Health
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...
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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...
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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...
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A higher dose of Hydroxyurea is more beneficial for children with Sickle Cell Anemia, study shows
By Esther Nakkazi A study in Uganda that could revolutionalize the treatment delivery of sickle cell anemia in sub-Saharan Africa...
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No more dumping unwanted hazardous waste in Africa territories
In 1988, Italian businessmen illegally dumped over 2000 drums, sacks, and containers full of hazardous wastes in a small fishing...
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Four African countries licence Ebola vaccine
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, Ghana and Zambia have licensed an Ebola vaccine, just 90 days after...
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Chikungunya vaccine now thermostable
By Esther Nakkazi Researchers have developed a new type of vaccine technology that does not require a cold storage chain...
Read moreTraditional healers fuel Ebola spread in DR Congo
By Esther Nakkazi A 39-year-old woman, a traditional healer, who died in the Salama Health Area in the Madidi district...
Read moreNew Contraceptive Choices for Niger Women
By Esther Nakkazi Niger, a country with one of the highest fertility rates in the world has added more contraceptive...
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RWANDA LAUNCHES FIRST GIRLS GLOBAL STEM CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM
Career Girls – a non-profit organization that provides young girls with real, professional women role models and career exploration tools...
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