The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a new digital platform aimed at transforming Africa’s health products manufacturing landscape and driving regional ...

As governments convene for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and Climate Week in New York this week, leaders of rich Global North countries are under growing pressure to pay their fair share ...

For years, Kenyan farmers have looked to the skies for rain, but climate change has brought longer dry spells and unpredictable weather. However, as rainfall becomes increasingly unreliable, a new ...

For a long period of time, potato farmers have struggled with potato cyst nematode (PCN), a pest that is often characterized by stunted growth, yellowing leaves and smaller tubers, leading to poor ...

Public-private partnership between Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes and the private sector is increasing graduate employability in East Africa. Eight in ten graduates ...

Nearly 800 women die every single day worldwide from pregnancy-related complications — and 70 percent of those deaths happen in sub-Saharan Africa. “No woman should die because of pregnancy-related ...

The majority of Kenyan adults are experiencing a high burden of trauma exposure, with one in two people showing probable signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)- a mental health condition ...

Under the harsh mid-morning sun, members of the National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK) marched to government offices, demanding that HIV care and diagnostic ...

Unlike the rest of the ShimoniVanga seascape, the Indian Ocean waters around the Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area are a stunning crystal-clear blue, the air fresh and crisp. Even the skies are a ...

Patients with infectious diseases will now receive life-saving diagnosis and treatment faster, thanks to new technology that identifies disease-causing organisms in just 30 minutes- down from eight to ...

As Makueni County hosts the official World Contraception Day celebrations, the spotlight is expected to fall on Kenya’s progress and persistent challenges in family planning. In Nairobi, health ...

Global scientists have resolved to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the incorporation of the one health approach in the management of trypanosomiasis, a disease that is heavily present in 38 ...