- Washington-DC June 7, Women Deliver 2010, the largest meeting on global maternal health in the last ten years, begins today in Washington DC. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will deliver opening remarks and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will address participants via video. The leading day of the three-day gathering will take stock of progress that has been made in improving global maternal health while assessing the challenges that remain. Women Deliver will call on governments, multi-laterals, and private donors to commit at least US$ 12 billion to address maternal, reproductive, and newborn health globally. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will lead the way wit…

- Next week, WOMEN DELIVER conference will be held in Washington DC where women's health leaders will highlight new technologies and approaches to protect women across the globe from cervical cancer among other health hazards. Despite being preventable and treatable with new and existing tools, the disease continues to kill over 270,000 women every year. New estimates indicate broader maternal mortality rates range from 350,000 to 500,000 deaths. As delegates gather at the conference, it is clear that broader women's health goals cannot be achieved without a reduction in the global cervical cancer burden. The briefing will feature high profile speakers including CEO and Pr…

- Kenya’s National Soccer Team-Harambee Stars has moved to Nyayo National Stadium ahead of a match between them and Uganda Cranes on Sunday. This game is part of a tournament for Africa Nations Championships. Indeed as many people anticipate it will be a very hot one as if two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers! The stars were forced to move from their headquarters at Moi International Sports Centre (MISC), Kasarani after the electricity and water services were cut off. Now, Uganda Coach Bobby Williamson is optimistic that the Cranes will qualify for the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) next year in Sudan. Williamson hopes that there will be no need for an extra time o…

- The biggest mobile telephone services firm in Kenya –Safaricom has got a profit of 21 billion Kenya shillings this year. Its profits were enhanced by the text data such as short message services and M-Pesa Money Transfer. This was coupled with the voice services. However whatever is helping this incomparable company is not limited to the above mentioned services which it renders to the Kenyans but also there is the reducing of the calling prices it engages especially through its Supper Ongea tariff where prices lower especially during off-peak hours! These huge profits of Safaricom which are indicators for the economic growth of Kenya in the recent past months may have started in…