Press Release:Kenya Making Progress in Uptake of Disease Resistant Cassava Varieties
Nairobi, Kenya: 5th July, 2021- In a bid to improve cassava varieties in Kenya, researchers at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy threatens to derail war against pandemic in Africa
By Joseph Maina
Vaccine hesitancy in many parts of Africa has emerged as a potent threat to efforts to mitigate COVID-19 and could considerably counteract...
Explainer on how COVID-19 Vaccines are Developed
Prof. Walter Jaoko
Professor of medical microbiology and tropical medicine, Director KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
There are different ways of developing vaccines....
Expert Opinion on Covid-19 Vaccines Facts and Myths, Kenyan Experience
Prof Walter Jaoko, Director KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research at University of Nairobi, Kenya, said:
Covid-19 Third-Wave in Kenya
“Covid-19 is caused by a group of viruses...
Expert Reactions to Drugs for Neglected Diseases and Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic
Dr Monique Wasunna, the Director Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) Africa, said:
“There are over one billion people affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)...
Expert Reaction to Covid-19 Cases Management and Vaccine Roll-Out: The Hits and Misses in...
Dr Menelas Nkeshimana, Head of Department of Accident and Emergency at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali, said:
“Vaccinating one part of the world or...
Expert Reaction to Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change in Africa
Prof Shem Wandiga,Former Director of the Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation, said:
“In Africa continent, adaption is the only thing we can do. And...
PRESS RELEASE
Africa Needs to Scale Up Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Capacity
Nairobi, 8th April 2021:-Unless Africa ramps up its capacity to mitigate and adapt to...
Embargo: 20.30 PM[NAIROBI time] Wednesday 24th March 2021
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The Lancet: First continent-wide analysis confirms Africa’s second COVID-19 wave was more severe than its first
**Country-level data available in the article**
Almost 3 million COVID-19...
NTDs: Achievements amid Challenges, Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic
There are over one billion people affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) worldwide. Approximately 500 million of those who are affected are children, while...