Explainer on what the Omicron Variant is
Prof Walter JaokoÂ
Director KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
The genetic number that the Omicron variant has been given is B.1.1.529. It was first...
Press Release: COVID-19: Journalists Crucial in Driving Vaccination Efforts, Expert Says
Nairobi, Kenya, 19 October 2021- As majority of the African countries continue to grapple with the vaccination efforts to achieve herd immunity, journalists in...
Press Release:African Countries Urged to Conduct Research along COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out
Nairobi, 12, October,2021- African countries should carry out research along COVID-19 roll out to build on their knowledge concerning the disease among their own...
Press Release:Low Uptake, Lack of Diversity among Challenges Ailing the African Seed Industry
Nairobi, 1 October 2021- Though improved seeds can deliver state of the art technology to farmers: higher yields, diseases and pest resistance, climate change...
How does IPCC work?
Dr. Joseph Nzau Mutemi, one of the Lead Authors of the just-released 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and Scientist at the...
Press Release: Kenya Should not Regulate Genome-edited Crops as Genetically Modified Crops, Expert...
Naivasha, 31st August, 2021-With the increase in population and demands for more food, African countries are looking for ways of boosting food production. This...
Explainer on Covid-19 Vaccines improving Surfactant Levels in the Lungs
Prof. Barack Abonyo
Prof. Medical Physiology and Registrar Planning, Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Kibabii University, Kenya
"Vaccines improve the level of surfactant. Vaccines are meant to...
SPECIAL GLOBAL MEDIA BRIEFING Topic: Getting your head around the vaccine data
Organized in collaboration with the Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Israel, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Austria, France, Indonesia and Hong Kong media...
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...