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…
Saving lives of pregnant mothers, one backpack at a time
By Harold Odhiambo It is a typical day in the sprawling Nyalenda slums in Kisumu, nestled between the posh Milimani estate and Lake Victoria’s shrubs and vast mass of water.…
Fighting Mental Health Burden in Rwanda Through Community Healing Spaces
By Steve Nsamaza For years, silence held Caroline Mukandoli captive. Haunted by the genocide against the Tutsi, she grappled with depression and isolation. But then, she found a circle of…
Transgender Sex Worker Faces Stigma in Uganda’s Healthcare Amid Anti-Homosexuality Law
By Jael Namiganda When Ramzay, a transgender woman and sex worker who prefers to be identified by only one name for fear of persecution, felt a bruise on her private…
Nurturing Lives: A Digital Revolution in Maternal and Infant Health
By Chris Omondi The central idea of our story, “Nurturing Lives: A Digital Revolution in Maternal and Infant Health,” revolves around the Technology Pregnancy Monitoring System in Kisumu County. Faced…
By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis…