Depression cases rise as virus hits workers’ income
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By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 4 years ago
Depression cases rise as virus hits workers’ income
Malaria drug fails Covid-19 cure test
The study found that HCQ did not significantly reduce admission to ICU or death at day seven after admission
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 4 years ago
Malaria drug fails Covid-19 cure test
Mass testing for medics starts
He said one of the two Mandera cases was of someone who had recently travelled from Mombasa.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 4 years ago
Mass testing for medics starts
Ministry vaccinates 280,000 girls against cervical cancer
At least 280,000 school-going girls have received the lifesaving cancer vaccine since its launch almost a month ago.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 4 years ago
Ministry vaccinates 280,000 girls against cervical cancer
Why EU wants voting age reduced to 16
The European Commission has suggested lowering the voting age to 16 as one of the ways to ensure youth issues get represented in governments.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 4 years ago
Why EU wants voting age reduced to 16
'Women, girls should be allowed to abort'
Proponents argue it is one of the ways of reducing maternal mortality.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 4 years ago
'Women, girls should be allowed to abort'
'Women sexual rights not up for negotiation'
“Sexual reproductive rights matter, because women and girls matter and everyone matters"
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 4 years ago
'Women sexual rights not up for negotiation'
‘Birth control prevented over 500,000 abortions’
Estimated 6.1 million women are using different modern contraception.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 4 years ago
‘Birth control prevented over 500,000 abortions’
Sexual health tops agenda at summit
One of the key areas in the maternal health agenda will be the thorny issue of sexual reproductive rights.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 4 years ago
Sexual health tops agenda at summit
Examine children in mother tongue, says World Bank
English and Kiswahili are not the favourable languages to determine the development of children before school age, a World Bank report has stated.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
Examine children in mother tongue, says World Bank
Cholera death toll hits 33, as 11 regions suffer
County and national government officials step up efforts to contain the disease.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
Cholera death toll hits 33, as 11 regions suffer
Why you risk death, disability with over the counter drugs
The poisons board has revealed the outcome of almost 40 per cent of adverse drug reaction incidents in the country exposing gaps in patient safety.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
Why you risk death, disability with over the counter drugs
How quack pharmacists risk lives of patients
The fluoroquinolone was flagged early by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board(PPB) after several cases of adverse drug reaction associated with it.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
How quack pharmacists risk lives of patients
Night clubs lead in shisha defiance
A surveillance on compliance of shisha ban has found that it is still being smoked in several night clubs.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
Night clubs lead in shisha defiance
Children as young as six trying drugs, says study
Nacada says mean age when a child first tries drugs or alcohol is 11.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
Children as young as six trying drugs, says study
No bars 300 meters to schools, state orders
Regional commissioners have been ordered to ensure no bars are located within 300 metres of learning institutions.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
No bars 300 meters to schools, state orders
Nacada implicates teachers in students' drug use
It also reveals that most affected schools are in Lower Eastern, Central or Upper Eastern regions.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
Nacada implicates teachers in students' drug use
Hospital on the spot as boy dies in botched surgery
Kago is said to have miscalculated his jump and landed badly on the ditch leaving him with a broken thigh bone according to the X-ray.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
Hospital on the spot as boy dies in botched surgery
Church’s big no to the gay marriages
'Gays are welcome to our church but we will not ordain same sex marriage'
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
Church’s big no to the gay marriages
Gays welcome to worship but not marry same sex partners-ACK
We will not ordain same sex marriage but gays are welcome to our church, says ACK leaders.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 5 years ago
Gays welcome to worship but not marry same sex partners-ACK
Woman’s painful battle with rare breast cancer
An irritating itch under her left armpit prompted her to visit the doctor in June 2014.
By Graham Kajilwa and Anyango Otieno 6 years ago
Woman’s painful battle with rare breast cancer