Kenya

Investing more in healthcare can help end obstetric fistula

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that every year, Kenya records 3,000 new cases of obstetric fistula—a chronic disability that…

2 years ago

Strides made but malaria still a primary disease in Kenya

In Catherine Okello’s home, frequent visits to the hospital due to malaria are now a thing of the past after…

2 years ago

INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY: CREATING A WORLD FOR ALL AGES

The world’s youth population is 1.2 billion strong – a number that is projected to grow by 7% to 1.3…

2 years ago

Intestinal worms and bilharzia affect millions of locals in four counties

Eric Maloba’s five-year-old son underwent surgery to remove intestinal worms. According to Maloba, who hails from Matungu in Kakamega County,…

2 years ago

How Africa can tame the time bomb that is the ballooning population and improve health

This year is an important one for the world. According to the latest report from the UN, the world population…

2 years ago

Martin Muchangi: For a disease-free future, protect Africa’s water sources

The slower we are to embrace climate action; the faster our limited groundwater resources will be exhausted, which could be…

2 years ago

Blood transfusion service is critical in achieving universal health coverage

In Kenya, seven people require a blood transfusion every 10 minutes amid a shortage of supply, with only 16 per…

2 years ago

Solar-powered health truck delivers COVID-19 vaccines to remote areas

Parked up in the Kasarani district of the Kenyan capital Nairobi is a group of health workers who on a…

2 years ago

WHO boss asks Kenyans to hold peaceful elections

The World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has asked Kenyans to maintain peace as they head to the August 9…

2 years ago

Skilled Health Workforce Key In Delivery of UHC, President Kenyatta Says

KIAMBU COUNTY, 9th July 2022 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has underscored the importance of well-trained health workers in the…

2 years ago