About 77 percent of pregnant teenage mothers in Korogocho slums reported having unintended pregnancies in a research conducted by the African Population Health and Research Centre. Approximately 72 percent were single and 49 percent were still in school at the time they became pregnant for the first time. Most girls first had sex while still […]
110,821 adolescents between ages 10 to 19 years got pregnant between January and May 2023 according to data released by Kenya Health Information Systems. Among 110,821 cases, 6,110 were among adolescents aged between 10 to 14 years while another 104,711 were between the ages of 15 and 19. This is an improvement from 2022 where […]
The rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission stands at 8.3 percent according to National Syndemic Disease Control Council According to the Council, more newborns in 21 counties were born or infected with the virus last year, compared with 2021. This report is the latest HIV estimates released this month. “National mother-to-child transmission rate averages at 8.6 […]
Motherhood is an exciting journey for most mothers and most can’t wait to breastfeed their little ones. However, some mothers are confronted with the reality of lack of breast milk when it is mostly needed by the baby. This causes anxiety, confusion, sadness, and panic in new moms coupled with a grumpy and crying child […]
World Health Organization recommends that babies should be exclusively breastfed for six months. However, this becomes an uphill task for working moms who have to go back to work after their maternity leave lapses. To continue feeding the baby on breast milk even after resuming work needs planning and sacrifice to pull it up. […]
Every August the world celebrates world breastfeeding week with the aim to induce positive discussions about breastfeeding while encouraging the practice. The theme for World Breastfeeding Week 2023 is “Let’s make breastfeeding and work, work!” The year’s campaign is geared toward promoting breastfeeding in workplaces by creating a conducive environment for working moms to pump […]
Medics at Kenyatta National Hospital are celebrating a medical milestone after successfully performing a transfusion of a fetus while still in its mother’s womb. The delicate procedure known as intrauterine fetus transfusion was carried out by a team of seven medics constituting of four doctors, two nurses, and a clinical officer on a 25 weeks […]
To increase HPV vaccination uptake, the Ministry of Health has embarked on a journey to avail the vaccine in schools. This initiative is geared towards boosting the uptake of the vaccine which has been slow due to school closures and movement restrictions occasioned by Covid19 pandemic. According to data from the Ministry of Health, the […]
An additional 4 million children have been vaccinated in 2022 compared to the previous year according to data published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. Data shows that in 2022, 20.5 million children missed out on one or more vaccines delivered through routine immunization services, compared to 24.4 million children in 2021. In […]
Records from Naivasha Level 4 Hospital have shown that 15-25 babies die every month in this facility. This was disclosed yesterday by members of the Nakuru County Assembly Health Committee led by Naivasha East MCA Stanley Karanja who visited the facility. The Committee visited the hospital following numerous complaints from Naivasha residents. Mr. Karanja described […]