The world is confronted with a global food crisis fueled by conflict, climate change and the pandemic of coronavirus disease. A record 349 million people globally are facing acute food insecurity Meanwhile, tobacco is grown in over 124 countries, taking up 3.2 million hectares of fertile land that could be used to grow food, address food insecurity and nutrition challenges and help feed families.
Read moreAfrica’s Lake Victoria is the world’s second largest freshwater lake and its largest tropical lake. This awe-inspiring ecosystem supports a stunning variety of bird, aquatic and animal species. Unfortunately, the same ecosystem is also an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry malaria.
Read moreKenya this week joins the world to commemorate the African Vaccination week (World Immunization Week) as well as the World Malaria Day on April 25, 2023. Commemoration of these important days is key in that it reinforce…
Read moreSince October 2022, Kenya’s arid northern region has been affected by a cholera outbreak triggered by the impact of a prolonged and severe drought. The country has recorded more than 7800 cases and 122 deaths as of 26 March 2023.
Read moreKenya piloted a community-based cervical cancer screening in 2021 using the human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing to explore ways of effectively scaling up this type of testing across the country.
Read moreIn Marsabit County, in northern Kenya, communities are fleeing from the worst drought in 40 years, and the food insecurity that it has triggered. It is one of the eight counties that comprise Kenya’s arid and semi-arid region.
Read moreIn a previous stint as a chemistry teacher Dr Gladys Mwiti could not help but notice flagging performance among her students. She would later discover that the underachievement was largely due to unresolved trauma from poverty, domestic violence and abuse.
Read more12-year-old Christine Kisianan lives in a remote village in Kajiado County, one of the regions in Kenya most affected by the greater Horn of Africa drought, which is in its fourth year.
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