Plastics do not vanish when we dump them, instead they are actually breaking into small pieces that are invading our environment. These tiny plastic particles are now everywhere; from the air we breathe to the waters that surround us.
Research has shown that each year, an average person un... read more
Accra, Ghana- Abigail Nyarko, died at aged-14 after complaining about difficulty in breathing for close to three months. The mother of four, Rosemond Nyarko, is a native of Saltpond but hawks sachet water with Abigail- her second child on the streets of Circle, a suburb of Accra Ghana’s capital.... read more
Kigali, Rwanda- Sabin Nsanzimana, Rwanda’s Health Minister is hopeful that Africa will use scientific evidence to address its vulnerability to climate effects and the deteriorating public health caused by extreme weather events, food insecurity, poor access to clean water, and frequent epidemics.... read more
Water, sanitation and hygiene, WASH issues remains a challenge for many developing countries and Ghana is no exception. These challenges comprise among others inadequate supply of safe drinking water to rural and peri-urban areas, irregular supply of potable drinking water and... read more
While biomass fuels are considered to be carbon neutral, and use wood residue and production waste that would otherwise rot or sit in landfills, systems to ensure sustainable and healthy resource management are complicated and costly. Because of this, stillborn births are incre... read more
Sea-level rise is threatening West Africa. Growing stronger by the year, the tides push wave after wave into cities and villages, decimating dwellings and farmlands.
The western coast of Africa, stretching more than 6500km from Mauritania to C... read more
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