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Fasting, faith & blood sugar: How to manage diabetes during Ramadhan
The commonest complication during fasting is low blood sugar, characterised by trembling, sweating, palpitations,…
Why blood, Africa’s ‘Liquid Gold’, is the continent’s most neglected infrastructure
Most blood-related deaths in Africa are not caused by complex medical conditions,…
GBS and newborn meningitis: Why Kenya’s data tells only part of the story
GBS is hiding in plain sight. The data does not show it.…
This new drug is for the HIV negative; it is not a vaccine or cure – CS Aden Duale
Lenacapavir targets those most at risk: discordant couples, sex workers, men who have…
Beyond the lab: The race to have GBS vaccines reach every mother, everywhere
For low-income countries, life-saving vaccines often arrive decades late. Scientists are now…
Together from the start: Tanzania unveils Zero Separation Care for mothers and newborns
A key inclusion in the unit is a Kangaroo Father Care (KFC)…
Hiding in plain sight: Inside Kenya’s 10-year march to defeating kala-azar
Asymptomatic patients and climate change silently drive 70 per cent of new…
GBS: The hidden bacteria driving maternal sepsis and stillbirths, yet rarely tested
Each year, 134,000 babies are born prematurely in Kenya, which has no…
From Womb to Ward: How hidden bacteria in pregnancy invade a baby’s lungs, blood & brain
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is Kenya's silent killer: undetected, undocumented, and invisible…
