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01 Aug, 22

Kenya: Decentralize Care in the Fight against Hepatitis

Kenya: Decentralize Care in the Fight against Hepatitis By Elisha Singira In line with the 2022 Hepatitis theme of bringing care closer to people, Kenya has been urged to decentralize healthcare services to reach people living outside urban settings where it is mostly centralized. Leonard Otieno, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative said during the World […]

Alarm as 91 Million Africans Infected with Hepatitis B, C

Alarm as 91 Million Africans Infected with Hepatitis B, C By Winniecynthia Awuor Over 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C, the deadliest strains of the virus for which testing and treatment remain beyond reach, a World Health Organization (WHO) scorecard shows. The viral hepatitis scorecard 2021 looks at data from the African region focusing […]

28 Jul, 22

HIV/AIDS: Progress Weakens as Resources Shrink

HIV/AIDS: Progress Weakens as Resources Shrink By Sharon Atieno With multiple and overlapping crises affecting the world including COVID-19, progress made in efforts to fight HIV/AIDS has faltered, a new United Nations (UN) AIDS report says. Over the past two and half years, the world has registered only 3.6% decrease in HIV infections- the lowest […]

27 Jul, 22

Kenya Receives Equipment to Boost Diabetes, Hypertension Fight

Kenya Receives Equipment to Boost Diabetes, Hypertension Fight By Gift Briton Kenya has received a donation of research equipment used to predict the risk of hypertension, diabetes and eye conditions through retinal scanning. The Ministry of Health received the equipment on behalf of the Kenyan government from AstraZeneca during a ceremony in Nairobi. Hypertension (blood pressure) and diabetes are among […]

Monkeypox, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Monkeypox, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern By Elisha Singira Given the risk that Monkeypox poses globally, it has now been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision was arrived at after the WHO emergency committee assessed the required limits of an outbreak being declared […]

25 Jul, 22

Kenya: Counties Making Progress in Implementation of National AMR Action Plan

Kenya: Counties Making Progress in Implementation of National AMR Action Plan By Elisha Singira and Mary Hearty Bungoma, Trans Nzoia, Nyeri, Kiambu, Kisumu, Kilifi and Muranga are among the counties making tremendous progress in the implementation of the objectives of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Some of the indicators considered include […]

22 Jul, 22

AMR: One Health Approach Gains Momentum in Kenya

AMR: One Health Approach Gains Momentum in Kenya By Mary Hearty Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most complex public health threats with root causes in multiple sectors ranging from health, food safety, and agriculture, to environment and trade. Studies have predicted a continued rise in AMR globally, leading to 10 million people dying […]

15 Jul, 22

Kenya could Implement Personalized Medicine in the Next Five Years

Kenya could Implement Personalized Medicine in the Next Five Years By Mary Hearty Kenya has the potential to implement personalized medicine- a medical model that is used to determine the genetic makeup of a person in order to know the best drug that is specifically suitable for them- in the next five years with strong […]

15 Jul, 22

Kenya: Funding Remains a Hindrance to Implementation of Personalized Medicine

Kenya: Funding Remains a Hindrance to Implementation of Personalized Medicine By Willy Ngumbi Though Kenya has a lot of potential for implementing personalized medicine (PM) including human resource among others, funding remains a major hindrance to this treatment model, experts say during the European Union-East Africa Region Stakeholder Workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr Evelyn Gitau, African Population and Health […]

Countries urged to Accelerate Trials on Anti-Microbial Resistant Vaccines

AMR: Countries urged to Accelerate Trials on Vaccines By Elisha Singira With nearly five million deaths per year attributed to resistant bacterial infections and over one million deaths directly linked to antimicrobial-resistant (AMR), the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries to accelerate trials for AMR related vaccines in late-stage development and maximize the […]