#Vaccination: Kenya Urged to Fulfil GAVI Co-financing Obligation Kenya risks a vaccination crisis if the country doesn't honour its Global Alliance for Vaccines & Immunization (GAVI) co-financing pact, the Health NGOs’ Network (HENNET)cautions. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ➡️📎news.scienceafrica.co.ke/vaccination-ke…

#HIV Treatment Options for Newborns in the Offing For the first time, infants younger than 28 days (neonates) can safely receive Dolutegravir (DTG), one of the most effective and widely used HIV drugs worldwide. ➡️📎news.scienceafrica.co.ke/hiv-treatment-… CC Stellenbosch University World Health Organization (WHO)

Low Awareness of #Dementia Preventing Timely Access to Treatment Though more than 250,000 people live with dementia in Kenya, a lack of knowledge about the condition is leading to delayed diagnosis & inadequate care, a study finds. ➡️📎news.scienceafrica.co.ke/low-awareness-… CC AKU Brain & Mind Institute World Health Organization (WHO)

Smallholder Farmers’ Conference: Bridge Financing Gap Despite smallholder #farmers contributing the majority (about 70%) of the #food consumed in #Africa , accessing finance to increase their production remains challenging. ➡️📎news.scienceafrica.co.ke/smallholder-fa… CC African Development Bank Group

#Africa Urged to Expand Access to Finance for Smallholder #Farmers “We must find efficient ways to “de-risk” lending to farmers and small & medium enterprises ," Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group ➡️📎news.scienceafrica.co.ke/africa-urged-t… CC African Development Bank Group

Like many youths in Kenya, Nzioka’s search for an HIV test in a public hospital left him feeling stigmatised, but this youth friendly strategy explored by Machakos Youth Drop In Centre is changing the narrative in the country. How are they doing this? Read this month’s

Political Backing Crucial to Drive #Science,Innovation in Africa Africa has 65% of the world’s arable land & 10% of its internal renewable fresh water sources,yet the continent grapples with #foodinsecurity & low agricultural productivity ➡️🔗news.scienceafrica.co.ke/political-back… CC CGIAR

IMWI Unveils Transformative Water Strategy for East #Africa Water security remains a challenge in the East African region, with one in five people lacking access to clean & safe water. ➡️🔗news.scienceafrica.co.ke/imwi-unveils-t… CC IWMI CGIAR #water #climateadaptation

17 Countries to Benefit from Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods Program More than 15 low & middle income countries are set to benefit from the Sustainable Animal & Aquatic Foods (SAAF)program by CGIAR ➡️🔗news.scienceafrica.co.ke/17-countries-t… CC ILRI.org IWMI IFPRI Research #foodsecurity

How an international #organ #trafficking network spanning from a hospital in #Kenya, to a shadowy agency attracting organ recipients from Germany, Israel and other countries – exploits the vulnerable on both sides – the poor, desperate for cash and the sick, hoping for a

This young entrepreneur from Burkina Faso has succeeded in creating the first tire brand 100% made in Africa. Its objective is to provide quality tires, designed to withstand African roads, to many countries in the region. Your comments on this

15% of Kenyan girls aged 15–19 have begun childbearing — KDHS 2023. Root causes include poverty, child marriage, limited access to contraceptives, sexual violence & survival-based transactional sex. It's time to prioritize adolescent SRHR.

It was so close yet slightly far away. I still thank God for emerging as a finalist and 1st runners up #AJEA2025 Media Council of Kenya Science Africa MESHA Science InfoNile Pulitzer Center Media Council of Kenya ➡️ Here's the story news.scienceafrica.co.ke/kenya-dwindlin…

I wrote about #Polio focusing on the Kenya-Uganda border. Free of wild polio but highly vigilant against the disease. Talked to polio survivors, health providers and polio technical experts. Nico D'Auterive #UNFoundation #WHO #Gavi gavi.org/vaccineswork/h…

We are launching the long awaited multimedia cross border story; #CaughtinCrisis ⬇️ An investigative peace into illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing along critical Eastern African waterways— Are you ready 😏 🚀 Sign up: 🔗bit.ly/4na7KhH Pulitzer Center

Fish stocks are plummeting in East Africa's vital water bodies like Lake Victoria! InfoNile’s cross-border investigation, Caught in Crisis, uncovers the devastating impact of illegal fishing across 5 countries July 2nd, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EAT Sign up: 🔗bit.ly/4na7KhH

I will be participating in the launch of this cross-border investigation supported by InfoNile and Gerald Jürgens on the state of fish in Lake Victoria. Join us us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

In my latest piece, I venture into mistreatment and abuse among teen mothers in Kenya and how adolescent-friendly health services can lead to better outcomes for them...news.scienceafrica.co.ke/adolescent-fri… Science Africa APHRC Africa Women Journalism Project MESHA Science

Lake Victoria continues to suffer due to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Despite many people depending on the Lake, some have opted for dubious means which are endangering the fish species, we will be discussing this and more... InfoNile Science Africa

Don’t miss ifaj.org 2025 Congress—world-class research, world-class farming and the world’s most exciting wildlife! Nairobi, Kenya October 15-18, 2025. Register today! ifaj2025.meshascience.org