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No monkey business: Is monkeypox a new pandemic threat?

Africa

Cases so far have “mainly but not exclusively been identified amongst men who have sex with men,” according to WHO. This new revelation is against known medical knowledge of the disease because the WHO considers monkeypox not to be a sexually transmitted infection.

In a recent media briefing, Dr John Brooks, an epidemiologist with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explained that “…monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted infection in the typical sense, but it can be transmitted during sexual and intimate contact.”

From there onwards, the disease has continued to spread, as of May 21st the WHO has reported some 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected ones. In the wake of this outbreak in the UK, other cases have been reported in Spain and Portugal and several other European countries.

World No Tobacco Day: Without nicotine alternatives, Kenya’s industry growing

Industry and Trade

For this reason, the WHO is working tirelessly to stop tobacco use, while also working to make nicotine replacements available to smokers who want to quit.

In Kenya, by contrast, the anti-tobacco lobby has fused tobacco and nicotine into one and decries any voice seeking tobacco harm reduction or reduced smoking as a paid party.

Thus, nicotine pouches are being produced in Kenya that are selling across Africa and globally, but, in Kenya itself, they are banned.

SIMB

Kenya: Transport demand in Nairobi leads MetroTrans to acquire buses worth US$3.3 million

Investing

While receiving the first batch of 25 FUSO Canter buses by Simba Corporation, MetroTrans Chief Executive Officer Oscar Rosanna noted that the move would allow them to ease the increasing demand for buses on their existing routes.

It would also help them serve their customers better by offering cashless payments. The digital offering will be supported and enabled by the technology company SWVL which allows users to make and track bookings through the SWVL app.

The CEO added that they would also add another 55 buses by the end of the year that will be used to gain footing in older routes, and they seek to join new routes.

water

Tanzania water budget 2022: Private sector input

Industry and Trade

With numerous international companies and organizations operating in Tanzania’s rural areas, input by this sector has huge direct impact on the related communities.

Support ranges from digging of wells to funding irrigation and smart agriculture projects. There is also the matter of lack of adequate financing and poor sanitation all of which gravely hold back social and economic growth across the country.

Also, as the minister pointed out, through CSR, companies have the opportunity to help the government increase water supply by digging wells for rural communities and by protecting water catchment areas in places they operate.