The World Health Organization has recommended oral hygiene awareness and education to be promoted in schools, workplaces and other community settings. This it says will help reduce the burden of oral diseases, which affect individuals, health systems and economies everywhere. One in every two children aged five years suffers from tooth decay according to an […]
The government through the ministry of Education has taken over the management of early-grade reading program Tusome. The program which is funded by USAID and implemented by Research Triangle International helps learners read in English and Swahili fluently. The takeover comes as a result of USAID pulling out of the partnership thus putting the program […]
More than one billion adolescent girls and women suffer from undernutrition making them underweight and short for their age according to a new report by UNICEF. The report indicates that prevalence of anaemia remains high and unabated at 30 percent, and more than two-thirds of girls and women or 69 percent suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. […]
Families of 15 pupils killed during a deadly stampede at Kakamega primary School on February 3, 2020 have been awarded Sh1, 25m each by a Kakamega court. The school’s board management, County director of education and the Attorney General were sued on behalf of the Ministry of Education and will pay for costs and interest […]
John Waithaka, Member of Parliament of Kiambu Constituency, now wants the Ministry of Health to partner with schools and develop a policy on deworming of students. The MP tabled the motion in parliament with an aim to mitigate negative effects of worn and parasites infestation caused by poor sanitation resulting in conditions such as anaemia […]
Late presentation to health facilities and the inability of medics to pick the kidney diseases early enough are the leading contributors of children renal fatalities according to the Ministry of Health. Dr Doris Kinuthia, a pediatric nephrologist and a lecturer at East Africa Kidney institute says although children are a vulnerable group, diagnosis of renal […]
Primary school pupils are most likely to abuse prescription drugs according to new report by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) The report indicate that prevalence percentage of prescription drug abuse is at 10.4 per cent among pupils, followed by alcohol at 7.2 percent. Tobacco usage among the pupils […]
Zaidi ya wanafunzi 4,000 kutoka eneo bunge la Isiolo Kaskazini watapokea Sh. milioni 25.5 kama ufadhili katika jitihada za kuhakikisha kwamba wanafunzi wanasalia shuleni licha ya ukame unaoshuhudiwa na gharama kubwa ya maisha nchini. Kulingana na Mbunge wa Isiolo Kaskazini Bw Joseph Samal ambaye amezindua Sh. Milioni 25.5 za ufadhili zitakazowanufaisha wanafunzi 4,326 kutoka jimboni […]
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu last week revealed that the Ministry has developed a strategy to combat infiltration of LGBTQ agenda in Kenyan schools. He said a committee consisting of officials from the Ministry and has been formed look into the LGBTQ issue and come up with possible solution to counter its infiltration in schools. […]
Plans to develop a national unpaid care and domestic work policy by the government is underway according to the State Department of Gender in the Ministry of Public Service. The ministry said the plan has been on the pipeline for a while now. The policy aims to empower women, especially those in the childcare sector. Miriam […]