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08 Sep, 22

Rainfall Expected across Most Parts of Kenya

Rainfall Expected across Most Parts of Kenya By Willy Ngumbi Rainfall is expected over several parts of the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin and the Central and South Rift Valley as well as over a few areas in the Highlands East of the Rift Valley and Northwestern Kenya according to […]

07 Sep, 22

The Plight of an Ancient River in Kenya: The Degradation, Restoration of River Kisian

The Plight of an Ancient River in Kenya: The Degradation, Restoration of River Kisian By Curity Adhiambo and Alis Okonji Married at just 13, Mary Akinyi Ouko joined the Kisian community in Eastern Kisumu, Kenya, barely a woman; more a child. For the last six decades she has spent in this community, Ouko and her […]

06 Sep, 22

Uganda’s Fort Portal City Takes Steps to Tackle Plastic Waste, as only Water Source Chocks

Uganda’s Fort Portal City Takes Steps to Tackle Plastic Waste, as only Water Source Chocks Fredrick Mugira, Bertha fellow After failing to secure a job in his formal profession, Samuel Kiiza, a business administration graduate, turned to recycling plastic bottles in Uganda’s tourism city, Fort Portal. Three years in his new profession, Kiiza confidently identifies […]

06 Sep, 22

River Nile, a Freeway of Plastics from African Great Lakes to Mediterranean Sea

River Nile, a Freeway of Plastics from African Great Lakes to Mediterranean Sea Fredrick Mugira, Bertha Fellow Two small rivers in western Uganda: Mpanga, and Rwizi, are choking on plastic waste, carrying it to lakes that drain into the River Nile. Once in the Nile, this plastic debris may flow into the Mediterranean Sea. Mpanga […]

Honoring Journalists Reporting on Innovations for Improved Health in Africa

Honoring Journalists Reporting on Innovations for Improved Health in Africa By Mary Hearty In an effort to promote the emerging health technologies being developed in Africa, the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) through the Health Tech Platform has launched the Emerging Health Technologies (EHTs) Media Award of Excellence to honor African journalists reporting on […]

02 Sep, 22

How Telementoring Programme Aided Sudan’s Fight against COVID-19

How Telementoring Programme Aided Sudan’s Fight against COVID-19 By Sharon Atieno Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sudan’s health system was weak and vulnerable due to decades of underfunding as a result of the economic crisis, the ever-increasing inflation rates coupled with political unrest. Thus when COVID-19 hit, the health system was more than overwhelmed. The […]

02 Sep, 22

Expansion of Factory Farming to Delay Paris Agreement Target

Expansion of Factory Farming to Delay Paris Agreement Target By Sharon Atieno With increasing demand of meat set to expand factory farming across the globe, a new study shows that this expansion will derail achievement of the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius and ultimately below 1.5 degrees Celsius. […]

Monitoring of Clinical Trials on COVID-19 Herbal Remedies in Africa Ongoing

Monitoring of Clinical Trials on COVID-19 Herbal Remedies in Africa Ongoing By Joyce Ojanji The world health organization (WHO) is currently working with eight African countries to monitor clinical trials of traditional medicine –based therapeutics proposed for COVID-19. The countries include Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Madagascar, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). It stated that […]

Monkeypox: Use Condom, WHO Says

Monkeypox: Use Condom, WHO Says By Winniecynthia Awuor Even though there is no scientific evidence on whether monkeypox is sexually transmitted, the world health organization (WHO) has advised those at risk to use condoms as a prevention measure against the disease. This is according to Dr. Rosamund Lewis, the WHO’s lead on monkeypox who observed […]

01 Sep, 22

Kenya: Undernutrition, Food Insecurity Cause for Concern in Bungoma County

Kenya: Undernutrition, Food Insecurity Cause for Concern in Bungoma County By Michelle Treezer Jane and Judy,2, look frightened when they see me and soon, they start wailing loudly one after the other. Their loud cries fill the one-bedroom house. They are sitting on the floor, unable to crawl away. They can neither stand nor walk. […]