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Why cervical cancer screening matters even when you feel healthy
Munai now says surviving cervical cancer was not simply about getting through treatment; it was also about learning to live with the uncertainty that the disease could return.
By Mercy Kahenda
2026-10-31 08:00:00
By Okumu Modachi
2026-10-28 14:00:55
Kenya is intensifying Ebola screening at JKIA, Busia, Malaba and Lwakhakha following an imported case and infections among contacts.
By Juliet Omelo
2026-10-27 15:37:25
20 Ebola contacts return home after 21-day monitoring; Health DG Patrick Amoth says 9 cases and 2 deaths confirmed, with 98 more to be released from Nov. 3.
By David Njaaga
2026-10-26 16:37:22
KMPDU begins dialogue over the 2025–2029 doctors' CBA, with national talks set for October 26–27 and county negotiations starting October 29–30, targeting a December deal.
By Mike Kihaki
2026-10-26 13:55:24
FGM can cause lasting physical and psychological harm to girls and women, highlighting the need for prevention, survivor support, and stronger community awareness.
By Ryan Kerubo
2026-10-26 08:00:00
CPR can save lives during cardiac arrest, and experts urge Kenyans to learn chest compressions and improve emergency response.
By Noel Nabiswa
2026-10-26 08:00:00
Pregnancy complications, hormonal changes and metabolic conditions can increase women’s risk of heart disease.
By Joan Oyiela
2026-10-26 07:00:00
Psoriasis patients in Kenya face stigma and costly treatment, highlighting the need for affordable care and public awareness.
By Sylvia Wakhisi
2026-10-26 06:45:00
Despite years of vaccination campaigns and community mobilisation, gaps in immunisation and funding threaten to undermine the progress made against the disease.
By Mercy Kahenda
2026-10-25 11:34:00
65-year-old Ebola patient who died yesterday buried under strict infection-prevention measures and in accordance with Muslim burial traditions; she was a close relative of Kenya’s index patient.
By Eunice Omollo
2026-10-24 15:26:51
WHO DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the first participants were vaccinated in Bunia, DRC, under a new trial dubbed TUMAINI, a Swahili word meaning 'hope'.
By Eunice Omollo
2026-10-24 11:04:09
Kenya is feeling the heat, and it is pregnant women, newborns and young children who are paying the highest price.
By Maarufu Mohamed
2026-10-24 06:30:00
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