Hidden pregnancies: Alone at 14, giving birth in the bush, surrounded by dogs at night
A teenage mother is a child carrying a child in a body…
Adolescent antenatal care: Where Kenya’s youngest mothers are under 14 years
Kenya recorded 235,938 adolescent pregnancies in 2025. Behind that number are girls…
SHA Town Hall: It was three hours, one microphone & questions no one could dodge
Kenyans learnt that the Social Health Authority (SHA) has over 160 registered…
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,…
Qualified, jobless & leaving: Why Africa’s growing health workforce is not reaching patients
A new report says Africa is training more health workers than ever,…
How to add your spouse to the SHA portal
More than a year after the Social Health Authority (SHA) replaced the…
Half of Kenya’s university students are battling mental health disorders, landmark study finds
Eating disorders, comprising binge eating, purging behaviours and bulimia, are the largest single…
No margin for error: Why Happy Shower is not a joke at Ebola simulation centre
Inside the Nairobi simulation centre, the drills are running, chlorine is ready,…
Where Kenya harvests best rice, but worst pregnancy outcomes
The 2022 KDHS data shows three hard truths: rice farms may be harming pregnancies,…
Private Health Insurance in Kenya: Same ward, same procedure, different prices
Kenya's private medical insurance sector paid out more in claims than it…
