As drought continues to worsen in 20 of 23 ASAL (Arid and Semi-Arid Land) counties in Kenya, children and pregnant women are the most at risk of acute malnutrition. Worsening food security situation in most of the households has resulted in acute malnutrition rates across the counties. According to NDMA (National Drought Management Authority) statistics, […]
Category: Health
Idadi kubwa ya wazazi wamekuwa wakiwaficha watoto wao walio na ulemavu
Wizara ya afya nchini humo imesema kwamba, idadi ya vifo vya watoto vilivyotokana na Ugonjwa huo vimeongezeka hadi karibia 700.
Two Non-profit and Non-Governmental Organizations namely Inua Dada Foundation and Mama Ibado Charity (MIC) have partnered to bring to an end period poverty in Kenya. The two signed a 1-year partnership that goes towards advocacy for the girl-child and ending period poverty. According to research, about 1 million school-going girls in Kenya miss out on […]
A study conducted in 2021 and published last week in the Journal of Advances in Sports and Physical Education has revealed that three in every ten school-going children in Kakamega county are overweight. The study involved a sample size of four hundred children in twenty-four schools, both public and private. According to the findings of […]
One child is reported to have died following the Swine Flu Outbreak in Nakuru County’s Elementaita after the first case of the virus on July 27, 2022. This came in after eight people got admitted to Kiptangwany hospital after displaying H1N1 flu symptoms. These were 8 children under five that got admitted for the same. […]
Unlike in the past when there was not much involvement of the internet space. It was rare for children to suffer depression and anxiety. Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 13% of the global burden of disease in this age group. Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading […]
Roughly half of the female population around 26 percent of the global population are of reproductive age. This signifies an important transition to womanhood. As menstruation is a natural and healthy process for girls and women of reproductive age. It should be followed by great support of affordable menstrual products. Research done by Menstrual Hygiene […]
mlipuko wa surua nchini Zimbabwe umewaua watoto 157, wengi wao wakiwa hawajachanjwa kutokana na imani za kidini za familia zao.
Kulingana na Save the Children wazazi kutoka kaskazini-mashariki mwa Uganda wanalazimika kuwatuma watoto wao wachanga wa umri wa shule ya awali, shuleni pamoja na ndugu zao ili waweze kushiriki kwenye mlo wa bure shuleni kwani idadi ya familia zisizoweza kumudu chakula nyumbani inazidi kuongezeka. Natalina, aliye na miaka 10, anasoma katika shule ya jumuiya inayoungwa […]