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Community dialogue and social behavior change: Effective tool in reducing malaria mortality in Kenya

April 28, 2023
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Published on March 16, 2023 By Pauline Achieng Tom @Pauline_tom In Vihiga County, Wandanya sub-location- Mambai village the ministry of health (MOH) in lieu of community health workers conducted...

Rwanda Community Health Workers in frontline drive to cut maternal and child mortality

March 10, 2023
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By Jeanne d’Arc Munezero 8th March 2023 After the 1994 war, a percentage of mothers in rural communities of Rwanda gave birth at home because access to health care...

How Kisumu households fight ‘hidden hunger’ through insects

March 8, 2023
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By Kevine Omollo March 7, 2023 Malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger, remains one of the major health challenges affecting the growth and development of children in the country....

Menstrual products, education restoring dignity of adolescent girls in Migori

March 8, 2023
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By Polycarp Owiti March 7, 2023 When Justina (not her real name) experienced her first-period cycle, she was so terrified. Scared, she stuffed mattress cuts inside herself to try...

Vaccination Boosts Efforts to Curb Rift Valley Fever in Rwanda

February 13, 2023
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Jean Marie Kalisa, a livestock farmer from Nyabisindu Cell, Kiramuruzi sector Gatsibo, one of the seven districts in Eastern province of Rwanda recently got immunization certificates after his cattle were...

Farmer-to-Farmer awareness Campaign Reduces Burden of RVF in Rwamagana

February 3, 2023
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Though Rwamagana was among the districts in Rwanda’s eastern province affected by the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak, farmer-to-farmer awareness campaigns reduced losses and helped them cope. Through the...

YELLOW FEVER VACINATION AND SURVEILLANCE UGANDA

January 12, 2023
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Community Sensitization Keeping Yellow Fever at Bay in Uganda

November 26, 2022
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BY NAMIGANDA JAEL Joyce Kabyanga is a vibrant young mother of two. I happened to bump in to her as she exited the immunization center at the Kasese Municipal...

Livestock insurance Keeping Livestock Farmers Afloat in Rwanda after Rift Valley Fever

November 25, 2022
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Livestock insurance Keeping Livestock Farmers Afloat in Rwanda after Rift Valley Fever By Francine Andrew Rwandese Livestock farmers have resorted to taking insurance to cushion them against losses as...

FINDING A LASTING SOLUTION TO HUNGER IN KARAMOJA THROUGH IMPROVED SEED VARIETIES

November 24, 2022
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FINDING A LASTING SOLUTION TO HUNGER IN KARAMOJA THROUGH IMPROVED SEED VARIETIES By Hasifah Namuli Following a long dry spell in the Karamoja sub-region, the government of Uganda moved...