Expert opinion on placental malaria
Dr. Barthlomew Ondigo is a Fellow at the African Academy of Sciences with growing expertise in the immunology of infectious parasitic diseases and global...
Press Release:Survey shows rise in vaccine hesitancy in Ghana
Accra, July 23, 2021: Research led by the University of Southampton into the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ghana, West Africa has concluded...
Experts reaction on rise of Covid-19 infections in the Lake Region
Behavior change needed to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Kisumu City and its environs
Dr. Gregory Ganda, Acting Chief Officer of health, Kisumu County
“If...
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 reaction to strategies that can be implemented to contain spread of Delta variant...
Dr. John Masasabi Wekesa, Chief Medical and Health Systems Specialist
Behaviour change communication: “We need to invest inenhanced behavior change communication. Why? I agree with...
Expert Reaction to Challenges of Vaccines Roll-Out in Africa
Dr Kwame Asiedu Sarpong ,Pharmacist,member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Institute of Pharmacy Management International, and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana,said:
“In...
Explainer on what the Omicron Variant is
Prof Walter Jaoko
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:Severity of COVID-19 in Rheumatic Disease Patients Linked to Older Age, Comorbidities
Kisumu, Kenya, 1st July, 2021- COVID-19 is not milder or more severe in patients with rheumatic diseases than the general population, expert says.
Dr Charles...
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)...
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...