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Kenya: Over Four Million People Facing Acute Food Insecurity

Kenya: Over Four Million People Facing Acute Food Insecurity By Gift Briton Nearly five million people across 23 arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) counties in Kenya, are facing acute food insecurity and consequently requiring humanitarian assistance. This is according to the 2022 short rains season assessment report, conducted between 11th January and 10th February 2023. […]
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African Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Strengthen Routine Immunization

African Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Strengthen Routine Immunization By Joyce Ojanji With the COVID-19 pandemic leaving a total of 8.4 million children in the African region unimmunized, compared with 18 million globally, African leaders have endorsed a declaration to revitalize the momentum for all populations to have universal access to immunization. The declaration […]
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20 Feb, 23

Kenya: Drones to Boost Forest Surveillance

Kenya: Drones to Boost Forest Surveillance By Sharon Atieno The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has received two drones worth EUR 106,000 to boost its efforts in forest surveillance across the country. The drones given by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will help in forest conservation by providing real-time information on […]
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24 Women Selected to Join AAS Affiliates Program

24 Women Selected to Join AAS Affiliates Program By Mary Hearty Of the 47 researchers selected to join the new cohort of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) Affiliates program, more than half (24) are women. The program is designed to recognize, mentor and develop early career researchers into world-class research leaders in line with […]
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17 Feb, 23

WorldFish Appoints First African Director General

WorldFish Appoints First African Director General By Joyce Ojanji Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed is the new Director General of WorldFish and the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR) Senior Director of Aquatic Foods. The appointment follows a comprehensive global search, where more than 45 applicants competed for the role. The former Head of Blue […]
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17 Feb, 23

Malaria: New Prevention Methods Amidst Changing Transmission Landscape

By Gift Briton Three decades ago, all malaria transmissions happened in rural settings with female Anopheles mosquito primarily responsible for human transmission of the disease. However, according to scientists, the changing transmission landscape and the emergence of invasive vectors such as Anopheles stephensi, a mosquito species that has adapted and is capable of transmitting malaria […]
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17 Feb, 23

32%  Decrease in Malaria Hospital Admissions in Western Kenya

32%  Decrease in Malaria Hospital Admissions in Western Kenya By Mary Hearty With the rollout of the malaria vaccine in Western Kenya, there has been a 32% reduction in children admissions due to the disease. This is according to Dr. Sam Akech, a Pediatrician and Research Scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) presenting the […]
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Kenya: Nairobi Residents Responding Positively to Cholera Vaccine

Kenya: Nairobi Residents Responding Positively to Cholera Vaccine By Mary Hearty Unlike the COVID-19 vaccine which was marred with hesitancy across Kenya, the cholera vaccine is receiving a positive response with numbers of recipients surpassing daily targets in affected counties like Nairobi. According to Lilian Mutua, Head of Health Promotion in Nairobi County, most affected […]
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16 Feb, 23

Africa: Ending Violence against Women, Essential for Prosperity of AfCFTA

By Clifford Akumu Harassment, gender-based violence, and discrimination on the basis of gender will negate efforts by the African Union (AU) to achieve the intended benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), experts caution. They were speaking at the Gender Is My Agenda Campaign in Addis Ababa ahead of the AU Summit of […]
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