TB Preventive Treatment: The Need for Choice

TB Preventive Treatment: The Need for Choice By Prof. Violet Chihota Before COVID-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still lingers, with 1.5 million people contracting the infection every year, epidemiologists point to the availability of many HIV prevention options as a primary reason for […]
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Kenya Rolling Out Study to Ease Access to HIV Prevention Products

Kenya Rolling Out Study to Ease Access to HIV Prevention Products By Sharon Atieno With women accounting for six out of ten of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya joins Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda in implementing a study that will pave the way for women to access new HIV prevention products in […]
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Fathers’ Mental Health Diagnosis Linked to Increased Risk of Preterm Birth

Fathers’ Mental Health Diagnosis Linked to Increased Risk of Preterm Birth By Maina Simon A new analysis has shown that a father’s mental health is as important as a mother’s with both psychiatric diagnoses being linked to high preterm birth in infants. This is according to a study published on July 20th in the open-access […]
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06 Jul, 23

Kenya: Initiative to Handle Chemicals Safely Launched

Kenya: Initiative to Handle Chemicals Safely Launched By Opija Raduk and Simon Theuri Kenya joins South Africa, Egypt, and Morocco as the fourth African country to join Responsible Care implementation in Africa. The move underscores Kenya’s commitment to promoting responsible chemical management practices on a global scale. Responsible Care is a voluntary initiative for associations […]
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Strong Workforce Crucial for Resilient Health System in Africa

Strong Workforce Crucial for Resilient Health System in Africa By Joyce Chimbi Healthcare workers on the African continent are characterized by long working hours, often unsupported and underpaid. Africa’s inability to adequately train, equip and remunerate health workers has put the continent at risk of reaching a 6.1 million shortfall by 2030. As the scale […]
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Africa’s Economy Promising amidst Shocks

Africa’s Economy Promising amidst Shocks By Christabel Ligami Africa’s economic growth has decreased considerably over the past year to a growth rate of 3.6 per cent in 2022. This follows a 4.6 per cent rebound from the COVID-19 crisis in 2021, says an overview report of recent economic and social developments in Africa by the […]
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18 Mar, 23

Health: Africa has Much to Offer

Health: Africa has Much to Offer By Joyce Chimbi A growing number of African countries are making commitments to integrate climate change into their health policies and strategies. More than 24 countries on the continent including Rwanda have already made commitments to assess climate change vulnerabilities within the context of strengthening their health systems. These countries […]
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18 Mar, 23

Experts Call for Making Health Systems Resilient Amidst Climate Change

Experts Call for Making Health Systems Resilient Amidst Climate Change By Joyce Chimbi Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, health systems around the world have struggled with unprecedented shocks arising from the pandemic disease. Africa’s health systems have faced the additional strain of lean health financing. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates show that with […]
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17 Mar, 23

Climate Change: Need to Strengthen African Health Systems

Climate Change: Need to Strengthen African Health Systems By Joyce Chimbi A global climate change crisis is unfolding and the health of people and the planet is at risk. While 50,000 wild species meet the needs of billions of people worldwide, a report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) shows […]
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10 Mar, 23

Rwanda Community Health Workers in frontline drive to cut maternal and child mortality

Rwanda Community Health Workers in frontline drive to cut maternal and child mortality By Jeanne d’Arc Munezero 8th March 2023 After the 1994 war, a percentage of mothers in rural communities of Rwanda gave birth at home because access to health care facilities was a challenge. Expectant mothers were assisted to deliver by traditional birth […]
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