C-Section Awareness Month-Empowering Moms With Disabilities
For many women with disabilities, motherhood is a journey filled with both joy and unexpected challenges. While making the exciting choice to have a child, they...
Why Autism In Women Often Goes Unseen
Forget the stereotype of a child struggling to make friends. Autism is a lifelong journey, and countless adults navigate the world with this invisible companion...
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Breaking Barriers, Saving Lives
Hey there, January isn't just about resolutions – it's also a month we have to kick cervical cancer out by smashing down barriers for our beautiful women with d...
Kenya To Conduct National Disability Survey In 2024
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has announced plans to conduct a National Disability Survey (NDS) in 2024. The survey will provide comprehensive...
World Food Safety Day
BY ESTHER MUTURI World Food Safety Day is celebrated annually on 7th June. The 2023 event marks its fifth anniversary.This celebration is aimed at raising aware...
Mental Health Awareness Month-Eating Disorders
BY ESTHER MUTURIEating disorders are serious health conditions that affect one’s physical and mental health. These conditions may include problems in how one th...
Cigarette Smoking Among Leading Causes Of Disabilities
This year’s World No Tobacco Day will be celebrated at Sibuoche market in Migori county on Wednesday 31, May at an event expected to be graced by senior nationa...
Mental Health Awareness-Depression
BY ESTHER MUTURIDepression is a chronic feeling of emptiness, sadness, or inability to feel pleasure that may appear to happen for no clear reason. It is distin...
World Aids vaccine Day
BY WINNIE KENDI MUTURIWorld Aids vaccine Day also referred to as HIV vaccine day, is celebrated every year on May 18. According to World Health Organisation (W...
WHO Closes Down Its Regional Office In Moscow
By REUTERSThe World Health Organization said on Monday, May 15, that its members in Europe had voted to shut a regional office located in Moscow, a move which f...
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
BY WINNIE KENDI MUTURIBladder cancer is the growth of abnormal tissue, known as a tumor, that develops in the bladder lining. Bladder cancer awareness month is...
National Nurses Week
BY STACY ODHIAMBONurses Week is an annual event celebrated worldwide to recognize and appreciate the contributions of nurses to society. It is a time to honor a...
Progeria Syndrome
BY STACY ODHIAMBOProgeria syndrome also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), is a rare genetic condition that causes premature aging in childre...
Health CS Announce New Malaria Approach
BY MUSA MARANGAHealth ministry cabinet secretary(CS) Susan Nakhumicha has announced a changed approach to malaria control measures terming it a paradigm shift b...
World Malaria Day
BY WINNIE KENDY MUTURIWorld malaria day is a global occasion by the world health organization (WHO) and the international health community to raise awareness an...
International Cesarean Awareness Month
Having a baby is an act of creation that brings joy and celebration to the family.The process of having a baby is known as Childbirth, which is described as the...
World Liver Day
BY STACY ODHIAMBOWorld Liver Day is celebrated on April 19th every year to raise awareness about the importance of liver health and the impact of liver diseases...
Ghana Approves Oxford’s Malaria Vaccine
Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine from Oxford University, with children under the age of three in line to benefit...
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic disorder that affects connective tissues, such as muscles and tendons, and causes them to turn int...
WHO Addresses Infertility
World Health Organization is now calling upon countries to improve access to affordable and high-quality fertility care in a bid to reduce cases of infertility....
Kenya Among Countries Hit By Cholera In Africa
Kenya is among countries which are experiencing an upsurge of cholera cases in the Eastern and Southern Africa, this is according to the United Nations Internat...