Gardy Chacha

Gardy Chacha writes for the Standard Health

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Portable scan saving lives of mothers, babies

By Gardy Chacha 2023-07-24 00:00:00

Meet an 'angel of the night' from Mfangano Island

The most significant contributors to delays in accessing emergency care on the island were: facility closed or staff unavailable – accounting for 46.4 per cent.

By Gardy Chacha 2023-08-14 00:00:00

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What pesticide is in your stew?

David Makumi, the Vice President of NCD Alliance Kenya, is convinced that pesticide residues in food is a factor in rising non-communicable diseases (NCD) cases in Kenya.

By Gardy Chacha 2023-09-11 20:00:00

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What pesticide is in your stew?

David Makumi, the Vice President of NCD Alliance Kenya, is convinced that pesticide residues in food is a factor in rising non-communicable diseases (NCD) cases in Kenya.

By Gardy Chacha 2023-09-11 20:00:00

Bleeding: Top cause of maternal deaths

Any blood loss that makes a mother physiologically unstable is considered PPH: which is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the world, as well as in Kenya.

By Gardy Chacha 2023-09-11 00:00:00

When immunity is low, germs throw a party

HIV lowers immunity by attacking white blood cells that contain a marker we call CD4. When a person’s CD4 levels go down below 500 they start getting opportunistic infections.

By Gardy Chacha 2023-09-18 00:00:00