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Ebola Disease Outbreak Declared Over in Uganda

Ebola Disease Outbreak Declared Over in Uganda By Gift Briton The Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda is over. This comes barely four months after the first case was confirmed in 2022. “Uganda has shown that Ebola can be defeated when the whole system works together, from having an alert system in place to finding and […]

Ozone Layer on course to Recovery, UN Says

Ozone Layer on course to Recovery, UN Says By Sharon Atieno The ozone layer, a thin part of the earth’s atmosphere which absorbs most of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation, is on track to recover within four decades. This is according to the United Nations (UN)-backed Scientific Assessment Panel to the Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting […]

10 Jan, 23

Kenya: Dry Conditions to Prevail throughout January

Kenya: Dry Conditions to Prevail throughout January By Gift Briton Most parts of the country are likely to remain sunny and dry during the month of January with occasional rainfall expected over some parts, the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) predicts. According to the weather body, some areas around Lake Victoria basin (Siaya, Busia, Kisumu, Homa […]

Kenya’s Tana River County Turns to Aquaculture to Boost Its Economy

Kenya’s Tana River County Turns to Aquaculture to Boost Its Economy By Paul Kimanzi Tana River county government has partnered with the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) to unlock the county’s aquaculture potential, a sector which has been underexploited despite the region boasting a fish rich 76 km coastline. To promote the uptake […]

Reduced Price for Multidrug-resistant TB Treatment

Reduced Price for Multidrug-resistant TB Treatment A new agreement has been signed between Viatris, a global healthcare company, MedAccess, and TB Alliance to reduce the price of pretomanid, a drug used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) by 34%. Pretomanid is part of two new treatment regimens with high efficacy and shorter treatment durations recently recommended […]

03 Jan, 23

Kenya: Sickle Cell Anaemia Clinics Bringing Relief to Kilifi Patients

Kenya: Sickle Cell Anaemia Clinics Bringing Relief to Kilifi Patients By Daniel Wako Having a child is perceived as happiness to parents and the community at large but how sad and painful does it feel to parents to see their children cry in pain due to a crisis caused by a condition that cannot be […]

16 Dec, 22

African Countries Urged to Invest in Stronger Health Systems

African Countries Urged to Invest in Stronger Health Systems By Mary Hearty Many African countries continue to feel the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which not only exerted enormous pressure on health systems but also sounded the alarm on the need to reform and revitalize the continent’s health system. In response to this gap, Dr. […]

Gender Equity Crucial in Achieving Universal Health Coverage

Gender Equity Crucial in Achieving Universal Health Coverage By Gift Briton To achieve universal health coverage, experts urge that there is a need to put women in leadership roles including policy-making, budgeting, planning, and implementation for healthcare. Speaking during a plenary session under the theme, “Women in Health” at the ongoing Conference on Public Health […]

15 Dec, 22

AGRA’s Leadership Program Produces 40 Graduates

AGRA’s Leadership Program Produces 40 Graduates By Tsim Mavisi Forty food system leaders have graduated from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)-led Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture’s (CALA) Advanced Leadership Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. The leaders drawn from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia were awarded certificates in the Advanced Leadership Programme for Africa’s Food Security and Sustainability after […]

14 Dec, 22

Investigation Raises Concerns Over Plastic Waste Accumulation on the Shores of Africa’s Rift Valley Lakes

Investigation Raises Concerns Over Plastic Waste Accumulation on the Shores of Africa’s Rift Valley Lakes By Water Journalist Africa An investigation into the concentration of microplastics in some Africa Rift Valley lakes has found no traces of microplastics there. However, the plastic wastes are visible on the major landing sites, raising fears over the whereabouts […]