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A to Z of keeping your blood pressure in check

High blood pressure, or what is medically known as hypertension, is one of the most common health problems in Kenya today.

By Dr Naomie Kerubo 2025-06-08 13:43:36

A to Z of keeping your blood pressure in check

The silent scourge that robs Kenyans of dignity, health

By Martin Muchangi 2025-06-02 06:00:00

Fighting the invisible enemy: How NTDs harm Kenya's most vulnerable

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): Silent crisis in Kenya.

By Martin Muchangi 2025-05-28 12:59:23

Endometriosis: The silent women's crisis

Endometriosis, a chronic disease associated with severe pain during periods, sexual intercourse and chronic pelvic pain, affects one in 10 women and girls in reproductive age globally

By Joan Okemo 2025-05-12 00:00:00

Endometriosis: The silent women's crisis

Self-medication is a risk you can't afford

Jubilee Health Insurance CEO Njeri Jomo during the launch of "Always With You" program. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

By Njeri Jomo 2025-05-05 00:00:00

Self-medication is a risk you can't afford

Five priorities to accelerate achievement of the SDGs on Health

Improvements in health worker availability and retention, budgetary protections for essential services, resilience and innovations in service delivery are urgently needed.

By Dr Cheikh Mbacke Faye And Diana Munjuri 2025-05-02 21:35:59

Five priorities to accelerate achievement of the SDGs on Health

Why parents should talk to their children about sexuality

Why parents should talk to their children about sexuality.

By Purity Nthiana 2025-05-02 09:46:11

Decade of diabetes dialogue: KDSG conference set for May in Naivasha

The Kenya Diabetes Study Group (KDSG) will mark a decade of engagement in diabetes care with its 10th Annual conference, a 4 days Celebration event beginning on May 7th in Naivasha.

By Rosslyn Ngugi 2025-04-24 13:28:08

Decade of diabetes dialogue: KDSG conference set for May in Naivasha

Boda boda industry revs up Kenya's economy but riders face health crisis

AMREF reports that about 80 per cent of NCDs are preventable by eliminating tobacco use, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, and excessive alcohol consumption.

By S.O. Odhiambo 2025-04-07 06:00:00

Boda boda industry revs up Kenya's economy but riders face health crisis

Delta lessons and why vaccines should be locally manufactured

Delta first detected and reported in the Indian subcontinent, caused significant devastation worldwide, leaving many casualties in its wake.

By S.O. Odhiambo 2025-03-24 00:00:00

Delta lessons and why vaccines should be locally manufactured

Why radical action for smarter medicine access is a wake-up call

The recent dramatic pullback in funding from major donors, such as USAID and the UK Government, has dealt a severe blow to global health initiatives, forcing deep budget cuts.

By Sofia Radley-Searle 2025-03-17 22:02:53

Why radical action for smarter medicine access is a wake-up call

Pit latrine emptiers: Unsung heroes of sanitation and health

They empty pit latrines and septic tanks primarily in ‘slums’, where accessibility by exhaust or vacuum trucks is hindered by narrow pathways and confined spaces.

By Elizabeth Mururi 2025-03-17 16:56:44