Th University of Nairobi. Universities in Kenya are struggling to keep afloat.
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Kenya’s once financially healthy universities are in financial straits.
Human milk banks collect, pasteurise, test, store, and distribute donated breastmilk.
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The WHO has called for the global scale-up of human milk banks.
Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya.
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East African countries use a scorecard to monitor maternal and child health progress in the region.
Young family practising dressmaking in a vocational training centre in Kakuma refugee camp.
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Refugee self-reliance is a laudable goal, yet self-reliance agendas must account for refugees’ individual circumstances.
A young girl walks through a field of failed maize crops in the semi-arid Kitui County in southeastern Kenya.
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The availability of data and evidence in the agricultural sector is critical for decision making
Dutch vessel, Willem van Oranje, harvests sand off Kenya’s coast.
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Kenya needs a national strategic environmental assessment which focuses on the use of sand for large scale construction.
Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources.
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Research found that only a quarter of anaesthetists working in main referral hospitals in East Africa used the WHO safe surgical checklist.
An elephant faces down a car full of tourists.
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Wildlife tourism is a million dollar industry, but do we know enough about how wildlife feel about tourists in their habitat?
In Ghana, “skirt-and-blouse voting” means to vote for different parties for presidential and legislative positions.
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A dictionary of African politics reveals the witty and insightful political terminology that people in different African countries use.
Cage farming is when fish are raised and harvested in a netted enclosure.
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With proper regulation, Lake Victoria’s fisheries could increase production without damaging wild stocks or the environment.
About 11% of all leopards are black.
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Black leopards are different because of a recessive genetic variation known as “melanism”.
The racial nature of the campaign lies behind the poor uptake in Africa.
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The visibility of #MeToo makes it easy to overlook the very powerful campaigns against sexual violence in Africa.
An artist’s impression of the failed Modderfontein smart city in Johannesburg.
What a failed megacity project in Johannesburg says about similar ambitious ideas across the continent.
Mental health issues among teen girls in Kenya are often ignored.
Pregnant teens in Kenya face a number of challenges.
Fires on Mount Kenya are a regular occurrence.
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Detailed fire history information isn’t available for Mount Kenya, satellite information can help fill the gaps.
Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (second left) and Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta (second right).
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The legacy of colonialism’s unfinished business has now migrated to the Indian Ocean.
Churchgoers in Nairobi who support gay rights lit candles ahead of the court ruling.
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Kenya’s LGBTI community will have to wait a while longer for the High Court’s ruling on whether it will decriminalise homosexual relationships.
Early education based on a child’s mother tongue gives them a head start in their literacy and language learning.
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Research shows that mother tongue teaching is the most ideal tool for early child education.
Choosing when to harvest as well as storage poses big problems for African farmers.
Once crops have been harvested, farmers experience wastage and loss of food all over Africa.
In 50 years, Kenya has experienced an overall decline in under 5 mortality.
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Only half of Kenya’s 47 counties achieved the 2000 goal on reducing child mortality