Production of Mrenda (Corchorus olitorius) in Kenya has been low due to various reasons, such as poor agronomic practices like incorrect fertilizer rates. Observations from the Mrenda growing areas showed that there is high unmet demand for crop in local market and even for export. This is due to yields being low, 2-4 tons/ha as compared to expected yield of 5-8 tons/ha. Therefore, the main obj...

integrating natural resources management in the secondary school curriculum in kenya has received a lot of talk without adequate practical activities. the farmers of the future programme under the world agroforestry centre, formally the international centre for research in agroforestry (icraf), initiated a practical approach to integration of natural resources management in the secondary school...

OBJECTIVE(S) Using nationally representative surveys conducted in Kenya, this study examined optimal health promoting childcare practices in 2003, 2008-9 and 2014. This was undertaken in the context of continuous child health promotion activities conducted by government and non-government organizations throughout Kenya. It was the aim of such activities to increase the prevalence of health prom...

Patrick Nguku, Fausta Mosha, Elizabeth Prentice, Tura Galgalo, Adebola Olayinka, Peter Nsubuga Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria,Tanzania National Health Laboratory, Tanzania, Medical Microbiologist, AMPATH, South Africa, Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Kenya, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria, ...

Basing on the collection of Åke Holm, we provide new data on African Myrmarachninae from Kenya: Belippo elgonensis sp. n. (♂) and B. terribilis sp. n. (♂) are described, as well as the previously unknown female of Myrmarachne giltayi. Belippo calcarata, B. milloti and M. dundoensis are recorded from Kenya for the first time and new records for Myrmarachne kiboschensis, M. lawrencei and M. marsh...

Citation: Luedeling E, Oord AL, Kiteme B, Ogalleh S, Malesu M, Shepherd KD and De Leeuw J (2015) Fresh groundwater for Wajir—ex-ante assessment of uncertain benefits for multiple stakeholders in a water supply project in Northern Kenya. Front. Environ. Sci. 3:16. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2015.00016 Fresh groundwater for Wajir—ex-ante assessment of uncertain benefits for multiple stakeholders in a wat...

Globally, maternal mortality remains a big public health problem. Kenya is one of the African countries with high maternal mortality with current estimates being as high as 488 deaths per 100,000 live births 1 .Although the Kenya government is making efforts to reverse maternal mortality trends, challenges related to a supportive legal environment, access to services and general rights awarenes...

In this paper we present results from an exploratory qualitative study on the family communication practices of family members in Kenya. We reveal that family communication focuses on economic support, well-being, life advice, and everyday coordination of activities. Lastly, we discuss new opportunities for technology design and articulate the challenges that designers will face if creating or ...

1 Dipartimento di Scienze di Sanità Pubblica, Sezione di Parassitologia, University of Rome-La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, 2 Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 3 Centre Medical Saint Camille, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 4 Kenya Medical Research Institute, Wellcome Trust Programme, Centre for Geographic Medicine Resea...

BACKGROUND Considerable debate exists concerning the effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) service scale-up on non-HIV services and overall health system performance in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, we examined whether ART services affected trends in non-ART outpatient department (OPD) visits in Kenya and Uganda. METHODS Using a nationally representative sample of health facilities in ...