Health/Eco News

Climate Change Is Shifting Childhood Malaria Hotspots Across Africa, Landmark Study Finds

A new study led by researchers at Yale University School of Public Health reveals that climate change is reshaping the…

3 weeks ago

Climate change set to redraw Africa’s malaria map, study finds

CAPE TOWN – Climate change is poised to expose more people to malaria in cooler parts of Africa by the…

3 weeks ago

Growing hope: How fruit trees are building climate resilience and prosperity in East Africa

In the rolling landscapes of Kenya’s Kiambu and Makueni counties, fruit trees are doing far more than producing harvests. They…

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A super El Niño looms: Africa’s five lessons in climate resilience

Climate prediction scientists announced in June 2026 that El Niño, a cycle that happens every two to seven years, had…

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Kenya Mandates $50,000 Health Insurance for All Foreign Visitors

Coverage Breakdown and Requirements The mandatory cover, anchored in the Social Health Insurance Act of 2023, is structured across five…

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FAO and Smart Africa Launch Innovate Africa Challenge 2026 to Scale AI Solutions for Climate-Smart Agriculture

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Smart Africa Secretariat, has launched the…

4 weeks ago

MMoCRA EU-Funded Mobility Programme Opens 95 Mobility Scholarship Opportunities for Climate Resilience Research and Training Across Africa

The Multidisciplinary Mobility for a Climate Resilient Africa (MMoCRA) programme is strengthening climate research capacity across Africa through an EU-funded…

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Foreign visitors to Kenya must have Sh6.5 million health insurance cover under new rules

Kenya has gazetted new Social Health Insurance Regulations, 2024, making travel health insurance mandatory for all inbound visitors and setting…

4 weeks ago

Survey exposes deepening adolescent pregnancy crisis

New survey identifies Tana River as the county with the highest adolescent pregnancy rate among five assessed. Researchers link early…

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