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Chebet Birir

Ground-breaking study on Dementia launched in Nairobi

Africa faces unique challenges in addressing Dementia, including limited resources, varying levels of healthcare infrastructure, and a need for greater awareness and education.

By Chebet Birir 3 months ago

Ground-breaking study on Dementia launched in Nairobi

Local firms top innovators list in African healthcare

Local firms top innovators list in African healthcare

By Chebet Birir 4 months ago

We need to talk to our children about climate change

We need to talk to our children about climate change

By Chebet Birir 8 months ago

Hard-headed parents abetting cross border FGM

Hard-headed parents abetting cross border FGM

By Chebet Birir 2 years ago

Why Nairobi mosquitoes don't transmit malaria

You are unlikely to contract malaria in places like Nairobi, as opposed to Kisumu and Mombasa counties, but climate change might alter that soon.

By Chebet Birir 2 years ago

Why Nairobi mosquitoes don't transmit malaria

Kenya conducts first rare heart transplant

The two-hour procedure at Mediheal Hospital in Nairobi took 10 specialists and cost Sh7 million.

By Chebet Birir 2 years ago

Kenya conducts first rare heart transplant

Migraines: Why that headache should worry you

A migraine is a neurological condition marked by severe, debilitating headaches on one side of your head.

By Chebet Birir 2 years ago

Migraines: Why that headache should worry you

Nairobi doctors successfully perform rare heart surgery

The surgical process of a redo sternotomy is associated with a higher risk of complications than an initial sternotomy.

By Chebet Birir 2 years ago

Nairobi doctors successfully perform rare heart surgery

Mawazo Institute calls for more representation of women in science, research

Empirical evidence shows that, globally, women remain underrepresented in research and as a scientific field.

By Chebet Birir 2 years ago

Mawazo Institute calls for more representation of women in science, research

Sick children in Samburu can now access doctors online

The number of referrals will be reduced as sick children will have access to telemedicine and specialists virtually using county health facilities.

By Chebet Birir 2 years ago

Sick children in Samburu can now access doctors online

Without alcohol for just a day, I felt out of place

Last year Michelle Alividza had been overly dependent on alcohol but is now making baby steps towards sobriety.

By Chebet Birir 2 years ago

Without alcohol for just a day, I felt out of place

Kenyans to isolate despite UK Covishield nod

UK has now approved Covishield, the Indian version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

Kenyans to isolate despite UK Covishield nod

Good news as ministry receives child-friendly ARVs

The Ministry of Health has received 75,000 packs of child-friendly Anti-Retroviral drugs, which could be a breakthrough for parents struggling.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

Good news as ministry receives child-friendly ARVs

Special Report: Women who struggle with breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is an important part of a mother’s journey even before she gives birth.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

Special Report: Women who struggle with breastfeeding

Taxi driver refuses to give up on childhood dream of being a nurse

Even though he runs a taxi business he is still driving towards his life-long ambition.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

Taxi driver refuses to give up on childhood dream of being a nurse

She’s not your mum...you were ‘bought’!

Adopting a child and learning that one was adopted has its own fair share of emotional and psychological challenges.

By Chebet Birir and Esther Dianah 3 years ago

She’s not your mum...you were ‘bought’!

France donates 182,400 Covid-19 vaccine doses

According to Emmanuel Dagron, France, EU and Covax are keen to work with the government in its effort to tackle Covid-19.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

France donates 182,400 Covid-19 vaccine doses

Quarries expose Kitengela residents to chest problems, risks of getting cancer

Add to the sprouting of factories and Kitengela town is one dusty hotbed of noise, air and water pollution.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

Quarries expose Kitengela residents to chest problems, risks of getting cancer

Ministry launches Sh2b Kala-azar eradication in counties

Kenya is one of the few countries hosting more than 95 per cent of Kala-azar cases worldwide.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

Ministry launches Sh2b Kala-azar eradication in counties

Ngong Hills wind power site the perfect place to unwind, enjoy cool breeze

Ngong Hills in Kajiado County has been a tourist attraction site, thanks to the scenic beauty of the hills, the trees, and a wind farm.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

Ngong Hills wind power site the perfect place to unwind, enjoy cool breeze

Teacher by profession, mortician by passion

Mortician says it gives her great joy to bring comfort and closure to relatives of the departed.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

Teacher by profession, mortician by passion

Government sets aside sh7 billion for Covid-19 vaccines

Those who got the first dose of AstraZeneca Vaccine will be catered for by donations from Covax.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

Government sets aside sh7 billion for Covid-19 vaccines

We are financially malnourished, cry nutritionists

To be licensed, dieticians and nutritionists undergo supervised training in a yearlong internship-just like doctors and nurses.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

We are financially malnourished, cry nutritionists

What Employment and Business Laws (Amendment) Bills entail

President Uhuru Kenyatta March 30, 2021, signed into law the Employment (Amendment) Bill of 2019 and Business Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2021.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

What Employment and Business Laws (Amendment) Bills entail

Phillip Mpango appointed Tanzanian Vice President

He will be sworn in on March 31, 2021.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

Phillip Mpango appointed Tanzanian Vice President

President Samia Suluhu proposes Finance Minister Phillip Mpango as vice president

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu proposes Finance Minister Dr Philip Mpango as Vice President, pending parliament approval.

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

President Samia Suluhu proposes Finance Minister Phillip Mpango as vice president

I embraced aggressive marketing and it paid off

When an ambitious girl with great love for style and fashion found herself working in the big city, she knew she had to find a way to...

By Chebet Birir 3 years ago

I embraced aggressive marketing and it paid off

I thought I would die if I closed my eyes

Psychosis is described as experiencing such impaired emotions that one loses touch with the environment and reality.

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

I thought I would die if I closed my eyes

How I survived postpartum depression

A mother of two shares how she went through postpartum depression.

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

How I survived postpartum depression

Covid-19: The challenges of working from home

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced most employers to implement a work from home policy in a bid to curb the spread of the disease.

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

Covid-19: The challenges of working from home

UoN staff to take voluntary pay cuts

The University of Nairobi has asked its staff to take a voluntary pay cut due to the negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the learning institution

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

UoN staff to take voluntary pay cuts

Covid-19: Kenyans stranded in the UK can now fly back home

Kenyans who are stranded in the United Kingdom due to the Covid-19 pandemic have been offered another chance to return home.

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

Covid-19: Kenyans stranded in the UK can now fly back home

KRA releases new tax rates

Kenya Revenue Authority has released the new monthly and annual tax rates in deducting and remitting Pay As You Earn(PAYE) taxes on salaries and pensi

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

KRA releases new tax rates

Top 10 most attractive banks in Kenya

Cytonn Investments has listed KCB Group as the most attractive bank in Kenya in its Financial Year 2019 Banking Sector Report.

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

Top 10 most attractive banks in Kenya

How to know if your face mask is real or fake

In the last two weeks there have been arrests and confiscations of fake face masks by the Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA).

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

How to know if your face mask is real or fake

International Girls in ICT day celebrated virtually this year

This year’s International Girls in ICT Day, which falls on April 23, was celebrated virtually via webinars.

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

International Girls in ICT day celebrated virtually this year

Rent waiver up to tenant and landlord agreements

The Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) has said that Kenyans who want their rent to be waived must negotiate with their landlords.

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

Rent waiver up to tenant and landlord agreements

Firm provides free online STEM classes

Mastercard has introduced a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum through a suite of new online, creative educational res

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

Firm provides free online STEM classes

Tax relief for Kenyans yet to be approved

Kenyans will not be getting the PAYE tax relief that was proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta until it is approved by members of the National Assembly

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

Tax relief for Kenyans yet to be approved

Norwegian Air to fire over 90 per cent of its employees

European airline, Norwegian Air has announced plans to lay off about 4,700 of its employees as it struggles with the negative impacts of COVID-19.

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

Norwegian Air to fire over 90 per cent of its employees

Google’s loon dispatches more balloons to Kenya

Project Loon has dispatched a larger fleet of balloons to Kenya after successful launches from the launch site in Puerto Rico

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

Google’s loon dispatches more balloons to Kenya

South African Airways to fire all employees

South African Airways (SAA) is set to lay off all of its employees at the end of April.

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

South African Airways to fire all employees

Kenyans stuck in India to be evacuated at their own cost

The Kenya High Commission in New Delhi, India, has sent a notice to all Kenyans who had earlier sought to be evacuated from the country.

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

Kenyans stuck in India to be evacuated at their own cost

150 million jobs in Africa at risk due to pandemic

The Coronavirus crisis has put between 300,000 and 3.3 million people at a high risk of losing their jobs

By Chebet Birir 4 years ago

150 million jobs in Africa at risk due to pandemic

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