Kenya

KENYAN PASTORALISTS STILL SUFFER TRACHOMA AMIDST TRADITIONAL BELIEFS

Samburu County, Kenya: The morning sun beats down on Loruko village in Kenya’s Samburu County, as the birds chirp in the…

2 years ago

Increase investment in quality healthcare to end obstetric fistula

The World Health Organisation estimates that Kenya records 3,000 new cases of obstetric fistula, a chronic disability with severe physical,…

2 years ago

Building Capacity of Nurses in Oncology Nursing in the face of a Pandemic

The National Cancer Institute has cited the International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC) GLOBOCAN report stating that there are…

2 years ago

Using Community Linkages to Increase Uptake of Services for Mothers and Children in Kwale County

Fatuma enjoys visiting households to identify pregnant women, provide health education and screen for health conditions that require a referral…

2 years ago

Western, Nyanza counties in the spotlight over poor sanitation

The four counties are Vihiga, Bungoma, Kakamega and Trans Nzoia.The health experts said that many residents in the region are…

2 years ago

They thought we all had Covid, say TB patients

Covid-19 and TB are both respiratory infections that can be transmitted by a person with the disease who may release…

2 years ago

Strengthening Health Outcomes through Facility Improvement Funds (FIF) – A Case Study of Makueni County

The government of Kenya through the ministry of health is committed to strengthening primary healthcare systems as precursors to the…

2 years ago

Experts warn over rising cases of joint pain disease

Orthopaedic surgeons have sounded an alarm over the rising prevalence of arthritis in Kenya, with an estimated nine million people,…

2 years ago

Our time is now—our rights, our future

A critical requirement for achieving transformational change for gender equality is the empowerment of girls. As we commemorate the 10th…

2 years ago

Amref Joins the Governing Board for the new Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPR).

With the continued threat of global health emergencies, there has been an increasing need to step-up investments to strengthen the…

2 years ago