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Beyond the Numbers: A decade of data shows Kenya’s children are still dying from preventable causes
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Prof Anne-Beatrice Kihara: She repeated a year in med school, delivered 40,000 babies, never stopped asking why mothers die
“I got pregnant when I was in medical school at age 22…
Why Mombasa residents keep skipping local clinics, dispensaries
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Five battles, one crisis: What the infectious diseases scoreboard tells us about the world’s health
New WHO data shows that an estimated 1.3 million people acquired HIV in 2024,…
Qualified, jobless & leaving: Why Africa’s growing health workforce is not reaching patients
A new report says Africa is training more health workers than ever,…
Beyond Pap smear: How HPV DNA Testing detects cervical cancer
One swab is all it takes. The test can protect you from…
Fast, Cheap, Deadly: The hidden risk of boda boda transport for pregnant women
Every day, thousands of pregnant women climb onto boda bodas because they have no…
How to add your spouse to the SHA portal
More than a year after the Social Health Authority (SHA) replaced the…
