How ‘catch-up vaccination’ keeps children protected
Kenya’s under-immunised and missed children are due to stock-outs, healthcare worker shortages,…
Torn, Twisted, Gone: Inside the emergency that can cost you a testicle
Testicular torsion is when the testicle throws a tantrum, spins on itself…
Dose of Deception: The hidden epidemic of falsified medicines
Rapper King Kaka recalled the nightmare of wrong diagnosis, and worse, being…
Golden Baby, Silent Alarms: When lip-smacks, blank stares, signal danger
Babies born before 37 weeks are at higher risk of jaundice. So…
Bleeding Out: Why Kenya’s national blood supply is running on empty
The country has a shortage of 200,000 units of blood annually, resulting…
Living on the ground floor, negative politics and social media can trigger depression
Depression, on average, affects more women due to early puberty, menses, pregnancies,…
Dad’s Hairline, Mum’s Genes: The bald truth about hair loss in men
Are men balding too early? Some studies suggest yes—with stress, processed foods…
Pills, Tears & Silent Screams: The untold stories that never make the evening news
As pharmacists, we need to watch out for the red flags: unexplained…
White Coats, Dark Habits: Why Kenyan medics abuse prescription drugs
Research shows physicians, surgeons and pharmacists are addicted to morphine, codeine, fentanyl…
Holistic Health: How community HIV services are healing whole communities
Grassroots initiatives are people-centred, address holistic needs and reach the most vulnerable, thus…
