Vulnerabilityhttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/rss.xml/?type=topic&rssname=vulnerability&parent=governanceVulnerability RSS feeds.Sun, 7 Jun 2026 11:19:29 GMTenEthiopia: Drought drives deadly child hungerhttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/ethiopia-drought-drives-deadly-child-hunger/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/ethiopia-drought-drives-deadly-child-hunger/Africa Science Focus travels to Dubti Hospital in northern Ethiopia, where child malnutrition cases are rising by 30% a month. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 02:33:36 GMT+0000Cost of living crisis deepens malnutritionhttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/cost-of-living-crisis-deepens-malnutrition/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/cost-of-living-crisis-deepens-malnutrition/One in three children under five in Nigeria are stunted. The cost of living crisis is set to make things worse. Wed, 11 May 2022 01:54:01 GMT+0000Kenya lockdowns ‘led to pregnancies, school dropouts’https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/kenya-lockdowns-led-to-pregnancies-school-dropouts/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/kenya-lockdowns-led-to-pregnancies-school-dropouts/Girls in rural Kenya were three times more likely to drop out of school after the COVID-19 lockdown, a study says. Tue, 1 Feb 2022 11:15:22 GMT+0000Gilbert NakweyaTaking on the climate crisishttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/taking-on-the-climate-crisis/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/taking-on-the-climate-crisis/At COP26, youth climate leader Ineza Grace says Africa’s women are heroes who face the climate crisis every day. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:17:36 GMT+0000Q&A: ‘Medicine has to come from the heart’https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/opinions/qa-medicine-has-to-come-from-the-heart/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/opinions/qa-medicine-has-to-come-from-the-heart/Jemimah Kariuki’s motto ‘I want to help’ led to the creation of a free taxi and support service for pregnant women in Kenya. Wed, 1 Sep 2021 03:19:14 GMT+0000Michael KalokiThe maternity taxi service saving lives in Kenyahttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/the-maternity-taxi-service-saving-lives-in-kenya/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/the-maternity-taxi-service-saving-lives-in-kenya/How a simple tweet launched a thousand taxis to help pregnant women in Nairobi get help during COVID-19 curfews. Wed, 1 Sep 2021 02:41:12 GMT+0000Rise in gender-based violence amid lockdownshttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/features/rise-in-gender-based-violence-amid-lockdowns/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/features/rise-in-gender-based-violence-amid-lockdowns/Addressing gender-based violence confronting African women is crucial during COVID-19, writes Nicci Attfield. Thu, 20 May 2021 02:00:25 GMT+0000Nicci AttfieldBehind the wall: Africa’s prison health crisishttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/behind-the-wall-africas-prison-health-crisis/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/behind-the-wall-africas-prison-health-crisis/Overcrowding and appalling conditions in prisons create disease and hunger threats for Africa’s poorest, say advocates. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:12:26 GMT+0000‘Eating lake fish is damaging our eyes’https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/eating-lake-fish-is-damaging-our-eyes/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/eating-lake-fish-is-damaging-our-eyes/Why is a Lake Tanganyika fishing community reporting growing numbers of people with vision loss? Wed, 23 Dec 2020 03:18:19 GMT+0000Labia stretching and its controversieshttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/labia-stretching-and-its-controversies/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/labia-stretching-and-its-controversies/Is labia pulling mutilation or modification? Science or culture? Wed, 25 Nov 2020 01:51:17 GMT+0000‘Air pollution a co-factor in COVID-19 mortality’https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/air-pollution-a-co-factor-in-covid-19-mortality-1/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/air-pollution-a-co-factor-in-covid-19-mortality-1/Long-term exposure to air pollution generated by human activity is linked to COVID-19-related deaths. Thu, 5 Nov 2020 11:55:48 GMT+0000Neena BhandariThe need to create a sound mental health policyhttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/the-need-to-create-a-sound-mental-health-policy/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/the-need-to-create-a-sound-mental-health-policy/Creating an affordable, accessible and sound mental health policy to solve life issues in Africa. Wed, 4 Nov 2020 04:06:16 GMT+0000Rebuilding science after conflicthttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/rebuilding-science-after-conflict/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/rebuilding-science-after-conflict/Find out what is happening behind the scenes to build back science and technology research in Africa. Wed, 7 Oct 2020 05:18:06 GMT+0000Malaria: Africa’s nagging health burdenhttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/malaria-africa-s-nagging-health-burden/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/malaria-africa-s-nagging-health-burden/Malaria remains Africa’s nagging health burden, infecting millions of people and killing tens of thousands annually. Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:34:03 GMT+0000Child surgery deaths in Kenya ‘100 times higher’ than UShttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/child-surgery-deaths-in-kenya-100-times-higher-than-us/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/child-surgery-deaths-in-kenya-100-times-higher-than-us/Around two per cent of children who underwent surgery in Kenya from 2014 to 2016 died within seven days. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 06:09:13 GMT+0000Stephanie Achieng’Facts & Figures: Disabilities in developing countrieshttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/features/facts-figures-disabilities-in-developing-countries-1/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/features/facts-figures-disabilities-in-developing-countries-1/Stigma and varying definitions obscure the true scale of disability and its challenges in lower-income countries, writes Inga Vesper. Thu, 5 Dec 2019 02:40:38 GMT+0000Inga VesperWHO under pressure over Ebola responsehttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/who-under-pressure-over-ebola-response-1/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/who-under-pressure-over-ebola-response-1/Critics say WHO’s failure to raise the outbreak’s status will stymie international support. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 01:31:22 GMT+0000Ruth DouglasAct fast to curb deaths from C-section in Africahttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/act-fast-to-curb-deaths-from-c-section-in-africa/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/act-fast-to-curb-deaths-from-c-section-in-africa/African policymakers need to urgently implement strategies to halt deaths resulting from C-section. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:12:20 GMT+0000Baraka Rateng’Fearful Kenyan women resort to secret family planninghttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/secret-abortions-kenyan-women/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/secret-abortions-kenyan-women/Men are forcing women to stop using contraceptives, study finds. Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:06:05 GMT+0000Nelson Mandela OgemaMossy foot cases widespread in Cameroon, Ethiopiahttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/mossy-foot-cases-widespread-cameroon-ethiopia/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/mossy-foot-cases-widespread-cameroon-ethiopia/Mossy foot, a disease that affects farming communities, is common in Cameroon and Ethiopia, two studies show. Thu, 22 Feb 2018 05:25:39 GMT+0000Baraka Rateng’