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Desperate locals feeding animals with cartons as drought worsens
Cartons cut into pieces are the only available option as drought continues to ravage region.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Desperate locals feeding animals with cartons as drought worsens
Schools deserted as starving children keep off learning
Elbeso location has one school that only serves children up to Grade Three.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Schools deserted as starving children keep off learning
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Impairment no barrier: We love and enjoy normal bedroom lives
I thought I would never get married. I had figured I would get rich and buy babies, confesses David ole Sankok.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Impairment no barrier: We love and enjoy normal bedroom lives
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Promiscuity: Nairobi girls take the biscuit
Adolescent pregnancy is also a hindrance to development as it impedes girls’ ability to contribute to national development.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Promiscuity: Nairobi girls take the biscuit
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Why snoring is dangerous
Sleep disorders include struggling to fall asleep, inability to resume sleep, waking up more tired-and snoring- which many assume is normal but is not
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Why snoring is dangerous
There could be a new coronavirus strain out there, says Akhwale
There could be a new strain of coronavirus even as Kenya records a significant drop in Covid-19 positivity rate.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
There could be a new coronavirus strain out there, says Akhwale
Why baby-making is as easy as ABC
"What’s the point of going to Nanyuki to have two minutes of pleasure?” poses Maurice Matheka.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Why baby-making is as easy as ABC
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Men's grief following pregnancy loss, neonatal death
Unlike women, most fathers nursing the hurt of child loss have few channels of opening up besides increased alcoholism.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Men's grief following pregnancy loss, neonatal death
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Pregnancy, child loss comes with painful, silent grief
Working parents who lose their pregnancies suffer more pain as most employers are not aware of the challenges they face.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Pregnancy, child loss comes with painful, silent grief
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Even tip of nose can cause orgasm
Performance anxiety for men ranges from worrying about the size of their member, and duration of sessions.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Even tip of nose can cause orgasm
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Woman, better give birth in your 20s
Past 43, the ageing process kicks in and the success of an IVF will be only five per cent as a woman’s egg quality starts deteriorating.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Woman, better give birth in your 20s
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Don’t judge me! 52-year-old woman explains why she chose a sperm donor
Thanks to science, it is now possible for women to conceive after menopause or postpone their childbearing to a later date.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Don’t judge me! 52-year-old woman explains why she chose a sperm donor
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Men fear, worry to death about 'bed scores'
Some men lack techniques of achieving or giving pleasure and most still believe in myths that affect their performance.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Men fear, worry to death about 'bed scores'
Health ministry says Kenya will rely on one Covid vaccine
Ministry of Health plans to scale up the vaccination exercise through single dose Johnson & Johnson.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Health ministry says Kenya will rely on one Covid vaccine
No mixing vaccines, supplies are dropping- Dr Amoth
Kenya might experience a drop in vaccine supply after the Covax facility, the main source of Covid-19 doses for low-income countries.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
No mixing vaccines, supplies are dropping- Dr Amoth
Coast faces more risk of dengue fever thanks to climate change
Dengue is spread by mosquitos that bite people during the day, which explains why women are the most affected.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Coast faces more risk of dengue fever thanks to climate change
Makueni County: For Sh500 yearly, all treatment, even surgeries are free
The ‘Kivutha Kibwana Card’ has seen residents enjoy affordable services as Universal Health Care takes root.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Makueni County: For Sh500 yearly, all treatment, even surgeries are free
Kenya has ‘most naked forest cover’
To cover the deficit, Kenya plans to plant two billion trees by the end of next year to help curb climate change, and land degradation.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Kenya has ‘most naked forest cover’
Covid-19: The deadly race between variants and vaccines
Apart from the races that took centre stage at the Olympics, There's a different, separate race back home: that of variants against vaccines.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Covid-19: The deadly race between variants and vaccines
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Matatu is full, Covid be damned, I just wanna go home!
Passenger vehicles have been operating at 60 percent capacity to maintain social distancing.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Matatu is full, Covid be damned, I just wanna go home!
Take Sh4.4 billion, use it wisely for HIV, TB, malaria...no scandals!
The money was from the Global Fund Grant Management division for supporting programs on HIV, TB and malaria.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Take Sh4.4 billion, use it wisely for HIV, TB, malaria...no scandals!
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'Children at higher risk of getting Delta variant'
Children and adolescents are vulnerable to the deadly Covid-19 Delta variant ravaging western Kenya.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
'Children at higher risk of getting Delta variant'
Has social media helped curb the spread of Covid-19?
Social media has played a role to combat misinformation about the coronavirus, vaccines, and related issues.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Has social media helped curb the spread of Covid-19?
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Social media got Kenyans consuming all manner of ‘Covid-19 concoctions’
The heavy intake of concoctions has its downsides.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Social media got Kenyans consuming all manner of ‘Covid-19 concoctions’
Kisumu Covid-19 situation ahead of Madaraka day
Covid-19 variants present in Kenya so far are from UK, India and South Africa, MoH says cases stem from carriers in Kisumu; none arrived from abroad.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Kisumu Covid-19 situation ahead of Madaraka day
Shame and neglect, my fistula experience
'After the surgery, I couldn’t eat or drink to avoid going to the toilet. I would wait the whole day for my mother to come and clean me up.'
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Shame and neglect, my fistula experience
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As schools reopen, just know Covid-19 is now airborne
The risk of transmission is within three to six feet from an infectious person or source.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
As schools reopen, just know Covid-19 is now airborne
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Bedding of research rats cleaned like a five star hotel
Vaccines are tested on white mice, not cats. Their food is aflatoxin free, have a doctor on call in case of flu.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Bedding of research rats cleaned like a five star hotel
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Hunger in the North amid plenty
Over 1.4 million people facing starvation in northern Kenya due to drought. Covid-19 has worsened matters.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Hunger in the North amid plenty
Bereavement is now one lonely, numbing affair
Covid-19 deaths carry a lot of stigma but families should accept the outcomes of succumbing to the virus.
By Beldeen Waliaula 2 years ago
Bereavement is now one lonely, numbing affair
Herd immunity: To be Covid safe, jab up to 20 million Kenyans
So far, by April 14, 2021, Kenya had vaccinated 569,244 people with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago
Herd immunity: To be Covid safe, jab up to 20 million Kenyans
Not every patient needs a ventilator, life support machine
Losing a patient is something you are prepared to handle from medical school, but it doesn’t make it easy- Prof Wangari Siika
By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago
Not every patient needs a ventilator, life support machine
India donates Covid-19 vaccine to Kenya (Photos)
Kagwe said he is confident that the vaccines are in good order
By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago
India donates Covid-19 vaccine to Kenya (Photos)
How vaccines train your body to stay alive
Vaccines go through extensive testing with an experimental vaccine first used in animals to evaluate its safety.
By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago
How vaccines train your body to stay alive
Covid-19 vaccine to be administered today
The first vaccination sites will be one health facility per county, the national referral hospitals, and select private health facilities.
By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago
Covid-19 vaccine to be administered today
KNH’s milestone in heart surgery
The team conducted a heart surgery known as a PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) invasive closure
By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago
KNH’s milestone in heart surgery
Relief for HIV patients as monthly jabs get nod
Besides, most Kenyans are optimistic that the injectable will free many people from the bondage of taking pills daily
By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago
Relief for HIV patients as monthly jabs get nod
Study shows high infection in pregnant women and medics
Anti-body tests conducted at KNH between July 30 and August 25 reveal high exposure to coronavirus.
By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago
Study shows high infection in pregnant women and medics
Why medics are an unhappy lot with BBI
Nurses and doctors oppose BBI proposals, saying they do not help matters.
By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago
Why medics are an unhappy lot with BBI
Boy, 7, gets hand reattached at KNH after being chopped off
Young Benovelence got his hand accidentally chopped off by a chaff cutter on October 4, 2020, at their home in Kiambu.
By Beldeen Waliaula 3 years ago
Boy, 7, gets hand reattached at KNH after being chopped off
Woman loses three children in Lake Baringo boat tragedy
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