This document presents the findings of a modelling study that examined in detail the costs and benefits of tuberculosis (TB) screening plus TB preventive treatment (TPT) in four countries – Brazil, Georgia, Kenya and South Africa – which may serve as examples for other settings with a similar epidemiological context. …
Anaemia is a major health concern among women, especially pregnant ones, of developing countries like India. A serious iron deficiency can damage the health of unborn babies and their mothers. However, administering anti-malarial drugs during pregnancy has been shown to reduce the incidence of anaemia among expectant women by nearly …
At least 1,000 people have been killed in western Kenya in the past three months due to an outbreak of malaria, president Daniel Arap Moi said. Moi visited the worst hit Kisii district, 155 miles west of the capital Nairobi to condole with the relatives of the dead. He also …
unemployment , poverty, lack of capital and lax enforcement of laws are to blame for the poisoning of fish in Lake Victoria, environmental experts in Kenya say. The practice, which led to a ban on fish imports from Lake Victoria by the European Union, has jeopardised the country's us $109,375 …
The European Union ( eu ) has banned fish imports from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The decision was taken after reports that Uganda had restricted the sale of fresh fish products from Lake Victoria, the world's second largest freshwater lake that borders the three East African countries. Fisherfolk in the …
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) wants to focus more on international water disputes, despite it being a politically sensitive issue. "Water is not only a sensitive topic, but a potential area of conflict. We are optimistic and can help all the sub-regions resolve their water sharing problems," said the …
Africa is being targeted by multinational corporations desperate for a market to sell genetically-engineered products which have been registered elsewhere. Liz Hosken of the uk- based environmental group Gaia Foundation said Africa is a
According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) floods and hurricanes have seriously damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of schools and other educational facilities in Asia, Africa and Central America. In China alone, about 48,766 schools were destroyed due to the worst floods in four decades. This year, monsoon …
Wooden carvings are hot selling products throughout the world. Unfortunately, the popularity of the product may also lead to its downfall. The Kenyan wooden carving industry is a good example of the above dilemma. A series of projects funded by the WWF, UNESCO and other agencies have revealed that trade …
An improved smokeless stove has been found to cause less health complications than the traditional three-stone stove. The Stoves and Household Energy Programme of the Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG) in Kenya has launched a campaign to promote this stove. A study conducted in rural Kenya has shown that acute …
The incessant rains that walloped most of east and central Africa for most of the past five months have given way to soothing blue skies. Yet, the effects of the relentless precipitation, caused by now-notorious El Ni
Africa remains a major supplier of cannabis and cannabis resin to rapi-dly-growing domestic markets and to Europe and North America, despite some eradication efforts and significant seizures in some countries of the continent. A statement released recently in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, by the United Nations (un) Infor-mation Centre (unic) …
according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the " Rift Valley fever' that broke out a month back in northeast Kenya is out of control. The fever along with the recent floods have claimed over 5,000 lives in the area. Researchers have recently diagnosed the …
the World Health Organisation (who) and Kenyan medical officials sent a team to the north eastern part of the country to investigate the spread of a mysterious disease whose symptoms match those of the Ebola virus. Garissa region near the Somalian border, hard-hit by the recent floods, has registered 143 …
At least 10 people were killed when Kenya's principal river Tana burst its banks and flooded the main town in the northeastern part of the country. The rain-swollen Tana River raged into Garissa, about 350 km northeast of Nairobi, sweeping away homes and property. Many people were rescued by volunteers …
two prostitutes in Kenya have a surprising resistance to aids . Researchers at a clinic in the Majengo slum on the outskirts of Nairobi say that Hawa Chelangat, 34, and Hadija Chemutai, 31, are immune to hiv . They are cousins, divorced, desperately poor and have been working as prostitutes …
Cholera has claimed more than 200 victims in Kenya. Health officials in Nairobi say that it has been almost two months since the first death was reported. The bacterial infection has now spread to the Lake Victoria port of Kisumu, Kenya's third-largest town, said Kominic Mutie, disease control officer with …
OTULA OWUOR THE Mostly Somali nomadic community in Garissa, the capital of the North Eastern province of Kenya, recently took the Kenya Wildlife Services (Kws) to court in an effort to stop it from translocating the endangered hirola antelope, also called the Hunter's harte-beest, from the region to a new …
The contentious issues of governance of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) was resolved at the resumed 19th session of the Governing Council which ended in the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 4. Delegates agreed to set up a high-level committee of ministers and officials in charge of environment …
mike bugara, a villager of Mount Kenya in Kenya, has been an ardent conser-vationist. Inspired by the papyrus of the ancient Egyptians who made paper from leaves of maize, banana and eucalyptus trees, Bugara opted for an indigenous material: elephant dung! He boiled pot-fulls of elephant dung in his yard …
Northern Kenya is again facing the onslaught of droughts, having received scant rain in the last two years. The tell-tale signs are growing malnutrition, rising grain prices and falling cattle prices. The government of Kenya has been too slow to acknowledge the crisis. Only recently did it ask for help …
