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…
Narrow escape from the cut of creed
Many girls undergo FGM not because they want to, but because they feel the need to.In Kenya, The prevalence of FGM in women aged 15–49 is 21%. The rate of…
Ethanol Cooking Stoves Gaining Traction in Nairobi as Cheaper, Cleaner Cooking Solution
By Sharon Atieno Majority of households in Kenya, including in urban areas, are dependent on primary fuels such as charcoal, firewood, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene. According to the…
TEACHERS BEAT ALL ODDS TO SURVIVE COVID “LOCK DOWNS.”
By Namiganda JAEL Following the outbreak of the Covid 19 Pandemic that affected business world over and interrupted the education sector of approximately 15 million learners in Uganda, Government took…
YOUTHS DISTRIBUTE ARVS DURING LOCKDOWN TO CURB HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY
Uganda is currently in a partial country wide lockdown; corona virus has been unforgiving with no house holds in Uganda that hasn’t been affected by the pandemic. Uganda first announced…
By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis…