Amidst the lush promise of the masika rainy season, Kenya is facing a crisis of monumental proportions. Relentless rains have triggered devastating floods, ripping through communities and resulting in the tragic loss of at least 49 lives. Furthermore, several individuals are feared trapped in submerged homes. Reports indicate that over 11,000 people have been displaced...
Fr Charlie B. Chilufya, S.J. Introduction Cervical cancer poses a critical public health crisis in Africa, manifesting as a dire and rapidly intensifying endemic that starkly illuminates the continent’s profound health disparities. Annually, about 119,000 new cases and 81,000 deaths make it the leading cause of cancer-related fatalities among African women. These figures are alarming,...
By Fr Charlie B. Chilufya, S.J. – Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network-Africa (JENA) As the world marks World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24th, our attention is drawn yet again to the stark realities of this global health crisis. TB, remains a global public health threat, killing more people globally than any other infectious disease....
The Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA) is a diverse community of faith-inspired Jesuit NGOs, also known as Social Centre’s, related Jesuit Institutions, individual Jesuit peace and development activists and scholars driven by a vision of a just, poverty-free, peaceful and ecologically regenerative Africa.
