By Science Africa correspondent Kenya becomes the tenth country in Africa to eliminate Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health concern. The other countries that have…
NTDs: Need to Expand Patients’ Access to Treatment
By Gift Briton As the world marks Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, celebrated annually on January 30th to raise awareness and garner support to end these diseases, experts offer insights on…
Countries Urged to Strengthen Surveillance of Emerging Malaria Parasites
By Gift Briton Several cases of emerging malaria parasites have been reported in different parts of Africa over the last decade with the latest being in the Central region…
By Sharon Atieno Though tetanus continues to be a substantial cause of maternal and neonatal mortality in many Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, the rate of vaccine uptake among pregnant mothers…
Routine Vaccination for Malaria Begins in Africa
By Gift Briton The efforts to eliminate malaria disease have received a major boost following the official launch of routine malaria vaccination in Africa with Cameroon becoming the first country to…
By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis…