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03 Sep, 23

Africa: Action Needed as Climate Change Linked to Disease Outbreaks

Africa: Action Needed as Climate Change Linked to Disease Outbreaks By Sharon Atieno Unless action is taken to include health in climate change discussions, the African continent will continue to suffer from increased cases of climate-related diseases including malaria, dengue and cholera. According to Wadzanayi Muchenje, Director Regional Health Initiatives at The Rockefeller Foundation, health […]

Most Parts of Kenya to Remain Dry

Most Parts of Kenya to Remain Dry By Joyce Ojanji Most parts of Kenya are likely to be dry with a few areas in the Highlands East and West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Rift Valley and the Coast expected to receive rainfall. This is according to the Kenya Meteorological Department(KMD)’s […]

31 Aug, 23

Africa: Health Ministers Endorse AMR Strategy to Scale Up Action

Africa: Health Ministers Endorse AMR Strategy to Scale Up Action With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) directly accounting for more than one million deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019 alone, African health ministers have approved a regional strategy to ramp up action against it. The region faces a high burden of AMR, which occurs when bacteria, viruses, […]

Over Two Million Children Displaced in Sudan’s Conflict

Over Two Million Children Displaced in Sudan’s Conflict By Sharon Atieno The armed conflict between Sudan’s national army and their rival, the Rapid Support Forces has led to the displacement of more than two million children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. The war which started in April has tremendously affected Darfur and Khartoum […]

30 Aug, 23

Include Reproductive Issues in Climate Change-Health Discussions

Include Reproductive Issues in Climate Change-Health Discussions By Clifford Akumu There is a need to include reproductive issues as a component in the climate change and health talks. Stakeholders at the ongoing regional workshop on health and climate change taking place in Lilongwe, Malawi have been urged to seriously look beyond the infectious and communicable […]

29 Aug, 23

Kenya: Biogas Technology Improving Sanitation in Ngong Market

By Gift Briton Sitting on a one-acre land in Ngong Town, Kajiado County, Ngong market remains one of East Africa’s biggest and cleanest modern markets, making it a choice destination for food supplies among thousands of locals. The four-storey building market has nearly two thousand traders with a daily influx of various visitors. Unlike most […]

Botswana to Host African Health Ministers in WHO’s Regional Meeting

Botswana to Host African Health Ministers in WHO’s Regional Meeting Health ministers from 47 African countries will meet in Gaborone, Botswana, either in-person or virtually, for the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa. The Regional Committee is the WHO decision-making body that convenes annually to discuss and endorse regional […]

Vaccine-Drug Combination Reduces Malaria Cases, Deaths in Children

Vaccine-Drug Combination Reduces Malaria Cases, Deaths in Children By Gift Briton Combining malaria vaccines with antimalarial drugs has shown dramatic reductions in Malaria cases and deaths among children below five years in settings of highly seasonal malaria transmission. This is according to the final results of a landmark study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. […]

24 Aug, 23

Health Sector Fights for Space in Climate Change Discussions

Health Sector Fights for Space in Climate Change Discussions By Clifford Akumu African experts have called for health to be a key agenda at the 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) set for Dubai in November. They were speaking during a high-level meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi dubbed […]

24 Aug, 23

East Africa: Ecobank, AMREF Flying Doctors Partner to Improve Medical Evacuations

East Africa: Ecobank, AMREF Flying Doctors Partner to Improve Medical Evacuations By Whitney Akinyi AMREF Flying Doctors has collaborated with Ecobank Kenya Limited to launch a new medical scheme aimed at providing quick and affordable emergency air and ground evacuation services in East Africa. The Maisha Membership plan unveiled in a signing ceremony at AMREF Flying Doctors’ […]