THE ENGERHARDT SCHOOL OF GLOBAL HEALTH AND BIOETHICS AT EUCLID
AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL UNIVERSITY UNDER UNITED NATIONS TS 49006/7

THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATION OF THE 2020 LOCUST INVASION IN EAST AFRICA

By Annette Onyango Introduction According to the United Nations, the Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) invasion has become, in the horn of Africa, extremely alarming, with farmers across East Africa facing food shortages as the locusts consume both crops in the fields and in storage.[1] The countries most affected include Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, with Kenya […]