A Blog by Martin Wang’endo Associate, African Center for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Michele Mayuba, Project Associate Ryculture Health and Social Innovation Some of the common phrases used by those who get a chance to escape the confines of the concrete jungle are, “The air just feels different!” “I feel a little bit healthier!” and […]
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) day is marked every 30th January as a call to action to end neglected tropical diseases[1]. These are a set of 20 different conditions as identifies by WHO that occur mostly in tropical and subtropical regions and affect the poor and vulnerable. They are termed as neglected due to fewer considerations
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of viral, protozoa, viral, and bacterial diseases which currently affect over 1.4 billion people in tropical and sub-tropical climates. This staggering figure indicates that 1 out of 7 people in the world are affected by these diseases. They are endemic among poor people with over 70% being
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“Muasya is a 13 year old boy and a class seven (7) student hailing from Kitui County in the Eastern Region of Kenya. In November 2019, he fell ill and as usual the nearby clinic was at his disposal. He went to the facility, got diagnosed with malaria and left the hospital with antimalarials in
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