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…
CALL FOR STORY GRANTS
The Call Africa Health Solutions Journalism Initiative (AHSJI) invites Ugandan, Rwandan and Kenyan Journalists to submit proposals for indepth investigative health solutions journalism stories on the Responses to Anti-microbial Resistance…
COVID-19, Lack of Access to Credit from Banks Lead to Formation of Table Banking Group
By Kioko Nyamasyo In 2020, 21% of small businesses in Kenya had shut down due to ravages of COVID-19. The remaining 79% were operating on varying degree depending on the…
Sex workers in Uganda rally to end spread of HIV through condom distribution and sensitization
In 2018, an estimated 1.4 million people in Uganda were living with HIV, and an estimated 23,000 Ugandans died of AIDS-related illnesses. The epidemic is firmly established in the general…
Water harvesting strengthensĀ resilience of affected rural residents in Eastern Rwanda
By Jejje Muhinde; Aimable Bahizi, a resident in Rwamagana district, Eastern Rwanda has been struggling to get access to safe drinking water Like Bahizi, many families living in vulnerable communities…
By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis…