Still A Mum: Fighting the Silent Battle of Maternal Mental Health
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Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) “Three years ago, my life changed in ways I could never have imagined. I lost a six-month-old pregnancy,…
A Midwife’s Journey of Hope and Healing in Ghana
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Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen (Lead Writer) Aisha Bawa, a 34-year-old midwife at the Manhyia Government Hospital in Ghana, tries to ensure safe deliveries in…
Small Farmer-Led Irrigation Schemes Helping to Fight Malnutrition in Drought-Prone Areas in Rwanda
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Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) As a young man, Charles Furaha began assisting his father in constructing dams in Karangazi, a small village…
Kenya’s Innovative Injectable-Free Regimen Transforming TB Care
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By Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) Augustus Omondi suffered a persistent cough and intense night sweats that lasted for almost one month in…
Remote Consultation via WhatsApp Revolutionises Surgical Care in Rural Malawi
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By Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) In 2020, Maxwell Yambeni encountered a life-threatening situation involving a patient at Chikwawa District Hospital in southern…
Akarima k’igikoni: Addressing Malnutrition in Rural Rwanda
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By Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) As Rwanda continues its efforts to address malnutrition, the family of Fiacre Ibambe, residing in the Rutsiro…
Village Health Teams: Ensuring Access to Life-Saving Vaccines in Uganda's Kyegegwa District
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By Namuli Hasifah (Lead Writer) Every day is immunisation day at the Bujubuli Health Centre III in Uganda’s Kyegegwa district’s Bujubuli sub-county….
Rwanda's School Feeding Programme: Tackling Hunger and Improving Education
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By Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) Prince Murekezi lives in Musebeya, a small village nestled in the mountainous district of Nyamagabe in Southern…
Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?
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By Lydia Atieno (Lead Writer) Thirty-five-year-old Christelle Uwamahoro had always been aware of the significance of cervical cancer screenings. Community health workers…
Made in Cameroon: The Locally Fabricated Incubator Designed to Give Pre-Term Babies a Fighting Chance
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By Leocadia Bongben (Lead Writer) Two years ago, Stella Kimbi lost her first baby. “At 28 weeks of my pregnancy, I started…
Solar Powered Freezers: A Low Cost but High Impact Strategy Making Critical Vaccines Accessible in Southeast Kenya
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By Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) Kamboo, Yindalani and Yiuma Mavui are a set of hard-to-reach villages located 17 and 28 kilometres away…
The SASA Initiative: Changing Mindsets About Female Genital Mutilation in Kween District in Uganda
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By Namuli Hasifah (Lead Writer) Born and raised in Atari Village, Kaptoyoy sub-county, in the Kween district of eastern Uganda, 23-year-old Mercy…
Lessons from Dakar: How Peer Learning and Capacity Strengthening of CSOs Impacts Africa's Development
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At the Café De Rome Hotel, 350 meters from the Presidential Palace in Dakar, Senegal, academics, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from…
Zimbabwe's Integrated Approach to Tackling Malnutrition
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By Farai Shawn Matiashe (Lead Writer) Zimbabwe’s economic crisis has exacerbated malnutrition among children in the country. In Harare and Bulawayo provinces,…