Asha Bekidusa

38 Articles

Too young to pollute, first to suffer: How children pay for climate crisis they didn’t create

Children's small bodies absorb more pollutants and heat per kilo than adults…

The Safest Places Are the Hottest: How rising heat is reshaping motherhood in Kilifi 

As temperatures rise, so do the risks of preeclampsia, preterm birth and stillbirth, while…

Why Mombasa residents keep skipping local clinics, dispensaries 

"I cannot imagine going to a level two hospital”, says John Mwangome.…

Born tiny & cold: How Ksh50 handmade hats, socks are saving preterm babies  

A women's knitting group in Kilifi County is doing what health budgets failed…

When rains fail, hunger arrives with empty stomachs, wallets, poor health 

Drought means less food, stunted growth for children, and mothers facing higher…

Running on empty: Why Kenya collects half the blood it needs  

Voluntary blood donation globally went up but not so in Kenya, where…

50 Years of Ebola: How Uganda stopped the virus in four hours, what Kenya must learn

Uganda has built one of the region’s most responsive surveillance and emergency…

Aflatoxin: How the mould in your ugali may be stunting your child 

The fungi do not need an invitation. A warming climate, a poorly…

Every six minutes, a mother dies, but this Ksh500 drape is saving lives 

A University of Nairobi professor asked why so many women still died…

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