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Kenya hosts AU InterAfrican Bureau Global Conference on Tsetse Flies and Sleeping Sickness

Over 300 participants from various parts of Africa are gathering in Kenya this week to address the issue of African Trypanosomiasis, commonly known as sleeping sickness or Nagana. This disease is responsible for more than 50,000 deaths each year, and over 65 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa are currently at risk of contracting it. These …

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The Kenya Demographic Health Survey 2022 shows more women are obese or overweight, raising concerns among health officials.

Obesity among women could be our next big ‘pandemic’- KDHS report

KDHS data indicates that approximately half of educated and affluent women of reproductive age in Kenya are overweight or obese, whereas only about a quarter of their less educated counterparts fall into these categories. According to the recently released Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) for 2022, 50 percent of women aged 20 to 49 with …

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Uhuru set to roll out UHC for 47 counties

President Uhuru Kenyatta during a luncheon at State House, Nairobi President Uhuru Kenyatta will today launch the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), expected to increase access to health services in the country. The president will also preside over the international conference on harmonisation of curriculum and training of health professionals at a separate venue in Mombasa. …

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21 Children Get Free Cleft-Lip And Palate Surgeries

A total of twenty-one children have undergone cleft-lip and palate surgery at the Nyanchwa Adventist Mission Hospital in Kitutu Chache South Sub County, Kisii County this year. Speaking during the commemoration of World Smile Day at the facility, Team Coordinator and Pediatric Nurse for the Cleft Josephat Bosire said many children in the region suffer …

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Kenya-UK Health Care Workforce Collaboration to facilitate capacity building for Kenyan Nurses

Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache is currently in London, United Kingdom to initiate implementation of the Kenya-UK Health Workforce Collaboration. The PS is in the company of Officials from the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Council of Governors  and the Nursing Council of Kenya.   This is a follow-up meeting …

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President Uhuru Kenyatta opens hospital in Kangemi today

Uhuru commissions 5 Nairobi hospitals in night operation

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he commissioned five hospitals in Nairobi at night on Tuesday, July 6 to avoid attracting huge crowds, and consequently creating a conducive environment for the spread of Covid-19. The Head of State commissioned the following hospitals within the city: two level 2 hospitals; one at Gichagi in Kangemi and the other …

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New Study Shows Toxic Pesticides In Sukuma, Tomatoes And Maize In Kenya

A recent study has shown that maize, sukuma wiki, and tomatoes grown in Kenya have been grown using Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). According to the World Health Organisation, HHPs are dangerous to human health, animals, and the environment. In many countries, HHPs are found in food, which puts the health of consumers at risk. They …

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