The pace of change in technology is unrelenting. Electric and electronic products are outdated in the blink of an eye, consigned to the rubbish tip of history, and too often to the rubbish tip of the world. Electrical and electronic waste is the fastest growing stream of global waste and will continue to be dumped in those developing countries least equipped to deal with it properly under the guise of increasing access to and use of computers by less developed world-Africa?.
Read more ..... If you have been seeing those old trucks on Kenyan roads spewing out heavy smoke from their diesel engines, you have reason to worry. It is now confirmed that exhaust fumes from diesel engines ( matatus, buses, lories and other cars) cause cancer.
Read more ..... Medical safaris, more formally known as Medical Tourism, have been in existence for thousands of years. The first recorded instances were Greek pilgrims traveling from all over the Mediterranean to a territory that was the sanctuary of the healing God Asklepios.
Read more ..... The city of Nairobi has been growing exponentially since independence. The population has grown from about 350,000 in 1963 to over 3 million today. Vehicular numbers have steadily increased too, with Nairobi estimated to host about 30% of all vehicles registered in Kenya. The transport infrastructure has not kept the same pace of growth, hence the choking traffic congestion in the city.
Read more ..... Dengue (say "DEN-gee" or "DEN-gay") fever is a disease caused by a virus that is carried by mosquitos. Mild cases cause a rash and flu-like symptoms. Some people, especially children, can get more serious forms of the illness, known as dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome.
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