Life expectancy across Africa has improved significantly having jumped from 50.9 years in 2012, to 53.8 years in 2015, according to the WHO report on Africa. Instances of deaths resulting from major health risks –…
Akina Mama wa Afrika is an organisation for Africa Women based in Uganda that champions for the empowerment of women socially, economically and politically. The organisation is led by Eunice Musiime- a lawyer and activist.…
The medical situation in the country is in such dire straits that indeed millions of Kenyans are just one illness away from bankruptcy and poverty. It could be illness of a primary breadwinners or dependents…
One of the best blessings Kenyans can get today is quality affordable healthcare within reach. It is often said that many people are one illness away from poverty in this country and as much…
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has entered into a partnership with Laikipia and Tharaka Nithi counties to educate 65,000 mothers on maternal healthcare in the next 5 years. P&G together with Laikipia County and Tharaka Nithi…
One of the purest things one can do for humanity is to help without expecting any help back, and what better place to start than giving life through blood donation. This is an exercise that…
In this digital age, mobile health is becoming the most convenient way of health monitoring among millennials in Africa according to Geopoll, through what could be termed as a mobile first approach. Digital health is…
Medicine is not an exact science, and a limited number of people who go to hospital ever stop to think about the diagnostic process can be. Dr. Henry Wanyonyi of Nairobi hospital says that since…
Lovers of red and processed meat are at an increased risk of developing liver disease and insulin resistance, a recent study has shown. “Diet has a lot to do with your liver and what you…
This year, Kenya’s chapter of International Day for Maternal Health and Rights was celebrated in Homa Bay County where different stakeholders and other organizations met to urge Governments and other policy makers to make comprehensive…