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An elderly woman attends a class run by the Ujamaa self-defense program, in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 23, 2015.

The Weaponization of Witchcraft Laws in Kenya

by Frank Burkybile

Poorly understood land rights and an aging population are fueling Kenya's eldercide epidemic

Governance
A laboratory nurse carries samples taken from a child with a suspected case of mpox.

Africa CDC Declares Mpox Emergency, Moving to Lead Response

by Linda Nordling

The declaration will enable Africa to take on a more prominent role in the fight against the outbreak

Nurses participate in a fitness program during the COVID-19 outbreak, within the Infectious Disease Unit grounds of the Kenyatta National Hospital.
Migration

Kenya's Health Worker Exodus: Brain Drain or Economic Opportunity?

by Joseph Maina

Kenyan health-care professionals continue to emigrate, presenting a mixed bag of fortunes for the country

Women wait to collect water in the drought stricken Somali region.
Environment

Treating East Africa's Water Conflicts With AI and Big Data

by Sabeeha Quereshi

How AI and big data can help resolve water-related refugee crises and armed conflicts

People stand in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, at the Narok County Referral Hospital.
Trade

Moderna Cancels Kenya Vaccine Project Due to Familiar Economic Hurdles

by Bryan Mercurio

The cancellation reminds the world that more efforts are needed for equitable vaccine distribution

Traditional Maasai women collect water from a borehole, at the Lositeti village, in Matapato North, Kajiado County, Kenya, on February 26, 2023.
Poverty

Kenya's Fluoride Problem

by Joseph Maina

Heavy fluoride in Kenya's water supply has consequences for the country's health and economy

Nigerian surgeons in blue gowns and masks operate on a patient hidden beneath a blue sheet under a large surgical lamp in a room with blue walls.
Governance

Five Billion Reasons for Ramping Up Global Surgery

by Joshua Korn, Natalie Sheneman, Laura Hoemeke

Creating surgical and anesthesia capacity is a win for pandemic preparedness

A woman walks past a graffiti promoting the fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 22, 2020. This is a striking photo of a woman in a blue dress wearing a facemask walking past a peach-colored wall with a graffiti of the Earth, also wearing a facemask, with bloodshot eyes and crying. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Gender

Falling Through the Cracks: COVID-19 and the Rise of Maternal Deaths in Africa

by Marleen Vellekoop, Meshack Acholla, Julia Hanne

Africa’s unified pandemic response has saved lives, but reduced access to routine services puts women’s health in danger

A boy stand in front of a graffiti promoting the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 22, 2020. This is a powerful photo of a young boy walking in front of a sinister depiction of the virus with a face that appears to be sneeringly looking at the boy. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Governance

The Unpaid Debt of Underinvestment in Public Health

by Sonak D. Pastakia, James Akiruga Amisi, Tina Tran, David Mazza

Limited progress on the social determinants of health has left populations in Kenya and elsewhere vulnerable to COVID-19

A call for funding community health alongside other types of health care—like the nurses who staff the national hospital in Nairobi, Kenya seen here during the coronavirus outbreak on May 28, 2020. The photo shows a field of nurses exercising in a field. REUTERS
Poverty

We Need a Greater Commitment to Community Health

by Ruth Ngechu-Kihara

Community health care should be enshrined in national and local budgets, similar to education and other health spending

A boy reads the Koran after morning prayers with his family during the holy month of Ramadan, as Egypt ramps up efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Cairo, Egypt, on April 26, 2020. Picture shows the boy reading with his shadow cast on the wall behind him. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Governance

What We Ask About Coronavirus in Africa

by Morine Amutorine, Elaine O. Nsoesie

Search query data from 21 African countries reveal public perceptions, gaps in knowledge, and opportunities to educate

A man coughs as children walk past roadside, during the coronavirus pandemic in Nairobi, Kenya April 19, 2020. This is a powerful image of two children looking at a man who is coughing into his had with his head turned. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Urbanization

Coronavirus in East Africa

by Moses Tetui

Disease-induced divisions and challenges to regional blocs are set to deepen in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic