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Vaccines and Smart Prescribing: Strategy to Tackle Antibiotic Overuse in Children

Combining vaccines targeting diarrhoeal diseases with improved antibiotic prescribing practices offers a dual strategy to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in children and combat the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries like Kenya.

Asili Jattani, a Community Health Promoter based In Korbesa, Cherab Ward, Merti Sub-County, Isiolo County. She has to cover long distances to serve the 41 households in her assignment area. The Community Health Workers Bill passed in Parliament on November 22, 2024 will significantly improve the welfare of CHPs across the country once it goes through the Senate and receives presidential assent to become a law. Photo by Lameck Ododo.

Landmark Bill Passed to Empower Community Health Workers

In Korbesa, Cherab Ward, Merti Sub-County, Isiolo County, community health promoter Asili Jattani visits 41 households, monitoring the health of children under five, providing basic treatment, and educating families on…

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Kenya’s Smokeless Tobacco Crisis

It is not often that you hear of the phrase smokeless tobacco let alone the crisis it continues to incubate, even though these products have been around for a long…

The Hidden Crisis in Kenya’s Healthcare Reform

In October 2023, Kenya’s healthcare system underwent a major change. The familiar National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) was replaced by the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). While this change promised…

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Protecting Kenya’s Youth from Novel Tobacco Products

“Are you aware that your child could be a covert tobacco addict right under your nose, within the confines of your own home? Thomas Lindi, a representative of the Kenya…

Infertility in Men

He had visited a hospital to check a recurrent itch on his left thigh, close to his genitals. Nothing related. But, the doctor examined him further and proposed a thorough…

Should adolescents get access to contraceptives?

Bosibori is awaken by the cries of her one year and half old daughter. Her greatest fear is that she will startle her baby brother who is still asleep. The…

Community Health Volunteers and a Mobile App Deliver The Health in Isiolo

“I will averagely visit around six homes in a day, says the CHV based in Lumatei, homes. If I leave at 9 a.m. I will arrive at 12 noon. I…

Use That Condom

Kenyan men are yet to widely embrace condoms as a method to prevent HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies. The message is simple, use that condom. Here is…

Rare Immune System Disorder is One of the Covid 19 Vaccine Side Effects

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) has been listed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the possible side effects of the Astra Zeneca and Johnson &Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. GBS is…

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