Health

Sudan: Measles Outbreak in South Darfur's Otash Camp

Otash Camp — Measles is spreading fast in the Otash camp for the displaced in Nyala locality, South Darfur.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Measles, Africa, Sudan
Forests

Kenya: Tree Project to Educate Needy Students Launched in Kilifi

A project to feed and educate 150 needy students every month through planting trees has been launched in Kilifi county.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Kenya, Trees, Africa, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Health

Malawi’s flood-affected communities hit by Cholera

A cholera outbreak is further jeopardizing the health of 230,000 people recently displaced by floods in Malawi.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
Africa Science News
Tags:
Health, Cholera, Malawi, Floods, Natural Disasters, Africa, Sanitation, Drinking Water
Health

Nigeria: 'Nigeria Recorded No Polio Case in Seven Months'

Nigeria's march towards being certified as polio free country may soon be realised as no single case has been recorded in the past seven months.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Polio, Child Health, Nigeria, Africa
Water Resources

Water-smart agriculture in East Africa

Agricultural water has been for decades viewed under conventional irrigation attention in terms of public investment to other agricultural water management practices, such as rain water harvesting, that are of much relevance for smallholder-based cases.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2015