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                                Pic: by Caroline Katana:  Kilifi Hospital Story by: Caroline, Kilifi county, Kenya.        L ack of sanitation and hygiene interventions focus by Kilifi MOH ,promotes post morbidity and mortality due to diarrhea. Diarrhea is a leading killer of children ,accounting for approximately of 9 percent of all deaths among children under age 5 worldwide since 2021 . This translates to over 1,200 young children dying each day or about 444,000 children a year despite the availability of a simple treatment solution . Everyday 2,000 African children die from diarrhea ,deaths that are entirely preventable . Nine out of ten cases of diarrhea can be prevented by safe water and sanitation proven cost –effective interventions . Unfortunately the burden of diarrhea remains high and inadequately characterized owing to the  complex interplay that the environment ,foo...

  picture by Caroline katana Historical land injustices in Kenya have remained a thorn in the flesh ,whenever Kenya goes to a general election after every five years ,historical land injustices have acted as a rallying cry for many politicians who use it to woo voters with the promise of returning the land or settling land concerns if one is elected .     Several regimes that have ruled since independence have not been able to tackle this issue ,as it is considered to be a very emotive agenda . Many people lost their lives ,and others are displaced from their respective lands ,various attempts have been made especially by non-political and non-governmental bodies to resolve the problem of land injustices to no avail . Churches have preached peace ,the government has set up commissions like the Truth and Justice ,Reconciliation Commission TJRC ,and administrative policies and NGOs have provided for discussion between elders of different communities . However ,hostility aga...

photo by Caroline BY  Caroline Katana Human papilloma virus ( HPV  ) is the leading cause of ano-genital cancers globally with cervical cancer as the top cause of cancer –related deaths in women . Over 90 percent of these deaths occur in low income and middle  countries  where cancer control  strategies remain inadequate . HPV  vaccination provides protection against HPV types 16 and 18 which are responsible  for approximately  70 percent of  cervical cancer cases . The optimal  age of vaccination  is in the early  adolescent period ,before sexual debut with possible HPV infection . Studies  have shown  that children  residing  in low and middle settlements are at risk of early initiation of sexual activity . Adolescent vaccination programs  would provide  an avenue to link  other health promotion  strategies targeting this age group that has hitherto been left ou...

Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Mhe. Samia Suluhu Hassan akiwa kwenye mazungumzo na Mtawala wa Mji wa Serikali wa Sejong, Mhe.  Kim Hyung- ryeol mara baada ya kuwasili katika uwanja wa Ndege wa Jeshi wa Seoul, Jamhuri ya Korea kwa ajili ya Ziara Rasmi ya Kikazi tarehe 31 Mei, 2024.  Jiji hilo la Sejong ni Makao Makuu Mapya ya Korea Kusini na Jiji hilo lina mahusiano na Jiji la Dodoma ambalo ni Makao Makuu ya Serikali.

SAVE THE DATE!  The Africa Battery (Critical Minerals) Initiative, would like to invite you  to attend our :- 1st East African  Critical (Battery ) Minerals Summit 2024.  *Joining 8 Head  of States from the Critical Minerals Rich Countries on our Planet *Meeting with the representatives of the 2500 Owners of the Critical Minerals concessions from Eastern Africa. According to recently published statistics, alone Tanzania, the DRC , Burundi and Zambia, accounts for the following percentage of the Critical Minerals on our Planet;- Cobalt 75% Lithium 45%  Nickel   45%  Graphite 50%  Manganese 45% *The 1st East African Battery (Critical )Minerals Summit 2024 Date: 1st -2nd of July 2024 Location:Zanzibar Tanzania  *The Summit will be under the Patronage of HE. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the President of United Republic of Tanzania!   * The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which has allocated USD 15Billion for Investment in Critical Mineral...

  Women prisoners in Shimon la Tewa maximum Prison to undergo legal advice.             Ambassador Dr. Christian Kellner with Prison officials at Shimo la Tewa Women Prison By: Caroline katana  A ustrian Embassy in partnership with non governmental organization Kituo cha Sheria and the Kenya Prison Service has commissioned a paralegal Justice Centre at Shimo la Tewa women maximum prison, Mombasa county. The paralegal  justice  Centre is among the projects in Kenya funded by Australia Embassy  The Centre  creates a safe space of inmates trained as Paralegals to offer legal advice to other inmates who in most cases a not able to articulate their issues learn to understand court procedures, get skills and knowledge and empowerment so that they can be able to stand in court and defend themselves. A study shows that some inmates serve in prison sentences due to poor representation in courts.         ...

                                              Samba Sports official with KQ participants posing for a photo. H ope of life for depressed youths in Kwale. By Caroline Katana. .22.9.23   O ver 2000 youths in Kwale county benefited from trauma healing sessions to enhance mental wellbeing through a project dubbed as Kumekucha Quest Kumekucha is a swahili word meaning "a new dawn. Kumekucha Quest project is famously described as A new Dawn for Hope and Connections. The 27 months pilot project implemented in Kenya through The Green String Network ,Sambasports Youths Agenda Organisation is funded by The Grand challenges Canada The KQ project target youths, teenagers and children, with a view of inspiring self awareness, self -acceptance, hope ,community care and relational Wellbeing. The KQ project started on 2021 following increasing cases of suicide, insecurities and drugs ...