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Which vaccines can be given to adults?

COVID-19 vaccines; Human Papillomavirus vaccine; hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Influenza vaccine; measles-mumps-rubella vaccine; pneumococcal vaccine

What are the types of vaccines available?

There are several different types of vaccines. Each type is designed to teach your immune system how to fight off certain kinds of germs—and the

What are vaccines?

A preparation that is used to stimulate the body’s immune response against diseases. Vaccines are usually administered through needle injections, but some can be administered

Usefulness of vaccines

Vaccines are one of the most important public interventions ever developed. Some diseases such as smallpox that used to kill millions of people have been

Why Vaccinate?

Vaccines greatly reduce or eliminate many infectious diseases that are harmful to children, and adults. Viruses and bacteria or their new variants that cause disease

To Live and Learn: Opportunities for early learning for children in a rural Maasai environment

It is baking hot under the noonday sun as we arrive at the homestead of a potential participant in our study. Our research seeks to

What is collective immunity?

Collective immunity or herd immunity or community immunity refers to a situation whereby a high number of individuals in a given community are immune against

It takes a village: Reflections on Early Childhood Development in Kajiado County

By Charity Waweru-Mwangi   During the dissemination of the findings from the Caring practices and Support for Early Childhood Development and Education (CAPS-ECD) research project

List of Successful Epi-Fellowship Applicants

LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CDAE EPI-FELLOWSHIP APPLICANTS (2021/2022) AMIU: Amref International UniversityJOOUST: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology Download the list here: List of

Using radio to convey gender and SRH information to adolescents

The STaRS (Starting Right at Schools) program was a research intervention designed to foster positive gender norms and improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes

The new normal: Reflecting on best project management practices

Virtual meetings to the rescue? Not entirely. Successfully working from home? Not every day. Change is good, but it is not always welcome, especially when

TVETs Critical in Facilitating Growth of MSMEs

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions are key in keeping micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) competitive. However, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that