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Young mother standing holding a baby at Gazi dispensary, with white head wrap. Saumu Bakari, from a neighboring Zero Zero village that is yet to have its own dispensary, receives maternal and child health services at Gazi dispensary. The Mikoko Pamoja project continues to support the dispensary.
Environment

Improving Kenya's Carbon Market to Support Health and Climate

by Joyce Chimbi

Building on the success of projects like Mikoko Pamoja, Kenya is working to regulate its carbon market to address past controversy and secure community gains

A woman gazes out of a window while attending a talk on sexual health and HIV prevention, in the Tanghin neighborhood of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on April 13, 2013.
Governance

The Expanded Global Gag Rule and the Case for Regional Solidarity

by Jessica Oga, Moses Mulumba

The anti-abortion policy undermines organizing principles, rooted in ubuntu, that keep African health systems coherent under stress

Governance

USAID Lost: Stories From Colombia, Kenya, and Nepal

by Thoai D. Ngo
USAID Lost: Stories From Colombia, Kenya, and Nepal
Aging

The Weaponization of Witchcraft Laws in Kenya

by Frank Burkybile
An elderly woman attends a class run by the Ujamaa self-defense program.
Governance

Africa CDC Declares Mpox Emergency, Moving to Lead Response

by Linda Nordling
Africa CDC Declares Mpox Emergency, Moving to Lead Response
Migration

Kenya's Health Worker Exodus: Brain Drain or Economic Opportunity?

by Joseph Maina
Kenya's Health Worker Exodus: Brain Drain or Economic Opportunity?
Environment

Treating East Africa's Water Conflicts With AI and Big Data

by Sabeeha Quereshi
Treating East Africa's Water Conflicts With AI and Big Data
Trade

Moderna Cancels Kenya Vaccine Project Due to Familiar Economic Hurdles

by Bryan Mercurio
Moderna Cancels Kenya Vaccine Project Due to Familiar Economic Hurdles
Poverty

Kenya's Fluoride Problem

by Joseph Maina
Kenya's Fluoride Problem
Governance

Five Billion Reasons for Ramping Up Global Surgery

by Joshua Korn, Natalie Sheneman, Laura Hoemeke
Five Billion Reasons for Ramping Up Global Surgery
Gender

Falling Through the Cracks: COVID-19 and the Rise of Maternal Deaths in Africa

by Marleen Vellekoop, Meshack Acholla, Julia Hanne
A woman walks past a graffiti promoting the fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 22, 2020. This is a striking photo of a woman in a blue dress wearing a facemask walking past a peach-colored wall with a graffiti of the Earth, also wearing a facemask, with bloodshot eyes and crying. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Governance

The Unpaid Debt of Underinvestment in Public Health

by Sonak D. Pastakia, James Akiruga Amisi, Tina Tran, David Mazza
A boy stand in front of a graffiti promoting the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 22, 2020. This is a powerful photo of a young boy walking in front of a sinister depiction of the virus with a face that appears to be sneeringly looking at the boy. REUTERS/Baz Ratner