A recent report by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics indicates that school going girls in the country are likely to drop out at the age of 17. Dropout rate among girls stands at 6.5 percent while that of boys of the same age stands at 5.9 percent. These high dropout levels among girls especially in […]
Babies born premature often face a myriad of problems and complications such as low birth weight and even death. World Health Organization, to avert these deaths recommends Kangaroo Mother Care, KMC, for the best outcome for babies and mothers. Kangaroo mother care, which involves skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding, significantly improves a premature or low […]
UNICEF imeonya kwamba, ukosefu wa mvua nchini Kenya kumewasababisha watoto wapatao milioni 1.4 kukosa chakula chenye lishe bora, na maji safi ya kunywa. Watoto hao pia wanakosa elimu, huduma za afya na ulinzi dhidi ya ukatili na kutelekezwa. Turkana ni miongoni mwa kaunti 15 zilizokumbwa na ukame nchini Kenya kutokana na mabadiliko ya hali ya […]
Over 16.4 million or 67 percent of children in Kenya are living with the dual impacts of poverty and the climate change emergency, according to new research by Save the Children. Moreover, 150 million children across East and Southern Africa are also facing the same tragedy of poverty and climate disaster. Kenya ranks 10th highest […]
Takriban watoto milioni 16.4 nchini Kenya, ambayo ni sawa na asilimia 67 ya idadi ya watoto nchini humo, wameathiriwa na umaskini na athari mbaya za mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa.
About 559 million children are currently exposed to high heatwave frequency according to new research from UNICEF. In addition, 624 million children are exposed to one of three other high heat measures high heatwave duration, high heatwave severity or extreme high temperatures. By 2050, virtually every child on earth or over 2 billion children are […]
About 44.3 percent of adolescents in Kenya have had a mental health problem while one in eight met criteria for a mental disorder in the past 12 months. This is according to National Adolescent Mental Health Survey published by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), University of Queensland and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School […]
Polisi nchini Nigeria wamemkamata mwanamke mwenye umri wa miaka 44 kwa tuhuma za wizi wa watoto 15 katika jimbo la kusini la Rivers. Polisi wanasema kwamba, watoto hao walitekwa nyara ili kuuzwa na mwanamke huyo , ambaye alidai kuwa yeye ni mtawa anayeendesha kituo cha watoto yatima. Watoto hao wanaripotiwa kuwa na umri wa kati […]
Wizara ya afya nchini humo imesema kwamba, idadi ya vifo vya watoto vilivyotokana na Ugonjwa huo vimeongezeka hadi karibia 700.
Of the estimated 38.4 million people living with HIV worldwide in 2021, 2.73 million were children aged 0–19. Each day in 2021, approximately 850 children became infected with HIV and approximately 301 children died from AIDS related causes, mostly because of inadequate access to HIV prevention, care and treatment services. In 2021, around 160,000 children […]