One of the major markers of development in any country is the infant and child mortality rate. In low-income countries, medical interventions like antimalarial drugs or vaccines can lower the ...

Farmers want to grow high-quality macadamia nuts and earn a fair price for their hard work. Achieving this means tackling the ...

Rural Kenya has overtaken major cities as the country's e-commerce growth engine, now accounting for 60 percent of all Jumia orders, a new report shows, signalling a major shift in consumer behaviour ...

CHERA, Kenya, Sept 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Two years ago, Alice Ciamati was living comfortably in a house on a plot of land she had recently inherited from her husband. Now, she can be found ...

The new move is set to revolutionise the delivery of health services, particularly in remote regions in Kenya, with hospitals ...

It's a part of getting older that many people worry about - the increased chance of developing diseases like Alzheimer's that cause dementia. But in wealthy countries, getting an early diagnosis can ...

Dementia is a largely overlooked health problems in Africa. A new effort is trying to change that, sending volunteers house to house in a rural part of Kenya to identify people with signs of dementia.

CHERA, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Two years ago, Alice Ciamati was living comfortably in a house on a plot of land she had recently inherited from her husband. Now, she can be found roaming ...