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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 […]

Pediatric HIV Still a Burden in Kenya

Pediatric HIV Still a Burden in Kenya By Sharon Atieno Though Kenya has made much progress in the HIV care cascade across populations, children and adolescents are still lagging behind. Dr. Caren Mburu, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation said during a Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) café on pediatric and adolescent HIV […]

17 Nov, 23

75 Million Farmers to Benefit from CABI’s New Initiative on Pest Management

75 Million Farmers to Benefit from CABI’s New Initiative on Pest Management By Gift Briton With agricultural extension services becoming increasingly weak in several countries globally, the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) is running a new programme expected to empower over 75 million smallholder farmers globally with the knowledge and skills to manage pests by […]

Kenya Gearing Up to Tackle Prematurity

Kenya Gearing Up to Tackle Prematurity By Joyce Ojanji Prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of five years in Kenya with approximately 134,000 babies born too soon annually. As such, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is strengthening health facilities across the country to provide comprehensive newborn care services including […]

16 Nov, 23

Nairobi Hosts Conference on Brain Health Disparities in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

Nairobi Hosts Conference on Brain Health Disparities in Low-and Middle-Income Countries By Whitney Akinyi A groundbreaking conference, themed ‘Healing the Brain: Bridging the Gap in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs),’ has commenced in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, bringing together mental health experts and neuroscientists from around the world. The four-day event, organized by the Brain and Mind […]

Aga Khan University Holds Workshop to Transform Mental Health Reporting

Aga Khan University Holds Workshop to Transform Mental Health Reporting By Vanessa Akoth To build the capacity of the media for mental health reporting, the Aga Khan University’s Brain and Mind Institute (BMI) in partnership with Graduate School of Media and Communication launched a pioneering training program aimed at empowering journalists on this issue. The one-day workshop held on […]

16 Nov, 23

HIV: Kenya Making Strides in Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission

HIV: Kenya Making Strides in Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission By Joyce Chimbi Motivated by her life experiences – having been infected with HIV/Aids at 19 years, diagnosed with the virus at 29 years, and delivering her first baby at 32 years who later passed on six months later from pneumonia in 2009 – Margaret Odera […]

Kenya Taking Steps to Address Household Air Pollution

Kenya Taking Steps to Address Household Air Pollution By Gift Briton With household air pollution causing at least six in 100 deaths in Kenya, the country is set to become one of the first African countries to develop an action plan against this menace. In this regard, the Office of the First Lady, in collaboration with the […]

16 Nov, 23

Nairobi: Negotiators Urged to Advance Plastic Pollution Draft to Global Plan

Nairobi: Negotiators Urged to Advance Plastic Pollution Draft to Global Plan By Sharon Atieno As the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution converges in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, for the third round of negotiations, they have been urged to move the Zero draft into a global plan to tackle plastic pollution. The Zero draft is a draft […]

09 Nov, 23

US$27M Initiative to Improve Cashew Nut Value Chain in West Africa

US$27M Initiative to Improve Cashew Nut Value Chain in West Africa By Whitney Akinyi Cashew nuts are pivotal to the West African food sector, with the region responsible for 44% of the world’s cashew crop. Global cashew trade has more than doubled in the last decade, primarily driven by the Ivory Coast, which accounts for […]