Joint Programme on Migration, Mobility, Regional Integration Launched in Kenya By Sharon Atieno The United Nations (UN) in Kenya, in collaboration with the Government of Kenya and other partners, has launched a US$28.5 Million Joint Programme (JP) on Migration, Mobility, and Regional Integration. The JP which will be implemented for the period December 2024 to […]

Good Sanitation, Vaccination Crucial to Eliminate Polio in Kenya By Treezer Michelle Atieno Polio, a disease that can cause irreversible paralysis, is nearing global eradication thanks to vaccination efforts. Yet, in Kenya, vaccine-derived polio strains persist. According to Dr. Christine Chege, a pediatrician and pediatric infectious disease specialist while wild poliovirus has been eradicated, the […]

DRC: WHO Deploys Experts to Investigate Unknown Outbreak By Gift Briton The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to determine the cause of an unknown infectious disease reported in the southwestern part of the country. Since late October 2024, the unknown disease […]

AIM for Scale: Addressing impacts of climate change on agriculture By Daniel Otunge In this in-depth Q&A, Daniel Otunge sat down with Dr. Enock Chikava, Director of Agricultural Delivery Systems at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to seek his insights into the impact of climate change on smallholder farming and Food systems in Africa […]

New WHO-Endorsed Test Targets Drug-Resistant TB By Gift Briton The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed a new test for tuberculosis (TB) that uses molecular analysis to detect the genetic markers of the bacterium that causes the disease in the saliva of people suspected of infection. Known as Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, the test offers hope […]

COP16: Private Sector Builds Drive for Sustainable Land Management By Joyce Ojanji In response to a call launched by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16),  private sector representatives met to discuss their role in ensuring sustainable land, soil and water management. The Business 4 Land(B4L) […]

Africa-FINGERS Program Launched to Combat Dementia in Africa By Joyce Ojanji To address the growing challenge of dementia across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Brain and Mind Institute at Aga Khan University and the FINGERS Brain Health Institute have launched the Africa FINGERS Program, which aims to co-create culturally informed lifestyle interventions to reduce the risk of […]

UN: Invest in Healthy Lands to Cut Costs of Human-made Droughts By Joyce Ojanji As droughts fuelled by human destruction of the environment are projected to affect three in four people by 2050, investing in sustainable land and water management is essential to reduce their costs, which already exceed $ 307 billion per year globally. […]