A rare blood group called Dante protects against malaria
Researchers have found that people with a rare blood group called Dantu are protected from malaria. Dantu is a type...
Food insecurity increases due to COVID-19 in Kenya and Uganda new research highlights
By Esther Nakkazi COVID-19 has increased food insecurity in East Africa with populations who are food insecure increasing by 38%...
Big polluters to pay for climate damages they cause
Esther Nakkazi Governments can now hold big polluters pay for the climate damage they knowingly cause following the release of a...
Vouchers in private medical facilities improve maternal and newborn health
By Esther Nakkazi After working in the public sector for over two decades, Grace Oling, a trained midwife decided to...
Schools to innovate together showcasing how to improve education
By Esther Nakkazi Selected schools from all over the world will in a global conference learn and innovate together on...
$135 Million Funding Gap and Increased Digital Divide among children in humanitarian settings from COVID-19
New analysis from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) finds widening education and digital access gaps among children in humanitarian settings...
Industry Lobby the US Government to Make Africa Backslide on Plastics
The American Chemistry Council has lobbied the US government during the COVID-19 pandemic to use a US-Kenya trade deal to...
Uganda study finds bone loss doubled in young women initiating HIV drug and family planning
By Esther Nakkazi Bone loss doubled in young women initiating antiretroviral treatment containing tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and Depo-Provera an...
CABI and ASARECA Marry to Strengthen Agricultural Research for Development
The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and CABI have signed a memorandum of understanding...
Times of Unprecedented Crisis Present Unique Opportunities for Unprecedented Action
By Graça Machel, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr. Vera Songwe and Maria Ramos COVID 19 has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies...
