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Environment
A person looks at a road that was washed away in a flash flood.

Preparing for Climate Disasters in East Africa

by Pooja Lalwani, Faraan Rahim, Shivam Singh, Kalipa Gedion, Anzibert Rugakingira

Immediate action is needed to mitigate the effects of deadly flooding in East Africa

Urbanization
A woman uses her phone to take pictures of the wreckages of cars burnt after an accident involving a tanker.

Revitalizing Road Safety Regulation in Africa

by Faraan Rahim, Alice Andongolile, Francis Sakita, Julian Hertz, Catherine Staton

In 2021, nearly a quarter million motorists and pedestrians were killed on African roads

A girl uses a toy hairdryer as an infra-red thermometer on her friend as they play at Hann Bay on the eastern edge of Dakar, Senegal, April 12, 2021
Governance

Overcoming COVID-19 Misinformation in Africa

by Elaine O. Nsoesie

Country borders and language barriers do little to stop the spread of unverified scientific claims about COVID-19

Workers prepare face shields from recycled plastics at the Zaidi Recyclers workshop as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus disease in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on May 21, 2020.
Governance

A Path Forward on COVID-19 in Tanzania

by Elaine O. Nsoesie

There is no time to waste in saving lives

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

A woman holds her newborn in a nursery at the Juba Teaching Hospital in South Sudan on Apr 3, 2013, which had one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates then at 2,054 per 100,000 live births. Photo shows a woman looking adoringly on her baby, who rests in her lap. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu
Gender

Healthy Birth—and Then What?

by Jason Socrates Bardi

Women in sub-Saharan Africa who give birth in health care facilities may not always receive high quality postpartum care

Picture shows Olive Kobusingye, Executive Director, Injury Control Center at Makerere Medical School in Kampala, Uganda. She is looking at the camera against a bright, blurred out background wearing a red-and-blue shirt in this posed shot.
Environment

Injuries, Drowning and Boat Safety in Sub-Saharan Africa

Interview with Olive Kobusingye, Executive Director, Injury Control Center at Makerere Medical School in Kampala, Uganda