Browsing: Health
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to narrow federal recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations and encouraging…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States Embassy in Nairobi has issued a health advisory warning travellers of an increased risk of dengue fever in parts…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The warning sounded almost casual at first. As Uganda’s Parliament discussed a recent spike in severe malaria cases that claimed the lives…
NAIROBI, Kenya — For millions of women around the world, a period-tracking app has become one of the most intimate technologies on their phones. It…
NANYUKI, Kenya — For months, the bio-isolation facility inside Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base existed largely as a political and legal controversy. It was a project that…
KAMPALA, Uganda — On Thursday 16, July 2026 morning, a quiet but symbolic moment unfolded inside the isolation unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Standing…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Susan Njeri remembers a time when her breasts were simply part of growing up. Like many girls, she watched her body change…
NAIROBI, Kenya — At 4.30am, before the sun rises over Nyeri County, Mrs. Mary Wanjiku is already awake. Her husband has barely slept through the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — For generations, many Kenyan men have been taught a simple lesson: be strong, endure hardship and never show weakness. From childhood, boys…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ugandan government is set to reconsider its controversial medical internship policy after Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi announced plans to seek…