after being diagnosed with cervical cancer in Malawi, a […]

Six-in-One Vaccine is Safe, Expert Says

Six-in-One Vaccine is Safe, Expert Says By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), and poliomyelitis is safe and effective. According to Niklas Danielsson, Senior Immunization Specialist, UNICEF, the hexavalent vaccine is a combination vaccine of six individual vaccines (antigens) in one. […]

Kenya’s Inaugural AI Institute to Advance Innovation, Research

Kenya’s Inaugural AI Institute to Advance Innovation, Research By Duncan Mboyah The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), a Nairobi-based technology think tank, has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) institute to position Africa at the forefront of responsible AI innovation and governance. The ACTS Artificial Intelligence Institute (ACAII), the first of its kind in Kenya, […]

African Children Still Missing Out on Pneumonia Vaccine

African Children Still Missing Out on Pneumonia Vaccine By Sharon Atieno Despite the availability of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs)- responsible for protection against bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis among other diseases- many African children are still missing out, with nearly seven in 10 children vaccinated in 2024. Surpassing all infectious diseases, Pneumonia remains the […]