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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…

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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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Experts Advocate for Implementation of Food Labelling Policy

Imagine the scene: you’re leisurely strolling through a bustling supermarket or mall, surrounded by a tempting array of treats and delicacies. Perhaps you have your children, nieces, or nephews in…

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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…

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IS TALKING TO YOURSELF A MENTAL ILLNESS

“It’s not an irrational thing to do. Talking to yourself makes one remember events that have happened, however, right words need to be used for this to work” Beatrice Musimbi,…

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Private Hospitals Extort Patients by Prolonging Discharges

It is now in the public domain. Private hospitals in Kenya are extorting patients by prolonging their stay in hospital. In simpler words, you and I are all potential pawns…

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Is It Safe to Smoke E-cigarettes

“You see, E-cigs produce no smoke. The smoke is the problem with traditional tobacco cigs. It contains tar which results in lung cancer. E-cigs are really the safe way to…

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What Is Self-care, Why You Should Care

What if you could determine how healthy or unhealthy you become as a person? The answer is not as simple but there is a buzzword that you need to adopt…

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How Healthy Are Mushrooms?

Delicious! Photo by Sébastien Marchand on Unsplash Some grow on their own accord. Others, you have to plant. But just how healthy are mushrooms? Mushrooms are a type of fungi…

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Landmark Bill Passed to Empower Community Health Workers

Kenya’s Smokeless Tobacco Crisis

The Hidden Crisis in Kenya’s Healthcare Reform

Experts Advocate for Implementation of Food Labelling Policy

Protecting Kenya’s Youth from Novel Tobacco Products

IS TALKING TO YOURSELF A MENTAL ILLNESS

Private Hospitals Extort Patients by Prolonging Discharges

Is It Safe to Smoke E-cigarettes

What Is Self-care, Why You Should Care

How Healthy Are Mushrooms?

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

The Hidden Health Risks of Meat Consumption: A Look at Kenya’s Nyama Choma Culture

Kenyans Struggle with Non Communicable Diseases

The Unsung Heroes Within: Celebrating World Kidney Day

Sounding the Alarm: A Call to End the Cycle of FGM

In Finland Even the President Goes To a Public Hospital

5 Reasons You Wake Up Feeling Tired Even with Enough Sleep

Is Sitting the New Smoking?

Food and the Expanding Waistline, Hallo Christmas

‘It’s the Lifestyle We Have to Change’ The Prescription to Non Communicable Diseases