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NCDs: Investing One Dollar More per Person could Avert Seven Million Deaths

By Faith Atieno Close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries were to make an additional investment of less than a dollar per person per year in the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report. Currently, NCDs including […]
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Africa: Close to 50% of Omicron Cases, Millions of People Still Unvaccinated

By Naomi Kitur Africa currently accounts for 46% of the nearly 1000 Omicron cases reported globally according to Dr. Richard Mihigo, Coordinator, Immunization and Vaccines Development (IVD) Programme, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa. The Omicron variant has now reached around 60 countries worldwide, 10 of which are in Africa. Over the past […]
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Funding for TB Research Less than Half of What is Needed to End the Disease

By Christian Benard The global funding for tuberculosis (TB) research is less than half the goal of US$2 billion set forth by participating country governments at the 2018 United Nations (UN) high-level meeting on TB, a new report finds. The report, ‘Tuberculosis Research Funding Trends, 2005-2020’ by Stop TB Partnership and Treatment Action Group presents […]
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10 Dec, 21

Directly Witness Ingestion of Therapy, a Game Changer in Management of HIV Pediatrics

By Joyce Chimbi Nearly seven out of every 10 HIV positive children globally live in East and Southern Africa. Despite progress made to reduce new HIV infections in children, the region remains far behind the 95-95-95 fast-track global targets for ending pediatrics AIDS by 2030. National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) statistics show that […]
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10 Dec, 21

Kenya: Kisumu CSOs Endorse EAC Sexual and Reproductive Bill 2021

By Evance Odhiambo The East African Sexual and Reproductive Bill 2021 currently before the General Purpose Committee of the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) has received unanimous endorsement by representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) drawn from health, human, children and women rights sectors in Kisumu County. The Bill’s objective is to facilitate the attainment […]
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09 Dec, 21

Omicron Variant, a Cause to Worry as Young People Most Affected

By James Ochieng “The new variant Omicron has proven to spread faster than the other COVID-19 variants and is affecting individuals more so the youth and the young population who are not in the vaccination bracket,” said Prof. Walter Jaoko an expert in Medical Microbiology and Tropical Medicine during an African Science Media Center  (AfriSMC) […]
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09 Dec, 21

Omicron Variant: Countries Urged to Enhance Surveillance among Other Measures

By Saumu Juma The detection of the Omicron variant in South Africa has resulted in tension globally as its intensity compared to the Delta variant which was termed deadly remains unknown. In order to contain the spread of the variant, scientists are doing research and giving recommendations. According to Prof.  Walter Jaoko, an expert in […]
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COVID-19 Linked to Rise in Malaria Cases, Deaths

By Naomi Kitur New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted malaria services, leading to a marked increase in cases and deaths. According to WHO’s latest World malaria report, there were an estimated 241 million malaria cases and 627 000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2020. This represents about 14 million more cases […]
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04 Dec, 21

Botswana Making Strides in Elimination of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

By Sharon Atieno Globally, 15 countries have been certified for eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission. None of them had an epidemic as large as Botswana. The country has the world’s fourth highest HIV prevalence (20.3%) but has made significant strides in fighting the virus. So much so, that the World Health Organization (WHO) awarded Botswana the […]
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