African Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Strengthen Routine Immunization

African Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Strengthen Routine Immunization By Joyce Ojanji With the COVID-19 pandemic leaving a total of 8.4 million children in the African region unimmunized, compared with 18 million globally, African leaders have endorsed a declaration to revitalize the momentum for all populations to have universal access to immunization. The declaration […]
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24 Women Selected to Join AAS Affiliates Program

24 Women Selected to Join AAS Affiliates Program By Mary Hearty Of the 47 researchers selected to join the new cohort of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) Affiliates program, more than half (24) are women. The program is designed to recognize, mentor and develop early career researchers into world-class research leaders in line with […]
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Malaria: New Prevention Methods Amidst Changing Transmission Landscape

By Gift Briton Three decades ago, all malaria transmissions happened in rural settings with female Anopheles mosquito primarily responsible for human transmission of the disease. However, according to scientists, the changing transmission landscape and the emergence of invasive vectors such as Anopheles stephensi, a mosquito species that has adapted and is capable of transmitting malaria […]
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32%  Decrease in Malaria Hospital Admissions in Western Kenya

32%  Decrease in Malaria Hospital Admissions in Western Kenya By Mary Hearty With the rollout of the malaria vaccine in Western Kenya, there has been a 32% reduction in children admissions due to the disease. This is according to Dr. Sam Akech, a Pediatrician and Research Scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) presenting the […]
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Africa: Ending Violence against Women, Essential for Prosperity of AfCFTA

By Clifford Akumu Harassment, gender-based violence, and discrimination on the basis of gender will negate efforts by the African Union (AU) to achieve the intended benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), experts caution. They were speaking at the Gender Is My Agenda Campaign in Addis Ababa ahead of the AU Summit of […]
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AAS Celebrates Late Prof Magoha’s Contribution in Health Academics

AAS Celebrates Late Prof Magoha’s Contribution in Health Academics By Mary Hearty The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is celebrating the life and contributions of the late Professor George Albert Magoha, an AAS Fellow and former education Cabinet Secretary of Kenya. The late Prof. Magoha passed away on 24 January 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya after suffering […]
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Cholera: Need for Collaboration to End Cross-border Transmission

Cholera: Need for Collaboration to End Cross-border Transmission By Gift Briton In light of the global shortage of cholera vaccines, the World Health Organization(WHO) has urged countries to ramp up cross-border and multi-sectoral collaboration and surveillance to increase access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene to the affected populations in order to end the ongoing […]
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To Fight AMR, Curb Environmental Pollution

To Fight AMR, Curb Environmental Pollution By Sharon Atieno Curtailing pollution from hospital and community wastewater, effluent from pharmaceutical production, run-off originating from plant and animal agriculture and other forms of waste and releases, is crucial in reducing the spread and emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This is according to a new report released by […]
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WHO: Global Guidelines to Help in Reducing Breast Cancer Deaths

WHO: Global Guidelines to Help in Reducing Breast Cancer Deaths By Gift Briton To reduce inequalities in breast cancer deaths, the World Health Organization(WHO) has issued a new operational approach based on three pillars of action for countries to implement in their national programs. Launched a day ahead of the World Cancer Day campaign marked […]
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