Researcher: Include more women in health research
A researcher at Kisumu’s Kenya Medical Research Institute has challenged the media to include more women voices in their stories. While speaking at the MESHA 14th Media Science Cafe held…
Report pesticide use responsibly, journalists urged
Experts have urged journalists to report responsibly on the use of pesticides in Africa. While addressing science journalists from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda Ethiopia and Malawi gathered in Mombasa last…
Marine Park extols virtues of local community in conservation
Community involvement in conservation has been hailed for its impact in the expansive Mombasa marine park, a warden at the Kenya Wildlife Service has said. “They charge around Kshs 6500…
Study: Traditional healers key to end mental health stigma
Traditional and primary health providers should be incorporated in policies to help reduce huge stigma that has been negatively affecting mental health patients in Kenya. Previous studies on traditional healers’…
Drug under test brings hope for sickle cell in Africa
A drug, known as hydroxyurea, currently under clinical trials in four African countries may be the panacea for prolonging lives of sickle cell patients, an expert has said. According to…
Opinion: Kenya needs renewable energy not coal
Fossil fuel combustion and especially the burning of coal produces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, leading to human induced climate change. Studies indicate that the global average surface temperature is projected…
Replacing old rice varieties
Breeders in Kenya plan to replace rice varieties that farmers have been using for the last three decades. Dr John Kimani, a rice breeder and the Mwea Centre Director at…
ECHO answers unresolved questions but opens Pandora’s box
In culmination of what has been a sore point of speculation for nearly three decades, it is now a matter of scientific evidence that women using the injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera,…
Want to keep fruits fresh? Try these Malian innovations
The sight of rotting mangoes in a few weeks’ time will be awash in the country. Mangoes, a second fruit crop in Kenya, is a seasonal crop with high and…
Millions to suffer from drug resistance globally by 2050
About 700,000 people die annually due to drug resistance globally and the number is expected to increase to 10 million people annually by 2050, a health expert has warned. A…
