List/Grid Monthly Archives: April 2011
Local herbs may produce major cure for malaria
Source: Daily Nation By GATONYE GATHURA The next major cure for malaria may come from local herbs, with researchers already having tested and confirmed several species to contain chemicals that…
Yellow Fever Scare As Man, 50, Dies
Source: Daily Nation Wycliffe Kipsang 23 April 2011 Nairobi — Health personnel in Baringo are on high alert after a 50-year-old man succumbed to a condition suspected to be yellow…
Kenya, China in Sh8bn university hospital deal
Source: The Nairobi Star Friday, 22 April 2011 00:03 BY STAR REPORTER Kenya and China yesterday moved to strengthen relations with the signing of 10 bilateral agreements on key projects…
Cassava research staff receive ‘royalty free’ variety
Source: Coastweek Increasing nutrients in local cassava varieties will make it both accessible and affordable for communities to improve their own nutrition SPECIAL REPORT BY XINHUA CORRESPONDENT Peter Mutai NAIROBI…
Medical firm introduces mobile laboratories
SOURCE: STANDARD MOBILE By ISAIAH LUCHELI For many people, lack of highly specialised laboratory services in public health facilities has been a major challenge in the quest for proper healthcare….
What many don’t understand is often dismissed as witchcraft
SOURCE: STANDARD MOBILE By MICHELLE AYUMA The space between the National Archives and the ever-crowded Ambassador bus terminus in Nairobi is sometimes equated to ‘a house of lunatics’. Here one…
Beware of Herbal Remedies, Warn Experts
Source: Daily Nation Patrick Nzioka 21 April 2011 Nairobi — Kenyans might unknowingly be pumping poison into their bodies by using the much-hyped herbal-based products. Most of the products, presented…
KNCHR to probe reproductive health violations
Source: Capital FM NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 20 – The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) will conduct public hearings across the country in response to increasing concerns with the…
Kenya in need of more malaria funding
Source: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Written By:Margaret Kalekye/KNA, Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2011 Public Health Minister Beth Mugo is requesting for more funding to sustain the fight against malaria. Mugo says…
Cases of Malaria in Busia District Rise Alarmingly
Source: Nairobi Star Gilbert Ochieng 21 April 2011 Busia County has experienced rapid increase of malaria cases over the last one month. A spot check done by the Star yesterday…
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