From classroom to clinic: Why 240,000 annual teen pregnancies don’t alarm Kenyans
Kenya's adolescents are navigating sex, power, and violence with almost no honest…
When water run dry, girls carry the heaviest burden
In coastal Kenya, water scarcity is shaping girls’ health, education, and safety,…
How Kenya’s world-first full facial reconstruction surgery was done
A rare bone disease had been consuming Lucy Gathoni's face for over…
Wrong info, wrong outcome: Why good health journalism is more than storytelling
From a world-first facial reconstruction to snakebite antivenom, Dr Mercy Korir argues that what…
Africa’s growing immunisation gap, slow progress and the children paying the price
In Africa, about 800,000 lives are saved every year through immunisation. Yet despite these gains,…
Africa’s health answers lie in homegrown solutions, summit leaders say
The convergence of political will, financing reforms, digital tools and local manufacturing capacity strategically…
Dr Mordicai Atinga: He left comfort abroad, chose to mend knees & shoulders at home
Three continents, two specialities, one decision. How a rugby injury, a surgeon…
Same Country, Different Risks: The uneven reality of pregnancy in Kenya
Most pregnancies in Kenya end safely. But where a woman lives still…
The long cough: Why TB hits Kenyan men hardest
Men are more biologically susceptible to TB, more likely to delay seeking…
How turning houses into ‘mosquito nets’ is slashing malaria cases
Researchers from KEMRI blocked mosquito entry using mesh on open eaves, doors,…
