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23 Nov, 22

Africa’s First Air Pollution Hub to Aid in Curbing 634,000 Deaths

Africa’s First Air Pollution Hub to Aid in Curbing 634,000 Deaths By Sharon Atieno The smoke produced mainly from cooking and heating with fossil fuels such as wood, kerosene and charcoal is responsible for 634,000 preventable deaths each year in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It is against this background, that the region’s first Air Pollution […]

22 Nov, 22

Africa: KEMRI’s Selection as Cancer Registration Centre to Improve Outcomes

Africa: KEMRI’s Selection as Cancer Registration Centre to Improve Outcomes By Gift Briton The recent selection of Kenya Medical Research Institute(KEMRI) as a collaborating Centre for the International Agency for Research on Cancer(IARC) is set to boost the fight against cancer control in sub-Saharan Africa region including Kenya, which is currently dealing with a surge of […]

22 Nov, 22

Kenya: Guidelines to Promote Healthy Homes Launched

Kenya: Guidelines to Promote Healthy Homes Launched By Samwel Doe Ouma The Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) and Habitat for Humanity International have launched guidelines to educate the industry players and the general public on the relationship between housing and health, and the various elements one needs to consider when planning to build or rent […]

Clean Energy Initiative to Reduce Household Air Pollution

Clean Energy Initiative to Reduce Household Air Pollution With two million people globally dying prematurely as a result of fossil fuels every year, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) will inaugurate Africa’s clean energy initiative that seeks to reduce household air pollution responsible for the burden of disease in sub-Sahara Africa. The Clean-Air (Africa) initiative […]

21 Nov, 22

Kenya: Gates Foundation to Continue Funding Research at KEMRI

Kenya: Gates Foundation to Continue Funding Research at KEMRI By Gift Briton The Gates Foundation will continue funding health research at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI). Bill Gates, Co-Chair Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), reaffirmed this during his visit to the institution’s headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya where he held discussions with some of the country’s […]

18 Nov, 22

Gates Foundation Commits US$ 7B to Support African Countries

Gates Foundation Commits US$ 7B to Support African Countries By Daniel Otunge The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will invest more than $7 billion over the next four years to support African countries and institutions working to develop and implement innovative approaches to confront climate change, poverty, hunger, disease and gender inequality. Bill Gates, the […]

Drug-Resistant TB Treatment: Governments to Save US$740 M Annually

Drug-Resistant TB Treatment: Governments to Save US$740 M Annually By Sharon Atieno With drug-resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) affecting about 440,000 people yearly, a new treatment regimen could save governments up to US$740 million annually. This is according to a new study published in PLOS Global Public Health which found that the cost of implementing this new treatment regimen […]

Gender Equity Crucial in Achieving Climate Goals

Gender Equity Crucial in Achieving Climate Goals By Gift Briton With the climate crisis disproportionately impacting Africa despite the continent contributing the least to climate change, experts urge that gender equity including increasing women’s access to and control of resources and leadership roles is critical in achieving climate goals. According to Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, […]

New Program to Scale Up Access to Leishmaniasis Treatments Launched

New Program to Scale Up Access to Leishmaniasis Treatments Launched By Mary Hearty The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and its partners have launched a three-year project known as LeishAccess that seeks to promote access to treatments for leishmaniasis patients. The project was launched at a community clinical trial results dissemination meeting in Kacheliba, […]

World Records Increased Uptake of Modern Contraceptives

World Records Increased Uptake of Modern Contraceptives By Sharon Atieno Despite obstacles including the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more women are using modern contraceptives especially, in low –and lower-middle-income countries. This is according to a new report by FP2030 dubbed the 2022 Measurement Report launched at the International Conference on Family Planning in Thailand. The […]