Magdaline Saya
The Star, Kenya
Mountain View, CA, United States
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Unicef calls for action as number of malnourished women rise
The 12 countries are the hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis → Read More
Why you should make eye screening your routine
There are instances where the disease sets in slowly making it a silent killer → Read More
KRA, Konza Technopolis doing well in disability inclusion
In Kenya, persons with disabilities account for 2.2 per cent (0.918 million) of the general population → Read More
Only 1.4% of public service employees are PWDs
Institutions are still a long way from fully becoming inclusive → Read More
East Africa Kidney Institute to officially open in September
It will serve the entire continent and is expected to host a 45 bed dialysis department → Read More
Experts call for regional effort to limit trans fats consumption
NCDs are estimated to cause about 540,000 deaths globally each year → Read More
GoK drugs worth Sh2m nabbed in private chemist in Mtwapa
This comes barely two weeks after three people were arrested in Nairobi → Read More
What you need to know about asthma
For some people, asthma is a minor nuisance. For others, it can be a major problem that interferes with daily activities and may lead to a life-threatening attack. This is a condition in which a person’s airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, a wheezing sound- when you breathe out- and shortness of breath. Experts say that… → Read More
99 cholera deaths reported since outbreak
The data shows 76 of those who have died are men while 23 are women → Read More
Three robbery suspects killed by mob in Thika
The DCI has called on members of the public not to take the law into their hands → Read More
Focus on risk factors as Kenya marks world kidney day
Five million people in Kenya are battling chronic kidney disease → Read More
Poor, uneducated girls in rural areas likely to be underweight
Globally, more than one billion adolescent girls and women suffer from undernutrition → Read More
UHC staff contracts top agenda as Health CS Wafula meets SRC, CoG
KUCO has demanded the ministry to ensure 1,848 interns are posted with immediate effect → Read More
Manufacturers to increase malaria vaccine supplies to meet global demands
GAVI has approved funding for malaria vaccine introduction into routine immunisation → Read More
Three counties to pilot anti-venom, blood delivery using drones
The pilot phase will take place in the counties of Machakos, Makueni, and Tharaka Nithi → Read More
Thrice as vulnerable, girls taught to be independent
Programme on HIV-Aids helps them chart safe career path → Read More
Health officials allay cholera outbreak fears at Upper Hill School
Water and food samples have been taken from the school for further tests and analysis → Read More
Governor Njuki to health unions: You are better off under county governments
The national government is responsible for health policy and national referral facilities. → Read More
Kenya open an Embassy in Budapest, Hungary
Kenya's exports to Hungary include flowers, fruits, vegetables, tobacco and fish → Read More
400,000 children received malaria vaccine since rollout in 2019
At least 400,000 children in 26 subcounties have received at least one dose of the malaria vaccine since its official rollout in 2019, MoH has said. RTSS was introduced in Kenya in 2019 in 26 subcounties in Homa Bay, Kisumu, Migori, Siaya, Busia, Bungoma, Vihiga and Kakamega counties. Since then, Kenya has administered more than one million doses of the four-dose malaria vaccine to children… → Read More