Health Archives - Afya Watch

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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Mental Health

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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Health

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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Lifestyle

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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Health

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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Lifestyle

Why Sleep Is Important for Good Health

This diagram is courtesy of Healthline Just like a balanced diet, water and oxygen, sleep is a basic human need for the better functioning of the mind and body. So…

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Life

How Important is Breastfeeding Really

It is World breastfeeding week just in case it escaped you. Today Afyawatch explores the question on just how important is breastfeeding? The World Breastfeeding Week is aimed at enhancing…

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Health

I Accidentally Ate Mouldy Bread

If you did not pay attention in Biology class then you are probably thinking that I had some fancy flavored bread at a five-star restaurant served with cheese and…

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