Countries Relaxing COVID-19 Measures, WHO calls for Vigilance

Countries Relaxing COVID-19 Measures, WHO calls for Vigilance By Gift Briton As most African countries lift and adjust some key COVID-19 control measures, thanks to the significant drop of new cases, the World Health Organization(WHO) warns that this needs to be executed with caution. According to WHO, even though the need to reopen the economy […]
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23 Mar, 22

Kenya: Viruses to Complement Antibiotics in Treatment

Kenya: Viruses to Complement Antibiotics in Treatment By Sharon Atieno Though viruses have been known to cause diseases in human beings and animals, they could be the solution to fighting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and averting 10 million deaths expected annually by 2050. With the increased cases of antibiotics’ resistance, bacteriophages (phages) – virus that attack […]
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23 Mar, 22

Rwanda: GPS, Cooperatives Curb Crime among Boda Bodas

By Steven Nsamaza and John Mugisha Before the advent of the smart metres system, the exact number of taxi-moto operators in Rwanda was unknown with municipality estimating that there were around 37,000 motor riders but only 19, 300 riders who are legally registered. According to Rwanda National Police, most of those unlicensed commercial motorcyclists were […]
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Climate Change Threatens African Health Systems

Climate Change Threatens African Health Systems By Mary Hearty If adaptation and mitigation measures are not put in place, the current trend in global warming, could lead to additional burden on the already fragile African health systems, expert cautions. This is according to  Dr Adugna Woyessa, Epidemiologist and Public Health Specialist at the Ethiopian Public […]
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Strategies to Advocate for Male Reproductive Health Needed

By Naomi Kitur Healthcare providers should advocate for male reproductive health and encourage health seeking behaviours among the male gender, according to Dr.Lucy Natecho Namusonge, a Public Health expert from the School of Nursing at Kibabii University in Bungoma County. Keen interest has in most cases been taken on reproductive health issues among females, thereby […]
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