06 NOVEMBER 2020
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This Coming Week
Saturday, 14 November World Diabetes Day Medical camps play a significant role in promoting better living and providing support needed to manage lifelong diseases like diabetes. This world diabetes day, we look into the work the Diabetes Management and Information center and her partners have been doing to help people living with diabetes access better treatment and care information.
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Sunday, 15th November
International day to Remember Road Traffic Victims
Mobilizing partnerships for better road safety data and action
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Popular sportsman and cyclist Caleb Omwoyo is one of the road traffic victims who died on September 16 2020 through a road accident on Thika Super Highway.
Monday, 10 November Other Notable Dates
World Science Day for Peace and Development
Science for and with Society
Updates on COVID-19
Coronavirus situation in Kenya
Get updates on Latest Covid19 news
As of 06th November 2020, there were 58,587 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections, 1,051 fatalities and 38,381 recoveries in Kenya. According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), Nairobi County is currently the most affected county, with Mandera County being the least impacted
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Cash Transfers; Cushioning Lowincome Families in Mombasa Just like any other urban area, families in Mombasa County’s informal settlements are continuing to feel the economic effects of the pandemic.But the over 24,000 low-income families have something to smile about after the World Food Program launched a Cash transfer program to support them.Job cuts and losses have made it difficult for families to meet basic needs.
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Transforming Childcare in Kenya Over 2000 children from 12 low income earning communities in East Africa have been benefited from Kidogo’s program of accessing quality early childhood care and education. Through its 139 Childcare centres, the social enterprise has immensely improved the literacy level of young children in the region. They do this by providing growth monitoring and health promotion programs.
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Talking Head
Proper utilization of the right to information insulates journalists from unnecessary attacks to promote the integrity of the profession through professionalism Dinah Ondari Journalist
Weekly Round-up
Tackling PPE waste during Covid-19
Insect Farming- Harnessing Natures Recycling Agents
Boosting Wildlife Conservation
The issue of proper disposal of the PPE’s used in the containment of the deadly coronavirus has raised a serious environmental concern as the waste could pose a health hazard crisis. But Catherine Wanjoya, an entrepreneur, has come up with a remedy by redesigning a portable incinerator that can safely dispose-off used PPE’s in health centers.
Ecodudu , a Kenyan startup, is farming insects and using them to recycle organic waste. They have devised a way to deal with the waste that would otherwise end up on landfills. Through this project, the startup has provided protein rich animal feed and organic fertilizer all from the insects which in turn improves the quality of soil used for agriculture.
The Nairobi National park has been allocated more land to offer an extended wildlife corridor. This latest development is expected to further boost wildlife conservation efforts by giving the animals much needed space to ease human wildlife conflicts which mostly happen when animals loose track into human settlements in search for food and water.
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Health and wellness
What we eat versus our health
Niksen, a dutch lifestyle used to deal with stress and burnout. Learn how incorporating this into your life could help in general wellbeing and increased productivity.
Eating diverse and safe foods can go a long way in boosting our health. Have a quick dive into this insightful piece on how inteconnected our health is to the food we eat.
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