Scovian Lillian

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Articles

Affordable DNA tools could reshape bilharzia research

1 week ago | universityworldnews.com | Scovian Lillian

NIGERIA-AFRICA A top Nigerian researcher is at the forefront of the battle against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), by combining advanced genomic techniques and field-deployable technology to unravel the complex biology of parasites which affect millions of people across Africa.
Africa to reach global warming threshold in 15 years - Study

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Scovian Lillian

AFRICA Africa is on track to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold – the limit for the average temperature increase set by the Paris Agreement to contain global warming – in a mere 15 years, even under the most optimistic low-emission scenarios, new research published in the CABI Digital Library reveals.
Researcher wants to reshape TB care across the continent

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Scovian Lillian

UGANDA A medical researcher at Uganda’s Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Dr Edwin Nuwagira, is tackling the overlooked burden of post-tuberculosis lung disease in Uganda. His work focuses on creating a simple diagnostic tool to help primary healthcare providers detect and manage long-term respiratory complications in tuberculosis (TB) survivors. Through this research, he aims to improve patient outcomes and push for policies that extend TB care beyond just treatment.
Commission clamps down on 15 unaccredited institutions

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Scovian Lillian

KENYA Kenyan authorities have clamped down on unaccredited universities that have been awarding degrees that are not legally recognised. The Commission for University Education (CUE) has flagged 15 institutions for offering unapproved degree and postgraduate programmes, warning students and parents against enrolling in them.
Policing students’ clothes ‘disproportionately’ affects women

Jan 30, 2025 | universityworldnews.com | Scovian Lillian

KENYA One day when Pauline* went to Daystar University in Kenya to follow up on some personal academic matters, she was halted at the gate. The security guard told her she could not access the campus because she was inappropriately dressed – her blouse was revealing and slightly above the navel. “I am a part-time student and I had travelled to solve some urgent academic issues. I could not turn back as the guard suggested, because of pressing work time schedules.
University’s watermelon wine project cuts across disciplines

Jan 23, 2025 | universityworldnews.com | Scovian Lillian

KENYA The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya, which has been researching the production of wine from fruits such as cactuses, bananas and pineapples, will sharpen its focus on the commercialisation of its existing watermelon wine in 2025. In addition to its watermelon wine, JKUAT’s Food Technology Centre has been developing products such as yoghurts, fruit and vegetable juices (mango, beetroot, carrot and carrot-pineapple) as well as jams.
Climate change is fuelling leishmaniasis in northern Kenya

Jan 21, 2025 | dialogue.earth | Scovian Lillian

Ekidor Kiyong is only 15 years old, but he has already had a close encounter with a deadly disease. A herder from Turkana, northern Kenya, he is coming to the end of his treatment for kala-azar, which is spread through the bites of infected sandflies. His aunt, Ester Loskiria, has accompanied him to Lodwar County Referral Hospital. She tells Dialogue Earth that the disease, also called visceral leishmaniasis, began with malaria-like symptoms – fever, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite.
Strengthening vitamin A supplementation to Tackle Urban Malnutrition in Kibra

Oct 24, 2024 | talkafrica.co.ke | Scovian Lillian |Mary Mwendwa

By Scovian LillianNairobi, Kenya: Gaudencia Alusa is uneasy, pensive, and timid when I meet her at her single-roomed house in Raila Village, in Kibra Sub-county on the outskirts of Nairobi. Just by the doorstep is a small open pit latrine, also used as a bathroom. The neighborhood has rows upon rows of makeshift wooden and iron sheet structures as far as the eye can see.
‘From lab to land’: Real research should impact end users

Oct 17, 2024 | universityworldnews.com | Scovian Lillian

KENYA Several years ago, when Professor of Horticulture Jane Ambuko landed her first research project from the National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), she went to Makueni County, Kenya’s largest producer of mangoes, to collect samples for laboratory evaluation on the effectiveness of a technology that delays mango ripening, thereby extending their shelf life and marketing period.
Planetary Health’s Front Lines

Oct 4, 2024 | magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu | Cheena Kapoor |Rafiqul Islam Montu |Sarah Hays Coomer |Scovian Lillian

Manufacturing, agriculture, transport, and other sectors of the global economy consume natural resources on an immense scale. Individuals, however, are left to endure consequences like heat poverty, saltwater intrusion of water sources, pollution, and extreme weather events.