Stanley Njihia

27 Articles

25 Years On. Why war on malaria is losing momentum 

After 15 years of progress, malaria is making a comeback. Kenya has…

‘Bad behaviours’: Why Kenya’s conduct disorder ranks sixth in the world 

Conduct disorder is a childhood condition deeply rooted in adverse childhood experiences,…

Diagnosed late, treated last: Why cancer patients in Kenya face poorer odds

Kenya doesn't have unusually high cancer rates. What it has is a system that…

SHIF billions: How one hospital gets over Ksh1 billion, another less than 3,000 

Counties with national referral hospitals, teaching institutions and specialist private hospitals dominate…

Adolescent antenatal care: Where Kenya’s youngest mothers are under 14 years

Kenya recorded 235,938 adolescent pregnancies in 2025. Behind that number are girls…

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,…

Private Health Insurance in Kenya: Same ward, same procedure, different prices 

Kenya's private medical insurance sector paid out more in claims than it…

Half a century of care: How US funding shaped Kenya’s health systems 

Over 50 years and more than $8 billion (Ksh1.04 Trillion), the United States…

The Pandemic’s True Toll: Covid-19 caused 22.1 million deaths, three times what was reported

A new WHO report lays bare the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic’s hidden mortality and…

Ebola Timeline: This virus has made DRC home for 50 years

Seventeen outbreaks. 50 years. Two strains. The DRC has lost more people…

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