New report reveals worrying HIV infections among adolescents, MSMs
At least 18.2 percent of new HIV infections recorded in 2022 were from men who have sex with other men (MSM), a new report by the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) has revealed.
NSDCC...
Kenya to tap young people’s potential in climate action, says environment CS
Climate change has escalated dire uncertainty for the future of our planet.
Extreme weather conditions such as droughts, floods and heatwaves have knocked severe impacts on food security, livelihood, and the economy.
In the process, vulnerable...
How The People Dialogue Festival was a changeover chat
The Center for Multi-party Democracy (CMD) hosted The People Dialogue Festival (PDF), now in its fifth year, over the last four days of last week at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.
Almost 2,000 locals...
Former Kofi Annan Fellow launches her debut leadership guide
In a book launch held at Sarova Panafric Hotel, Nairobi, on March 9, 2023, Chief Justice Emeritus David Maraga, the event’s chief guest, unveiled 101 Authentic Leadership Lessons, a book written by a public health...
GWILN: Branch out and be tech-savvy, women told during their day
Let us be the giants for the young ones to stand on and achieve the futureEdinah Kangwana, GWILN Founder.
In a high-powered event attended by founders, health practitioners, women advocates, digital gurus, academicians, government officials,...
Food insecurity, diseases, the true cost of climate change
The persistent absence of sufficient rain in Kenya for the past several seasons continues to have more effects on humans.
In Kiambu County, it has caused most residential areas to become dusty, and the soil...
Integrating traditional medicine in health systems key to attaining UHC
By Harriet Ng’ok
Inadequate access to and cost of modern medicines and drugs to treat and manage diseases in middle- and low-income countries, especially in Africa, may have contributed to the widespread use of traditional...
World’s first malaria vaccine expansion set to save more children’s lives
Malaria remains a primary cause of childhood illness and death in Africa.
Data from World Health Organization denotes that over 476,000 child deaths are recorded every year.
World’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01 (commercial name Mosquirix), has, however,...
BOOK REVIEW: Dear Anita
Author: Barack Wandera
Title: Dear Anita
Contact: barackwandera@yahoo.com
Cost: KSh500
Publisher and Year: InterCEN Books, 2022
Reviewer: ...
The Contemporary Woman; too noble to push?
At 43 weeks of her pregnancy, Terry Nyambura, 21 years old, walked into Thika Level 5 Hospital for a checkup seeing that normally, most pregnancies run to a maximum of 40 weeks.
“It seemed to...
