Kulingana na ripoti ya KDHS iliyotolewa leo, Kaunti ya Samburu inaongoza na asilimia 50 ya mimba za utotoni, huku Kaunti ya Nyeri na Nyandarua ikiwa na asilimia 5. Ripoti hiyo iliyofanywa na Utafiti wa Idadi ya Watu na Afya Nchini Kenya(KDHS), kuanzia Februari 17 hadi Julai 13, 2022, ilihusisha takriban kaya 37,911. Ripoti hiyo imeangazia […]
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The overall national child vaccination rate stands at 80 percent according to 2022 Kenya Health Demographic Survey released today. This is a slight improvement from 2014 KDHS where national vaccination rate stood at 79 percent for the same age group. Vihiga County has the highest number of children vaccinated standing at 96 percent followed by […]
Diseases and infections, although over looked, are significant causes of child malnutrition according to a report by Save the Children. The report indicates that in crises, like drought, health systems become stretched, access to safe water is more difficult and poor hygiene and sanitation is common. As a result, disease, diarrhoea and parasitic infections which […]
About 5 million children under five years and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years died in 2021, according to the latest estimates released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). In addition, 1.9 million babies were stillborn during the same period according to another separate report. To […]
The world Health organization has raised alarm over low uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine despite more than 95 percent of cancer cases resulting from HPV. The organization say that only one out of 10 girls globally are fully vaccinated against the virus. Studies have shown that the vaccine is effective against the virus. For instant […]
Alarm has been raised over increased cases of botched circumcision after 20 cases were reported across the country. Of these, one boy ,14, have died as a result of a botched circumcision in Uasin Gishu as 16 others have been treated at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital for secondary complication of infections in the last […]
Washirika wa afya wako tayari kutumia mkakati wa chanjo ya nyumba hadi nyumba ili kuhakikisha watoto walio katika maeneo ya mbali wanapokea dozi za surua-rubela. Wizara ya Afya kwa ushirikiano na Unicef na Gavi wanaendesha kampeni ya siku 10 ya chanjo katika kaunti saba zilizo hatarini zaidi za Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Turkana, Pokot Magharibi na […]
The Ministry of Health has announced it will begin carrying out a measles vaccination campaign in six counties where the risk of infection is high. This was as a result of confirmed measles and rubella cases in some counties. The counties targeted by this campaign are Nairobi, Mandera, Turkana, Marsabit, West Pokot and Garissa. This […]
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Ruto Aahidi Kutokomeza Ukeketaji
Rais William Ruto amesisitiza dhamira ya serikali ya Kenya Kwanza katika kutokomeza ukeketaji hadi mwisho wa kipindi chake. Akizungumza siku ya Jumatatu, Ruto amesema kwamba, kesi za ukeketaji katika kipindi chake zitaondolewa. “Ninakubaliana na CJ Martha Koome kwamba hatufai kuwa na mazungumzo kuhusu ukeketaji nchini Kenya katika Karne ya 21,” alisema. “Ninataka kuwahakikishia uungwaji […]
A report tabled before the Senate Health Committee, investigating negligence at Mama Lucy Hospital has revealed that the maternity ward has 71 beds against 1,000 births monthly. The maternity ward is divided into triage room, first-stage room, labour ward, post-natal ward, acute rooms, post-caesarean section rooms, sick antenatal room and sick postnatal room in which […]