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Seaweed sanitary pads: How Malawian innovator found answers to period poverty in the ocean
“Kenya borders an ocean with seaweed often treated as waste,” says innovator…
Sisters, stories & science: How Nigerian researcher is bringing STI and HIV care closer to women, girls
Dr Airat Bakare watched antiretroviral drugs scar fertility. Now she’s walking into schools with…
Treating cough, not the cry: How Kenya’s TB patients cope with isolation, panic attacks, economic stress
Depression and suicidal thoughts haunt thousands of TB patients during the six…
EXCLUSIVE | From ambulance bay to isolation ward: Inside Kenyatta National Hospital’s ‘Ebola Unit’
Treating Ebola is not simply a matter of isolation. The disease can…
No symptoms, no diagnosis, no treatment: How South African researcher is fixing STI detection in women
Dr Fezile Khumalo, a South African researcher, is building a molecular diagnostic…
Beyond stigma: The Kenyan doctor rethinking vaginal health with AI
Millions of African women suffer vaginal infections in silence and Dr Kadryn…
Neonatal sepsis: Why 1970s antibiotics are making a comeback for babies
Neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of newborn deaths in developing countries.…
Built from pain: The doctor will see you now, but on your phone
Joel Olang is a Kenyan innovator using Artificial Intelligence to bring reproductive…
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…
