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…
Innovative Game Transforms Youth Sexual Reproductive Health Education in Rwanda
By Jejje Muhinde Imagine being a young girl in rural Rwanda. Laughter fills your days as you play with friends. But then your body changes, and fear washes over you.…
How the Village Kitchen Helps Reduce Malnutrition in Rwanda
By Annonciata Byukusenge Marcella Nyiransabimana wakes up at five every morning. Her primary activities are farming on a small two-hectare plot of her farm in Mwurire and caring for her…
How Kenyan Coastal Communities Fight Obesity in Children Through Sports
By Lydia Atieno Penina Mutheu, a coast resident, takes her seven-year-old to swimming and boxing classes every weekend and during school holidays to make her stay fit. The daughter started last year after the…
New hope for kidney patients as Kenya explores policy on organ donation by deceased persons
By Emily Chebet It is a chilly and rainy morning in the capital Nairobi, Everline Alivisa must brace for the cold weather to attend dialysis, a session that nothing or…
By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis…