Men smoke more, women quit faster, but policy missed the memo
Fewer people are smoking in Kenya and across Africa, but the population…
Porridge, patience & pills: Why TB treatment takes months to beat
Standard TB takes at least six months to treat because its bacteria…
Trust, tradition and two vaccines: How communities are wrestling down malaria burden
Community health promoters are winning over sceptical families one conversation at a…
From India to Kenya: Can a new approved vaccine help in the fight against dengue fever?
Dengue fever is spreading into new parts of Kenya, from outbreaks in Garissa and Wajir to…
Words That Heal: Willow Health Media, KESHO put empathy at the heart of cancer care
Kenyan oncologists strengthened their patient-centred communication skills, exploring how empathy, honesty and…
Weight-loss medicine: Why beating obesity may start in the clinic, not the gym
Dr Caroline Mithi, an endocrinologist, calls weight-loss medicine one of the biggest breakthroughs in…
From Policy to People: Kenya Health Summit puts four years of reforms to the test
At Kenya's first Presidential Town Hall, Kenyans put SHA's reforms on record,…
Africa CDC, WHO sound the alarm as Ebola cases surpass 4,000 amid fear of virus mutation
The Ebola vaccine developed against the Zaire strain may not prevent Bundibugyo…
Why malaria parasites are harder to treat, mosquitoes harder to kill
Drugs that once cleared malaria in days now buy the parasite more…
