By Henry Opondo The latest rising figures of new cancer cases by the the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on Wednesday spotlight the link between tobacco usage and the disease that continues to kill millions of people worldwide. According to the figures, lung cancer, variously associated with tobacco use, ranks as the leading…
Universities need public and private support to excel in research, Don advises
Universities need adequate support from both the public and private sector to overcome the challenges that come with industrialization and commercialization of suitable research outputs. Prof. Victoria Ngumi, the Vice Chancellor, the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) said the desire by universities to to increase the use of its research outputs and…
Improved access to care not sufficient to improve health, as epidemic of poor quality care revealed
Insufficient access to care could hinder dividends of improved quality care in resource-poor societies, new findings from a new analysis published in The Lancet, as part of The Lancet Global Health Commission on High-Quality Health Systems – a two-year project reveals. For example, according to the analysis, over 123,000 people die every year in Nigeria due to poor quality…
Water pumps – a much-needed solution for municipalities
Several countries across Africa face ongoing power delivery challenges, with municipalities struggling to meet the demands of citizens and businesses, and load shedding which has again become a harsh reality, particularly in South Africa. A solution to these challenges will require the involvement of numerous stakeholders, but one power-saving solution has the potential to deliver…
Urbanising Kenya urged to innovate
By Adlyne Wangusi Although Kenya is set to be 50% urbanised by 2030, none of the existing urban centres has an established comprehensive single functional telephone line for rapid response to emergencies. This means a majority of Kenyans are exposed to vagaries of emergencies According to the Institute of Economic Affairs, the lack of such…
Africa’s agricultural progress: Political support more crucial than seeds, weather and soil, says new Report
Lack of political will by government leaders more than farm inputs continue to stem Africa’s agricultural development and its contribution to spark widespread economic growth across the continent, a major new study released today by the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). The report, “Catalyzing State Capacity to Drive Agricultural Transformation,” is the most…
Community champions inspiring local entrepreneurs in Tanzania’s newly electrified villages’
As part of the Rural Electrification Densification Programme (REDP), a partnership between Energy 4 Impact, REA, Multiconsult and Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania, the PUE (the ratio of total amount of energy used by a computer data center facility to the energy delivered to computing equipment ) support is opening up opportunities for the rural grid-connected…
Spread amenities, Africa told
By Adlyne Wangusi There is a need for regulation and sustainable urban policies that will ensure the amenities enjoyed by those living in cities trickle down into rural areas so to stem the increasing shifts into cities, Ben Campkin who is an expert and lecturer in matters to deal with urbanization from the University of…