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30 Oct, 23

Kenya: Nairobi-based Health Centre Turning Clefts to Beautiful Smiles

Kenya: Nairobi-based Health Centre Turning Clefts to Beautiful Smiles By Joyce Chimbi When baby Wendo was born in 2021, her arrival was met with joy and at the same time, utter shock. The girl was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate and not only was this a first in the family on her […]

First Malaria Vaccine Reduces Child Deaths by Over 10%

First Malaria Vaccine Reduces Child Deaths by Over 10% By Gift Briton The first malaria vaccine ( RTS,S) to be approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) has reduced deaths among young children by 13 percent. This is based on the findings of a new study presented by WHO during the annual meeting of the […]

26 Oct, 23

Aga Khan University Receives Grant to Utilize AI in Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis

Aga Khan University Receives Grant to Utilize AI in Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis By Whitney Akinyi The Aga Khan University (AKU) in Kenya has been awarded a substantial research grant of Kshs. 112 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies in the realm […]

26 Oct, 23

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#SolutionsJournalismDay! – Sustainable Success

#SolutionsJournalismDay! – Sustainable Success There is still much room for entrenchment of Solutions Journalism (SoJo) in developing nations loaded with what may seem to be unlimited socio-economic problems including basic human needs. Journalists in the continent- especially those in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania – where Science Africa is also actively involved on a daily […]

18 Sep, 23

Health Workers Urged to Reduce Patient Harm

Health Workers Urged to Reduce Patient Harm By Joyce Ojanji With 421 million hospitalizations worldwide, approximately 42.7 million resulting in adverse events, stakeholders have called for patient safety measures to prevent and reduce risks, errors, and harm that occur to patients during the provision of health care. These occurrence of adverse events due to unsafe […]

29 Jul, 23

KEMRI’s Stem Cell Research Centre to Improve Fight against NCDs

KEMRI’s Stem Cell Research Centre to Improve Fight against NCDs By Joyce Ojanji The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has unveiled a Centre of Excellence in Stem Cell Research that will enable scientists to develop new therapies to regenerate and repair tissues that have been damaged or affected by diseases or accidents. The centre which is located […]

29 Jul, 23

WHO Publishes New Treatments for Cancer, Infectious Diseases

WHO Publishes New Treatments for Cancer, Infectious Diseases By Sharon Atieno The World Health Organization (WHO) has published new medicines for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, cancer, infectious diseases, and cardiovascular conditions, among others in its updated essential medicine lists. These lists include the Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and the Essential Medicines for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]