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 […]
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 […]
Data from the Ministry of Health indicates that Nairobi County has the highest rates of preterm babies with 5,338 babies born before 37 weeks of gestation period. Among the top ten counties with the highest preterm births include, Nakuru with 2,815, followed by Kiambu with 2,330 preterm births, Kilifi with 1,919 and Bungoma with 1,544. […]
Reprieve for children and people born with blood disorders, such as haemophilia and sickle cell, as the National Health Insurance Fund, NHIF, might soon cover their treatment cost. Currently, blood disorders are not covered under the current NHIF packages, which necessitate patients seeking treatment to dig deeper into their pockets. Data shows that 14,000 children […]
A New report indicates that at least four teenagers aged between 10 to 19 years are contacting HIV weekly in Uasin Gishu County. This is a 16 percent increase from 158 in 2015 to 184 this year in the number of new HIV infection among adolescent. In the same breath, new HIV infections among youth […]