Sputnik V Covid-19 Vaccine Granted Authorization
Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons’ Board (PPB) has granted emergency medical authorization for the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine. In a notice dated March 24, 2021, the PPB said it gave the…
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Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout in Africa
The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine is underway in African countries. In the West, there is a storm over available stocks. The scrumble for available Covid-19 vaccines by the worlds…
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Women Need To Lead In Health
It is women that the world needs to transform the provision and delivery of healthcare. It is women we need to be part of the leadership that decides what is…
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How do you win a Nobel prize in medicine or physiology?
How really do you actually win a Nobel prize in medicine or physiology? You could discover a virus, describe the disease it causes and voila! You have the Nobel Prize medal…
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Breast Cancer and Why You Should Screen
It is October, the pink-ribbon month. As you wear the pink ribbon or see it around you, have you had your breasts screened? Here is why you should screen for…
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Teenage Pregnancies in Kenya
Teenage pregnancy, also called adolescent pregnancy, is a social and medical problem. Our sisters, cousins and nieces have become part of the statistics: 18 in every 100 girls aged between…
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10 sleep challenges during pregnancy and how to address them
Let’s take a look at the ten most common sleep snatchers and how you can stop them from robbing you of precious sleep during pregnancy 1. RAPIDLY GROWING BODY There’s…
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Fake News and Coronavirus
The fake news circulating about the coronavirus can be likened to yet another outbreak that humanity has to confront. So bad is the spread if fake news during this period…
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Coronavirus In Kenya
There are now three people with coronavirus in Kenya. The first case was reported on Friday, March 6th. The two who tested positive had been in contact with the first…
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“It Took Me 4 Years Before I Discovered That I Had Ovarian Cancer’’
“It took me 4years before I discovered that I had ovarian cancer. First, I had bloating and sometimes I would feel so full regardless of what I had eaten. I…
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