The health sector itself was hit immensely by Covid-19 measures. There was insufficient support and protection for health risks for health workers and caregivers throughout Kenya. They complained about a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), including N95 masks and surgical gloves.Footnote31,...
Kenya National Nutrition Action Plan 2018–2022. 2018;(December 2018):1–37. Available from: https://scalingupnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Kenya-National-Nutrition-Action-Plan-2018-22.pdf Wamukoya M, Kadengye DT, Iddi S, Chikozho C. The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic ...
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Natural ecosystems provide beneficial goods and services to adjacent communities. However, these benefits also come with societal risks, among them wildfires. Kenyan ecosystems have faced increased wildfire risk due to human activities and a warming eart
2021; May 2019; Canwat and Onakuse, 2022). Das et al. (2020) also observed that organic agriculture promotes the full participation of rural communities, which enhances their confidence and mental health. Organic agriculture promotes women’s participation for many reasons. Firstly, organic ...
The key components of the plan include mass dog vaccination, timely provision of pre- and post-exposure vaccines, enhanced rabies surveillance for both human and animal populations, and public health education and awareness on rabies, and its prevention and control [7]. Additionally, the ...
Swiss grocery chain Migros is partnering with SuperMeat, a food technology company that grows meat from animal cells. Such cultivated meats lower the amount of methane gas generated by livestock. They also allay consumer concerns about animal cruelty and the health risks posed by growth hormones. ...
Only 15% reported having enrolled in the Kenyan governmental national health insurance plan. Additional baseline characteristics are provided in Online Table 1. Download: Download high-res image (628KB) Download: Download full-size image Central Illustration. LARK Participant Flow and Systolic Blood ...
(United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition,2016), the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement, the World Health Assembly (WHA) 2025 nutrition targets (WHO,2024), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) Declaration and Plan of ...