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Gardy Chacha

Gardy Chacha writes for the Standard Health

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Inhumed: Danger posed by anthrax bacteria in soil and bitter lessons for livestock farmers

By Gardy Chacha 2025-03-03 09:00:00

Will Kenya arrest anthrax outbreaks?

Kenya has laid out a plan to eliminate Anthrax in humans and reduce incidence in animals – to less than 1 per cent of the 2020 baseline – by 2036.

By Gardy Chacha 2025-03-03 09:00:00

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Regina Kimanthi: Diagnosed with arthritis at 38, now battling diabetes at 48

At the age of 38, Regina Kimanthi was diagnosed with arthritis in 2015, following recurrent and unexplained joint pain and fatigue. She has been on arthritis medication ever since.

By Gardy Chacha 2025-03-17 06:00:00

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Regina Kimanthi: Diagnosed with arthritis at 38, now battling diabetes at 48

At the age of 38, Regina Kimanthi was diagnosed with arthritis in 2015, following recurrent and unexplained joint pain and fatigue. She has been on arthritis medication ever since.

By Gardy Chacha 2025-03-17 06:00:00

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Endometriosis ruined my joy, health, and almost took my life

In some women endometrium-like cells grow in other parts of the body outside the inner lining of the womb which causes painful menses.

By Gardy Chacha 2025-03-31 08:15:00

Endometriosis ruined my joy, health, and almost took my life

Why you don't need a mosquito net in Nairobi

Based on evidence handled, the mosquitoes in Nairobi are close to 100 per cent harmless.

By Gardy Chacha 2025-04-17 14:55:16

Why you don't need a mosquito net in Nairobi

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Rising temperatures elevate the risk to Nairobi's malaria-free status

In Kenya, deaths from malaria have fluctuated from highs of 26,017 in 2010 to lows of 360 in 2013: shooting back up to 15,061 in 2015 and dwindling back to 219 in 2019.

By Gardy Chacha 2025-04-21 10:00:00

Rising temperatures elevate the risk to Nairobi's malaria-free status

Mosquitoes in Nairobi are close to 100 per cent harmless, says expert

In the survey, only 0.3 per cent were Anopheles. The Aedes type were equally very low in numbers.

By Gardy Chacha 2025-04-21 00:00:00

Mosquitoes in Nairobi are close to 100 per cent harmless, says expert

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Hope for women with fibroids as new treatment saves fertility

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound creates kills the fibroid without damaging the surrounding healthy tissues

By Gardy Chacha 2025-04-28 07:20:00

Hope for women with fibroids as new treatment saves fertility

Fibroids explained: What every woman should know about the condition

Another factor is giving birth to few babies. This, Dr Muthoka says, is linked to an interplay between female hormones oestrogen and progesterone.

By Gardy Chacha 2025-04-28 09:13:52

Fibroids explained: What every woman should know about the condition

Study: Suckling children at risk of bilharzia too

Bilharzia – or schistosomiasis – is a human parasitic disease predominant in tropical areas. It is classified as one of 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

By Gardy Chacha 2025-05-15 15:21:27

Study: Suckling children at risk of bilharzia too

First steps into danger: New study shows bloody urine disease affects breast feeding children too

In 2013, nearly one million school-aged children in these endemic areas were treated for schistosomiasis in Kenya.

By Gardy Chacha 2025-05-19 08:00:00

First steps into danger: New study shows bloody urine disease affects breast feeding children too

Relief as 24 diagnostic machines to be installed at county hospitals

National Equipment Service Programme is designed to efficiently upgrade infrastructure and strengthen early detection and treatment of common diseases in public health facilities.

By Gardy Chacha 2025-05-26 08:10:00