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 […]
The Ministry of Health has raised alarm on the increase of antimicrobials resistance among children saying one in five deaths in children below five is caused by resistance of bacteria and viruses to medicines. Antimicrobials resistance is the leading cause of death globally, higher than HIV/AIDs or malaria. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when disease-causing organisms undergo […]
Strikes by doctors and nurses in Kenya causes an additional 19 neonatal deaths per 1000 births, which represents a 68 percent increase in neonatal mortality. This was established by a survey Disruptions to healthcare quality and early child health outcomes: Evidence from health-worker strikes in Kenya published at Science Direct. Nearly three-quarters of strikes feature […]
Although pneumonia is a largely preventable and treatable disease, at least one child under five dies every 45 seconds every day from it. This was revealed by Save the Children East and Southern Africa during World’s Pneumonia Day on Saturday. They said to stop pneumonia, they urged the government to prioritize equitable access to primary healthcare […]
The Ministry of Health has said infant mortality has reduced from 32.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021 to 30 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022.This is a 3.47 percent decline from 2021 . The infant mortality rate for Kenya in 2021 was 32.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, a 3.36 per cent […]
Shule zote nchini Uganda zitafungwa wiki mbili kabla ya muhula uliopangwa kukamilika baada ya visa 23 vya Ebola kuthibitishwa miongoni mwa wanafunzi, wakiwemo watoto wanane waliofariki. Waziri wa Elimu Janet Kataha Museveni alisema Jumanne kwamba baraza la mawaziri lilichukua uamuzi wa kufunga shule za awali, shule za msingi na shule za upili mnamo Novemba 25 kwa […]
Babies born premature often face a myriad of problems and complications such as low birth weight and even death. World Health Organization, to avert these deaths recommends Kangaroo Mother Care, KMC, for the best outcome for babies and mothers. Kangaroo mother care, which involves skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding, significantly improves a premature or low […]
UNICEF imeonya kwamba, ukosefu wa mvua nchini Kenya kumewasababisha watoto wapatao milioni 1.4 kukosa chakula chenye lishe bora, na maji safi ya kunywa. Watoto hao pia wanakosa elimu, huduma za afya na ulinzi dhidi ya ukatili na kutelekezwa. Turkana ni miongoni mwa kaunti 15 zilizokumbwa na ukame nchini Kenya kutokana na mabadiliko ya hali ya […]