Africa and the challenges of medical waste management

November 14, 2011 | Filed under: Commentary | Posted by: AfricaSTI

By  Wairimu Nyambura

AfricaSTI, Nairobi

Collins and Njoroge are scavengers. They prowl through garbage in search of souvenirs and waste material such as plastics, bottles and metal for resale.

“Our line of work is called ‘chamber’. It involves collecting paper bags, looking for bottles and metals and at times food for pigs. The things we encounter cannot be narrated to anyone freely,” says Collins.

http://www.africasti.com/?p=1722

Report names countries with ‘alarming’ hunger

October 23, 2011 | Filed under: Food & Agric,Lead Stories | Posted by: AfricaSTI

Wairimu Nyambura, Nairobi

A new index reviewing the global hunger situation in 122 developing countries has revealed that most of the countries with alarming hunger are in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

http://www.africasti.com/?p=1394

Kenyans embrace clinical trials

October 2, 2011 | Filed under: Feature | Posted by: AfricaSTI

Martha Wairimu Nyambura

AfricaSTI.com, Nairobi

Kenyans have overcome the stigma that hitherto prevented them from participating in clinical research trials as they now make themselves readily available.

Omu Anzala of the Kenya Aids Vaccine Initiative (KAVI) said one of KAVI’s trial sites has managed to recruit ......See more http://www.africasti.com/?p=1246

IFAJ-YARA Award

IFAJ-YARA Award

HEALTH
Kenya: Shortage of Cornea for Transplant
By Wairimu Nyambura
ScienceAfrica Correspondent pg.10

Jovial and full of life,14 year old Maureen Wanjiru leans on her mother and playfully at the lobby of Dr Jyotee Trivedy, senior ophthalmologist and head of medical services at the Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital
in Nairobi, Kenya. Her right eye tightly shut, she brushes off the specks of tears pushing against her closed eye with the back of her hand.

Two weeks earlier, she received her first corneal transplant. Dr Trivedy who has over 365 cornea surgeries, did the operation. See full story on http://www.wfsj.org/files/file/resources/documents/ScienceAfrica/sia20.pdf

A radio story on VCT services among the uniformed forces

Produced by Martha Wairimu
Voiced by Victor Muturi
Produced for Pamoja FM a community radio in Kibera-Africa’s second largest slum.

The story focuses on the access of uniformed forces such as the Police, Kenya Wildlife Service(KWS), National Youth Service(NYS), Prison officers through “Operation Arifu” a project launched by PATH in Kenya.

Uniformed forces live in closed up communities, making it difficult and uncomfortable for them to access services on HIV testing and Counseling(HTC) ,but the “Operation Arifu” Project has brought in some changes.

Listen to the story of Lucy Njeri(Not her real name)a NYS officer in Kenya as she recounts on the process of knowing her HIV diagnosis.

<a title=”Download your file from SendSpace” href=”http://www.sendspace.com/file/u1kwp0″ target=”_blank”>Download HIV VCT police radio piece on Pamoja fm.mp3 from SendSpace</a>

Leaders accused of ignoring women's agenda

Leaders accused of ignoring women's agenda by Martha Nyambura