Browsing: Health
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…
KISUMU, Kenya — Kisumu Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o has shared a deeply personal account of his 15-year battle with prostate cancer, revealing how the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Social Health Authority (SHA) has rolled out biometric fingerprint verification for registered child dependants aged between seven and 17 years, marking a…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The United States’ decision to withdraw funding for HIV and AIDS programmes in South Africa is likely to cost lives and…
KINSHASA, DR Congo — A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned of a mounting toll on frontline health workers in the Democratic Republic…
KAMPALA, Uganda — An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has killed more than 200 people within its first month,…
NAIROBI, Kenya — When the government announced that In vitro fertilisation (IVF) would be covered under the Social Health Authority (SHA), Jessica* allowed herself to…