The availability of data by sex and gender is important for national responses when it comes to prevention, treatment and control.
Kenya’s health minister Mutahi Kagwe next to the country’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccines at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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Haji was an astute leader who rode the wave of leadership over a long and illustrious career in government and politics.
“We saw patients dying for avoidable reasons. They were dying because masks that came loose were not being replaced,” says MSF COVID-19 intervention nursing activities manager, Caroline Masunda.
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Where there are not enough health workers to deliver medical care, one solution is to move certain tasks to less specialised health workers, a process called task-shifting.
The first female student at the famous Makerere University art school, Karuga only began an art career when she retired at 60. She ended up showing internationally.
Sale of charcoal in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Phosiso Sola, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) e Paolo Omar Cerutti, Centre for International Forestry Research
Demand for charcoal continues to increase in Kenya, it’s vital that the sector is better governed
The doum palm is an indigenous tree in Kenya which produces edible fruit.
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Africa’s key to future food-nutrition security may depend on the untapped potential of indigenous fruit trees.
The U.S. was one of 33 countries to experience election-related violence in 2020 – the worst year for peaceful elections ever.
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Elections are getting less safe in democracies and nondemocracies alike. Last year was the bloodiest year for elections in decades, with 54% of all national votes marred by some kind of violence.
A coalition of physicians, AIDS activists and medical students protest Trump’s global gag rule, which expands the policy restriction to all US health funding.
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Anja Gassner, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF); Philip Dobie, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) e Terry Sunderland, University of British Columbia
Evidence shows that farms that share landscapes with wild nature, such as remnant forests and trees, benefit from the ecosystem services provided.
The U.S. isn’t the first country to suffer election-related violence. Activists are learning from other countries how to keep the peace.
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Studies in poor countries have highlighted disparities in respectful and responsive care during childbirth based on women’s socioeconomic status and other characteristics.
Young Kenyans typically see farming playing some role in their future, although few respondents want only to farm.
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Thomas Daum, University of Hohenheim; David Harris, Bangor University; Kai Mausch, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) e Katie LaRue, Grand Valley State University
Young people typically see farming playing some role in their future as they prefer to remain in their rural homes, although few respondents want only to farm.
A person living with HIV shows her clinic appointment and anti-retroviral drugs regimen card.
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COVID-19 restrictions created life-threatening challenges to female sex workers as they weren’t able to access their medication, support or their clients.
Traffic flows past trees that have been felled to make way for a highway in Nairobi, Kenya on November 12, 2020.
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Parts of Nairobi are already dealing with temperature increases and reduction in humidity. These conditions are associated with increases in mortality, especially in children and the elderly.