Kenya Makes a Huge Stride in Ending Violence Against Children By Gift Briton Over the last decade, Kenya has made a major milestone towards ending all forms of violence against children (VAC). A survey investigating the prevalence of VAC across the country in 2019 found approximately 24% reduction in most forms of child abuse up […]

By Clifford Akumu The mid-morning sun beats down as a young girl, barely 16, slowly makes her way to Samburu County Referral Hospital in Maralal town. Nasieku*(not her real name) gave birth to a baby boy four months earlier at Loosuk village, Samburu West, Samburu County with the help of a traditional birth attendant. “I […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]