Opportunities and challenges on hospital preparedness to handle motorcycle accidents in Busia County, Kenya: an exploratory qualitative study.

Introduction: motorcycles continue to be a popular mode of transport in Kenya. However, the related injuries cause significant morbidity and mortality and remain to be a major and neglected public health issue. This raised the crucial need for hospital preparedness in managing morbidities and in reducing mortalities.

Tsetse distribution, trypanosome infection rates, and small-holder livestock producers' capacity enhancement for sustainable tsetse and trypanosomiasis control in Busia, Kenya.

Background: Tsetse flies are the cyclical vectors of both human and animal diseases. Kenya's commitment to eradicate tsetse and trypanosomiasis dates to the 1980s through various control approaches which were spearheaded by the African Union. The aggressive control programmes together with climatic, land-use, and socio-economic changes immensely contributed to the reduction of African trypanosomiasis.