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…
The Menstrual Room Keeping Rwandan Girls in School
Published on March 21, 2023 Germain Nsanzimana At GS Busigari, a mixed primary-secondary, located in rural Cyanzarwe sector, Rubavu district, western Rwanda, it is around 11am. It is break time,…
By Elizabeth Ankunda 4th April 2023 The Government of Uganda has over the years invested in a concerted effort towards the immunization of children to protect them from killer diseases as…
Community dialogue and social behavior change: Effective tool in reducing malaria mortality in Kenya
Published on March 16, 2023 By Pauline Achieng Tom @Pauline_tom In Vihiga County, Wandanya sub-location- Mambai village the ministry of health (MOH) in lieu of community health workers conducted the…
Rwanda Community Health Workers in frontline drive to cut maternal and child mortality
By Jeanne d’Arc Munezero 8th March 2023 After the 1994 war, a percentage of mothers in rural communities of Rwanda gave birth at home because access to health care facilities…
By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis…