Sugar, Salt and Suffering: Why Kenyan MPs want to fix what you eat
The country is trapped in an unhealthy food environment where junk food…
When medicine stops working: Inside Africa’s new search for effective drugs
Over 200,000 newborns die annually from infections that standard antibiotics can no…
Kenya’s TB health workers left in crisis after 15 months without pay
The Ministry of Health, the Council of Governors (CoG), and the National…
Childhood cancers are not spiritual curses, early detection saves lives
Childhood cancers often present with symptoms that mimic common illnesses like persistent infections, unexplained fever,…
Bride price refund: How it can chain women into abuse and ill health
What you once knew as a cultural symbol of honour has now…
No Smoke, All Fire: How smokeless tobacco is stealing lives of rural youth
For Japheth Korir, smokeless tobacco has been more dangerous than cigarettes: chronic…
Dr Andrew Owuor: Helping smokers kick the habit starts with compassion, not criticism
Dr Andrew Owuor, a chest specialist and Acting Head of the Respiratory…
Free SHA ambulances to enable Kenyans get medical care without cash deposits
The service will cover emergencies such as cardiac arrest, head injuries, unconsciousness, shock,…
Slow Burn: How tobacco, cigarettes set the stage for deadly cancers
Cigarettes and tobacco products contain 17 well-known carcinogens, alongside other toxic compounds whose cancer-causing…
The first 28 days: Inside Kenya’s strategy to curb runaway newborn, maternal deaths
Kenya loses 355 mothers for every 100,000 live births, a stark contrast from the global…
