The cultural expectation of sex and judgmental attitude toward unmarried girls seeking reproductive health services are major hindrances to increasing adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health information and services in Malawi. This is according to a report by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in a country where about one in three […]
Thousands of displaced children on the South Sudanese side of the border with Sudan are at risk of deadly cholera outbreaks due to flooding and lack of adequate sewage systems. This was said by Save the Children who reported that Cases of cholera have already been reported in resettlement camps in Malakal, where many of the refugees […]
To reduce complications and deaths during delivery, Meru County government has rolled out an initiative to rally pregnant mothers to seek antenatal care. This initiative is a collaboration between the county government and Child, an organization that champions maternal and newborn health. This initiative dubbed ‘Team mum pregnant women groups aims to decrease the risk of complications […]
A digital biometric-based vaccination management system for newborn children has been launched in Kenya. The biometric was developed by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri), NEC Corporation ( a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation), and Nagasaki University in Japan. With this, medics will be now tracking children’s vaccination until they attain five years. […]
A recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a United States public organization, shows that climate change has dire physical and mental health implications for children. They include elevated rates of respiratory diseases, organ failure, seizures, and increased infection rates, For instance, the organization says, children cannot regulate their body temperature as efficiently as […]
UNICEF has launched the world’s first-period tracker app for girls, Co-created with girls in Kenya. This Oky-Kenya app aims to help girls take control of their periods and their lives by providing information about menstruation in a fun, creative and positive way. The app, which first went live on the Google play store on March […]
To help health workers in nomad communities effectively track pregnant mothers and infants, a hybrid GPS tracker innovation is in the works. The tracker is an innovation by Dahabo Adi Galgalo, a trained medical laboratory technologist-cum-epidemiologist from Marsabit County, alongside engineering experts as reported by Nation. The innovation is expected to help healthcare workers reach […]
Gavana wa Mombasa Abdulswamad Nassir ametangaza huduma za afya bila malipo kwa watoto walio na umri wa chini ya miaka mitano katika Hospitali ya Rufaa ya Pwani (CGTRH) na vituo vyake vyote vya mawasiliano. Nasir pia alifichua kuwa kaunti imeanza mipango ya kuanza kugharamia bili za matibabu kwa wagonjwa walio na mahitaji na vile vile kusajili […]
Afghanistan inasalia kuwa miongoni mwa maeneo ambayo yamepata majanga mabaya zaidi ya kibinadamu duniani huku Shirika la Kutetea Haki za Binadamu la Human Rights Watch katika ripoti ya hivi majuzi lilisema kwamba thuluthi mbili ya wakazi wa nchi ya Afghanistan wana uhaba wa chakula. “Afghanistan kwa kiasi kikubwa imetoweka kutoka kwa vyombo vya habari, lakini […]
Recent statistics show that an estimated 13.4 million babies were born pre-term in 2020, with nearly 1 million dying from preterm complications.in addition, at least 152 million vulnerable babies were born too soon from 2010 to 2020 This is equivalent to around 1 in 10 babies born early worldwide according to a new report released […]