I’m pregnant… should I get the COVID-19 vaccine?

By CNN,

There's enough to worry about during a pregnancy, even without a pandemic. As the vaccine rollout continues, there's still concern over its impact on ...

breastfeeding , coronavirus , pregnancy , vaccine

First Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Africa under COVAX arrive in Rwanda

By Reuters,

The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 shots to be dispatched to Africa under the global COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday. ...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , covax , kagame , moderna , Pfizer , Rwanda , vaccine

WHO says 1.5 billion people suffer hearing loss globally

By VOA,

To mark World Hearing Day, the World Health Organization is calling for action to stem the epidemic of hearing loss which currently affects 1.5 billi...

hearing loss , hearing problems

PROFILE: Wanjira Mathai on continuing her mother’s legacy

By Guest Writer,

Africa Environment Day, also marks Wangari Maathai Day that celebrates the work of Kenyan environmentalist Prof. Wangari Maathai. In 2004, Prof. Ma...

Green Belt Movement , maathai , wanjira mathai

World Bank readies COVID-19 vaccine funds for around 30 African countries

By Reuters,

The World Bank is preparing emergency financing to help about 30 African countries access COVID-19 vaccines, the global lender told Reuters, as the co...

coronavirus , vaccine , World Bank

UK to receive 10 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses from Serum Institute

By Reuters,

The UK will receive 10 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the UK government said in a statement on...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , Serum Institute

France reverses decision on not using AstraZeneca for citizens over 65

By VOA,

France will now vaccinate people aged 65 years and older with the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Oxford University and British-Swedish drugmake...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , moderna , Pfizer-BioNTech , vaccine

COVAX-supplied coronavirus vaccinations underway in Africa

By VOA,

A mass vaccination effort against COVID-19 is getting underway in Africa this week through the World Health Organization’s COVAX initiative. ...

coronavirus , covax , vaccine

Kenya gets international recognition for promotion of clean cooking

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya has been recognized by Solar Cookers International (SCI) for its progressive effort in promoting and expanding the use of clean cooking as an al...

clean cooking , Keter , Solar Cookers International

OPINION: Safe abortions will save our future

By Guest Writer,

By Alvin Mwangi Every year almost half of all pregnancies - 121 million - are unintended. This is according to the World Health Organization report...

abortion , global gag rule

WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019

By CNN,

Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wi...

coronavirus , wuhan

Vaccine-sceptical Tanzania urged to review evidence on COVID-19 shots

By Reuters,

The Unites States urged vaccine-sceptical Tanzania on Friday to review evidence on the drugs, saying they work and are one of the tools to fight off t...

coronavirus , Tanzania

How to make money with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies 2021?

By Citizen Reporter,

Not very long ago many experts and big players in the fintech world had suggested that cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, would quickly disappear. T...

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta launches Kenya Girl Guides centenary celebrations

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Friday launched celebrations to mark 100 years of the Kenya Girl Guides Association (KGGA), on the day the organizatio...

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta , Kenya Girl Guides

Africa COVID-19 deaths cross 100K after second wave – Reuters tally

By Reuters,

Africa COVID-19 deaths surpassed 100,000 on Friday, a fraction of those reported on other continents but rising fast as a second wave of infections ov...

coronavirus

President Kenyatta congratulates new IFC boss Makhtar Diop

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Mr Makhtar Diop on his appointment as the new CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member ...

IFC , Makhtar Diop

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, first African WTO head

By Reuters,

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , World Trade Organization

WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019

By CNN,

Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wi...

COVID-19 , wuhan

How Brazil gambled on unproven drugs to fight Covid

By CNN,

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has long been a champion of drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cure Covid-19, despite multiple studies tha...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

WHO Africa encourages use of AstraZeneca vaccine despite variants

By CNN,

The World Health Organization (WHO) African region has backed the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 even in countries reporting v...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , vaccine