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08 Mar, 23

ELI Report should Inspire Africa into Speedy Action Against Ecocide

ELI Report should Inspire Africa into Speedy Action Against Ecocide By Daniel Otunge In another clear sign that Ecocide is inching closer to becoming the 5th international crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the European Law Institute (ELI) recently published the final outcome of its project on Ecocide. The report dubbed ELI […]

07 Mar, 23

25 More Sub-Counties in Western Kenya Receive Malaria Vaccine

25 More Sub-Counties in Western Kenya Receive Malaria Vaccine By Mary Hearty Kenya’s Ministry of Health is scaling up malaria vaccination in an additional 25 sub-counties within the eight lake-endemic counties starting on March 7, 2023, to protect more children against the disease. Kenya is one of the three countries—alongside Ghana and Malawi—where the RTS, […]

Strides in Push to Include Noma in WHO list of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Strides in Push to Include Noma in WHO list of Neglected Tropical Diseases By Sharon Atieno Tremendous progress has been made in the push to include noma, a preventable and treatable disease that leads to severe facial disfigurement, into the World Health Organization(WHO)’s list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). According to Clair Jeantet, the Médecins […]

More Research Needed on Noma Disease

More Research Needed on Noma Disease By Mary Hearty Despite noma- a disease that disfigures the mouth and face, and has a mortality rate of up to 90%- first being reported as far back as 1836, the specific organism responsible for its cause is still not known. According to Dr. Elise Farley, an epidemiologist who has […]

02 Mar, 23

Inaugural Seagrass Day Commemorated

Inaugural Seagrass Day Commemorated By Sharon Atieno As the World marked the first-ever Seagrass Day on 1st March 2023, the United Nations called for more action to protect this important marine ecosystem. “The seagrass ecosystem is a perfect example of nature in action, where habitats and the delicate web of life are intertwined in perfect harmony,” […]

02 Mar, 23

Re-focus Efforts to Achieve SDGs , AU Agenda 2063, African Countries Told

Re-focus Efforts to Achieve SDGs , AU Agenda 2063, African Countries Told By Christabel Ligami A concerted re-focus on efforts is needed for Africa to meet the aspirations of the sustainable development goals (SDG) Agenda 2030 and the continent’s transformation Agenda 2063. This is according to key speakers at the Regional preparatory workshop for African voluntary national reviews […]

Mozambique Kicks off Cholera Vaccination Campaign

Mozambique Kicks off Cholera Vaccination Campaign By Joyce Ojanji Mozambique has kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign targeting around 720,000 people in eight districts as a control measure against an outbreak in which 5260 cases and 37 deaths have been recorded to date since September 2022. The five-day campaign, which started 10 days after the […]

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 […]

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 […]

17 Feb, 23

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 […]