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…
Fighting respiratory illnesses in Western one cookstove at a time
By Agatha Ngotho Cooking should be enjoyable and support life, but not so for hundreds of women and girls in rural Kenya, who often undergo the ordeal of using firewood…
Easing care burden for children with disabilities in Kiambu
By Fidelis Kabunyi About 20 years ago, the administrators of a nursery school in Kiambu County were surprised when a woman brought an autistic child and dumped him there. She…
Kenya: How a Non-Profit Fights Antifungal Drug Resistance among Sex Workers in Kisumu County
By Philder Odanga Susan Otieno, a 35-year-old sex worker, smiles with assurance as a gynaecologist conducts a test to establish if she has any infections. It is easy to tell…
How tech aids fight against TB in Rwanda
By Sharon Kantengwa Angelique Batamuriza, who lives with HIV, is more susceptible to tuberculosis, whose germs are spread through the air from one person to another. This makes early diagnosis…
By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis…