How stigma, self-treatment & slow health systems put vulnerable men at risk
In many homes, men endure chest pains, night sweats and shame, treating…
Porridge, patience & pills: Why TB treatment takes months to beat
Standard TB takes at least six months to treat because its bacteria…
Spinal TB: It cost me four years in 10 hospitals, one collapsed marriage
Robert Kula could barely stand. He coughed relentlessly, lost his appetite and so much weight…
Lenacapavir: Let everyone access HIV prevention jab at Ksh5,200, MSF urges
The World Health Organization-backed game-changing HIV jab costs about KSh3.6 million a…
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,…
Treating cough, not the cry: How Kenya’s TB patients cope with isolation, panic attacks, economic stress
Depression and suicidal thoughts haunt thousands of TB patients during the six…
Kenya’s health system can survive donor cuts, but politics is standing in the way
Healthcare competes against many urgent national demands within constrained budgets; debt obligations…
Always sick, ever in hospital: Your baby could have immune disorders since birth
Recurring infections, long hospital stays, and mounting bills are the reality for…
The long cough: Why TB hits Kenyan men hardest
Men are more biologically susceptible to TB, more likely to delay seeking…
TB: We treat lungs, but leave fear, falsehoods and fallacies untouched
Tuberculosis is treatable, but in many Kenyan communities, diagnosis is linked with…
