OPINION: Combat mental ill health and encourage work-life balance
Mental health is an emerging enormous challenge in Kenya.
It is disturbing news that less than one percent of the country’s budget is set aside to mitigate the rising cases associated with this condition.
From depression...
Nyaribo pledges to invest in healthcare, revive Nyamira’s economy
Nyamira governor Amos Nyaribo has said that his administration will majorly focus on the healthcare and revive the economy of the agriculture dependent county.
Speaking during the unveiling of assorted medical equipment worth Ksh.34 million...
Kenya upscales vaccination against Covid-19
Kenya will vaccinate at least 26 million people against COVID-19 disease by the end of 2022. President Uhuru Kenyatta made the ambitious announcement Tuesday when he addressed the nation. “We plan to vaccinate at least 10...
HEALTH: How to tackle clinical depression
A Kitui Catholic Diocesan priest has encouraged Kenyans to combat clinical depression.
Reverend Father Francis Ngungu, the Priest in charge of the diocesan Kwa Vonza Parish and a psychological counselor, said that it is an undeniable fact that life...
HEALTH: Meet the ‘skull surgeons’ of Marakwet
Skull surgery is one of the most complicated undertakings to medics.
But for two Marakwet elders, the practice has been their job for quite some time.
Our arrival at Soko Bora trading centre was just on...
HEALTH: How to beat shingles, a skin disease
Herpes zoster or shingles is a skin condition that causes excruciating pain to most sufferers, to the point where performing daily tasks becomes impossible. It will often start as tingling pain localized in one area and develop into...
Hope for more Covid-19 vaccines for Kenyans
Kenya is set to benefit from unspecified number of COVID-19 vaccine donations from the United States. The East African country will receive part of the 14 million Pfizer donations which President Joe Biden recently announced. Other...
HEALTH: Completion of dispensaries in Kirinyaga underway
The County Government of Kirinyaga is committed to complete and open 19 dispensaries across the county.
The projects, which were left incomplete by the previous regime will boost the provision of primary healthcare in the...
HEALTH: Why Kisii needs a trauma centre, urgently
On January 20, 2020, Mr Anthony Monayo woke up at 4:30 a.m. As usual, he said his morning prayers, took a shower, and had a light breakfast.
The retired teacher, dairy farmer and senior civil...
HEALTH: Is what you are eating killing you slowly?
Ever wondered where the food you buy at the supermarket or greengrocer's stall comes from?
Pay close attention. It could prove to be a way of avoiding food-related diseases.
According to experts, the food we eat...
