A childhood between injections: Growing up with Type 1 diabetes in Kenya
Kenya’s paediatric diabetes burden is far larger than many realise. For children…
Hearing loss in children: What every parent needs to know
Why undetected hearing loss in newborns is a growing concern in Kenya:…
Happy faces, hidden struggles: When a child’s smile hides silent burdens
Children shift from seeking parental approval to searching for independence, identity, belonging and acceptance,…
Beyond dehydration: How diarrhoea can trigger acute kidney injury in children
Parents watch for dehydration. They miss the kidneys. For millions of children,…
A new beginning: Kenya signs Ksh10 billion health deal to save mothers, newborns
Kenya partners with the Beginnings Fund to bring better maternal and newborn…
‘Bad behaviours’: Why Kenya’s conduct disorder ranks sixth in the world
Conduct disorder is a childhood condition deeply rooted in adverse childhood experiences,…
Too young to pollute, first to suffer: How children pay for climate crisis they didn’t create
Children's small bodies absorb more pollutants and heat per kilo than adults…
The longest shadow: How childhood hunger shapes brain health decades later
A landmark Kenyan brain study finds childhood malnutrition may harm ageing minds…
The lake that gives and cripples: How fluoride scarred a generation in Baringo
In Kambi ya Samaki, survival has long come at a cost. But as defluoridated water begins…
Beyond the Numbers: A decade of data shows Kenya’s children are still dying from preventable causes
Behind every child death lies a chain of missed chances to diagnose…


