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Kenya has a yellow fever outbreak and this is how to deal with cases

The severe symptoms are usually recorded in only a small proportion of patients, but death can occur in half of these cases within 10 days.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Kenya has a yellow fever outbreak and this is how to deal with cases
ICC case against Paul Gicheru will not deliver justice to violence victims
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ICC case against Paul Gicheru will not deliver justice to violence victims
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Money, influence and heroism: the allure of political power in Kenya
Money, influence and heroism: the allure of political power in Kenya
By The Conversation 2 years ago
How Swahili became the most spoken language in Africa
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How Swahili became the most spoken language in Africa
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Five reasons why terror cells are targeting Lamu
The frequency of terrorist attacks within Kenya’s Lamu County on the border with Somalia has been alarming.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Five reasons why terror cells are targeting Lamu
Drought as an explanation for famine at Africa's Horn and Sahel
There are constraints on food utilisation. This makes it challenging for households to prepare a healthy meal.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Drought as an explanation for famine at Africa's Horn and Sahel
Valentine's Day: Pressures of shopping for romance
Research that suggests that true happiness comes from spending time with the people you love and sharing experiences together.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Valentine's Day: Pressures of shopping for romance
How place of birth shapes chances of going to university
University education was slow to develop across these former British colonies. Access was both extremely limited and highly skewed.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
How place of birth shapes chances of going to university
How to manage your children's screen time during holidays
It comes as no surprise that children are spending more time watching screens as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
How to manage your children's screen time during holidays
Balancing screen-time over the holidays
Keeping an eye on what children are watching is critical to ensure they are exposed to content that is age-appropriate.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Balancing screen-time over the holidays
Four reasons why caning school children doesn’t work
Corporal punishment is institutional child abuse, and luckily, it is forbidden in many countries.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Four reasons why caning school children doesn’t work
Football legend’s new book on nature of white thinking
Thuram once spoke out against President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had demonised youngsters living in the poor suburbs.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Football legend’s new book on nature of white thinking
Women academics felt worse than ever about working from home juggling roles
More than 2,000 academic women from 26 public universities were surveyed about their experiences of academic guilt during the pandemic.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Women academics felt worse than ever about working from home juggling roles
How reforms in education can support, not undermine teachers
Sometimes these reforms don't really help teachers. In fact, some reforms actually undermine the quality of the national teaching force.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
How reforms in education can support, not undermine teachers
Get in shape before surgery to shorten your hospital stay
Getting in shape before surgery – known as prehabilitation – can significantly improve patients’ recovery.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Get in shape before surgery to shorten your hospital stay
What art in public spaces does to a city
You don’t need to look far to see the impact of art in public spaces. Art can connect us to place and record history as it unfolds.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
What art in public spaces does to a city
Insta-harm: What researchers have found about dangers of Instagram
Facebook has known for a year and a half that Instagram is bad for teens despite claiming otherwise – here are the harms researchers have documented.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Insta-harm: What researchers have found about dangers of Instagram
Why writers ‘hear the voices of their characters’
Many famous writers claim it’s the characters who actually drive the plot, create the dialogue, and essentially “do their own thing” in the novels.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Why writers ‘hear the voices of their characters’
Why we still need the Women’s Prize for Fiction
Ever since the prize was first mooted in the early 1990s, many have wondered whether the prize is necessary, patronising, or even fair.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Why we still need the Women’s Prize for Fiction
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Ola Rotimi: The enduring influence of a theatre giant
The appeal of Rotimi’s theatrical practice and vision is that they are based on his infectious humanism, conviviality and reciprocity.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Ola Rotimi: The enduring influence of a theatre giant
How African countries can reform education
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a historic shock to education, shuttering schools for over 1.6 billion children worldwide.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
How African countries can reform education
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Kiswahili award charts path for African languages
The sixth edition of The Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature, suspended last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is back.
By The Conversation 2 years ago
Kiswahili award charts path for African languages
Urine will be vital in kidney transplant
While most patients prefer transplants to lifelong dialysis treatment, kidney transplantation is a slow and tedious process
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Urine will be vital in kidney transplant
Baby infected with coronavirus in the womb
The mother made a quick recovery from her Covid infection and was discharged four days after delivery, but the baby needed neonatal care
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Baby infected with coronavirus in the womb
What drives abuse of women in childbirth? The care-givers explain
Women deserve care that maintains their dignity, ensures their privacy and confidentiality
By The Conversation 3 years ago
What drives abuse of women in childbirth? The care-givers explain
Grab a rope: Reasons skipping is good for you
Not only is jumping rope a fun, affordable and portable form of exercise, it also has many benefits for our health and fitness.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Grab a rope: Reasons skipping is good for you
Let your teen be the expert during the 'Sex Talk'
Many parents today will probably have received little or no sex education themselves.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Let your teen be the expert during the 'Sex Talk'
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Understand your risk for diabetes
n 2019 about 1 in 11 adults in the world – 436 million people – had diabetes.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Understand your risk for diabetes
Loss of green cover create 'heat island' over Nairobi
Areas covered by impervious surfaces such as tarmac, metal or concrete have higher surface temperatures compared to vegetated land cover.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Loss of green cover create 'heat island' over Nairobi
How remote work has built trust among colleagues
An underlying premise is that remote work threatens trust in the workplace.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
How remote work has built trust among colleagues
Over-parenting: Let kids fail, learn to be resilient
By learning to overcome failure, children develop resilience.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Over-parenting: Let kids fail, learn to be resilient
Seven reasons skipping rope is good for you
Not only is jumping rope a fun, affordable and portable form of exercise, it also has many benefits for our health and fitness.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Seven reasons skipping rope is good for you
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Understanding your menstrual cycle can be key to achieving exercise goals
A woman’s cycle, which is generally 28 days, can be broken up into two main stages: the follicular and luteal phases.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Understanding your menstrual cycle can be key to achieving exercise goals
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Why supplementing testosterone may do more harm than good
Testosterone is the most important male sex hormone (androgen); it’s needed for normal reproductive and sexual function.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Why supplementing testosterone may do more harm than good
Five ways we can cut carbon emissions for cleaner living
New buildings can be constructed in a way that produces zero energy.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Five ways we can cut carbon emissions for cleaner living
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Worried about negative thoughts as a new parent? You’re not alone
Research shows that overall happiness actually drops in the first year of having a baby, especially for women.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Worried about negative thoughts as a new parent? You’re not alone
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Are the kids alright? Social isolation can take a toll, but playing with your children can help them
Some children are not socially engaging with their peers in the same way they did before.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Are the kids alright? Social isolation can take a toll, but playing with your children can help them
Why Kenya’s urban poor are exploited by unchecked informal water markets
Vendors also sometimes get water illegally by cutting through municipal piped networks.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Why Kenya’s urban poor are exploited by unchecked informal water markets
Keto diet: Why some feel fatigue, nausea, headaches after starting it
By metabolising fat to produce glucose or energy, the body generates ketones in the process – hence the term “ketogenic”.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Keto diet: Why some feel fatigue, nausea, headaches after starting it
There’s no single gene for left-handedness, at least 41 regions of DNA are involved
Only around two per cent of people are ambidextrous, and it may be caused by completely different genes than those responsible for left-handedness
By The Conversation 3 years ago
There’s no single gene for left-handedness, at least 41 regions of DNA are involved
Time to rethink how to use soils responsibly
Reversing and preventing land degradation is critical if we want ecosystems to keep working
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Time to rethink how to use soils responsibly
Covid-19 could inspire better cities planning
Lessons from pandemic can inspire continent to prepare for future outbreaks.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Covid-19 could inspire better cities planning
Parental depression, anxiety during Covid-19 will affect kids too
Mental health problems are expected to rise dramatically as a secondary effect of Covid-19 and the measures that have been put in place to contain it.
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Parental depression, anxiety during Covid-19 will affect kids too
Should I stop running if my knee hurts?
But are these fears about running supported by science? Recreational exercise does not seem to be harmful to knee cartilage
By The Conversation 3 years ago
Should I stop running if my knee hurts?
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