Journalist: Living positively with Sickle Cell Disease has seen me this far
Elizabeth Merab, 28, has battled Sickle Cell Disease for 18 years now.
She gives us a clearer perspective of what it is to be born with and live with SCD.
Merab was born and bred in...
HEALTH: NEMA issues yellow bin directive to counties
The National Environmental Management Agency (NEMA) has asked county governments to provide yellow coded bins for the safe disposal of COVID-19 related waste.
According to NEMA director general Mamo Boru, the yellow coded containers will...
HOPE: Malaria vaccine may eliminate killer disease
Homa Bay County is pegging its hopes of eliminating Malaria following the approval for use of malaria vaccine by World Health Organization (WHO) recently.
The county has one of the highest malaria prevalence rates in...
Residents demonstrate over state of Iyabe Hospital
Residents of Bonchari constituency in Kisii county yesterday demonstrated over the sorry state of Iyabe Level Three Hospital.
They have been expecting it to be upgraded to level four.
They alleged that leaders diverted funds meant...
Doctors unhappy with Governor Kiptis
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) officials from North Rift have bashed Baringo governor Stanley Kiptis for "politicizing health in his county."
Led by North Rift secretary Dr. Mulei Kamwanzi the officials said...
How to safely shop in the marketplace during the pandemic
The world is still riven with the emergence and impact of the novel coronavirus. It is a serious issue that demands an encounter with specific social dilemmas and forces us to embrace new existential...
STATISTICS: Covid-19 slows down family planning efforts
The uptake and usage of contraceptives among women aged 15-49 has dropped significantly in recent times.
Data from the Ministry of Health shows that between July 2020 and June 2021, 5,020,335 women of reproductive age...
Amref to confront four downplayed diseases
Amref Health Africa and Trans Nzoia County Government have agreed to end four Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
The two bodies agreed to implement a five year program whose aim is to end diseases including intestinal...
County soldiers on in fight against Covid-19
It started from Wuhan- China last year but today, Covid-19 affects nearly all countries of the world in one way or the other.
Kenya has had its share of this pandemic even as it strives...
County government gives vulnerable people medical insurance cover
Fifteen thousand residents of Nyamira will be enrolled to enjoy a free medical insurance cover.
The county government partnered with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to make it possible.
Already, registration is on.
Deputy governor Dr....
