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$11.4mn Grant to Strengthen AUC Governance

By Aziza Atieno The African Development Fund has approved $11.48 million grant to the African Union Commission (AUC) to strengthen its governance and provide it with institutional support to improve its capacity to drive the continent’s agenda. Agenda 2063 is the AU’s vision for “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a […]

WHO: Africa on Track to Control COVID-19, Continuous Vigilance Needed

By Mary Hearty Africa should continue being vigilant despite the continent’s possibility of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, World Health Organization (WHO) says. Over the last two years, the continent has witnessed four waves of COVID-19, each with higher peaks or more total new cases than the previous one. The surges have been mostly […]

UNESCO: Over US$730,000 to Support Culture

By Gift Briton Taking into account the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has negatively impacted livelihoods of many artists and cultural professionals globally, Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions – a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO’s) body -approved over US$730,000 in funding for cultural projects in […]

KEMRI Hosts the 12th KASH Conference

By Aziza Atieno The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is set to host the 12th KEMRI Annual Scientific and Health (KASH) conference from Tuesday, 15th- Friday, 18th February 2022 at a hotel in Nairobi. The conference theme is “Building a resilient health sector through investments in data science, research evidence, technology and innovations” which is being supported by the […]

Countries to Include Ocean Education in School Curricula by 2025

By Sharon Atieno Ocean education is to be included in the school curricula of the 193 Member States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by 2025. The announcement was made during the One Ocean Summit taking place in Brest, France. To achieve this goal, the organization is making available to public decision-makers […]

11 Feb, 22

Tanzania: Road Project to Open Markets, Build Economy

By Mary Hearty The newly launched Dodoma Outering road project will open markets for Tanzania, enabling the country to produce more and build the economy,” Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzanian President said. She was speaking during the formal launch of the construction of the 112.3 kilometres road project which was flagged off by both Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, […]

11 Feb, 22

Cervical Cancer Screening Saves Lives

By Daniel Wako Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally, as per the World Health Organization (WHO), with an estimated 604 000 new cases and 342 000 deaths in 2020 alone. About 90% of the new cases and deaths worldwide occurred in low- and middle-income countries. In Kenya, a 2021 report by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Information Centre says […]

10 Feb, 22

Africa Lagging behind in Malaria Elimination

By Sharon Atieno Though malaria remains a significant threat to health and development in Africa, the continent is not on target to eradicate the disease by 2030, World Malaria Report finds. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates for Africa, there were 232 million cases (96% of global total) and 611, 802 (98% of global total) […]

09 Feb, 22

Slash and Burn Agriculture Threatens Ant Species

By Aziza Atieno Swidden agriculture, commonly known as slash and burn agriculture, affects ant species variety in the degraded land, a new study reveals. According to the study by Dr Elizabeth Finch,a Scientist at the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), degradation due to swidden agriculture leads to a reduction in native ant species diversity and an […]

08 Feb, 22

Commonwealth, WHO Sign MoU to Strengthen Health Cooperation

By Sharon Atieno With the COVID-19 pandemic putting immense pressure on global health systems especially in developing countries, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing to strengthening their collaboration on public health issues affecting Commonwealth member states and governments. Some of the priority issues include […]