World Animal Protection has launched a global campaign calling for a just transition away from industrial animal agriculture, ahead of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) set to ...

Governments have promised to end malaria by 2030. With around five and a half years left to eliminate the vector-borne disease worldwide, it is alarming that progress is off the mark. More worrying is ...

A coalition of global philanthropies has announced the launch of the Beginnings Fund, a new philanthropic initiative committed to accelerating maternal and newborn survival across Africa. With a focus ...

A new shipment of 200,000 mpox vaccines doses provided by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance will arrive this week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in support of the country’s on-going response ...

The Academy of Science of South Africa has the mandate through the ASSAf Act (Act, No 67 of 2001) to “advise the Minister on matters concerning science”. This is in line with its key objectives such ...

Two leading health sector unions have protested the hurried establishment of the Kenya National Public Health Institute (KNPHI), and accused the Ministry of Health of sidelining critical stakeholders ...

Our world faces massive headwinds and a multitude of crises. But we cannot allow climate commitments to be blown off course. We must keep building momentum for action at COP30 in Brazil — and today ...

The government of Kenya and neighbouring Uganda, have signed a bilateral agreement for the joint implementation of the Angololo Multipurpose Water Resources Development Project (AMWRDP). The project ...

Multi Touch International (MTI), a local organization advocating for environmental conservation and youth empowerment, has urged the Kenyan government to allocate part of the Galana-Kulalu land for ...

East Africa is region known for its rich cultural heritage landscape and vibrant economies. From the rolling savannahs of Kenya and Tanzania to the magnificent peaks of Ethiopia and the pristine ...

An increase in vaccine coverage in Africa is helping protect millions of people from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio and cervical cancer. In 2023, vaccination saved at least 1.8 ...

The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Health has launched a comprehensive 80-day public inquiry into allegations of unethical kidney transplant procedures at Mediheal Hospital’s Eldoret ...