List/Grid Monthly Archives: December 2011
Cancer in Kenya Should Not Be A Death Certificate
Source: Diasporamessemger Biopsy, mammogram, and chemotherapy are words all too familiar with cancer patients. Death is another word often at the tip of many tongues as patients describe the disease….
Experts warn neglected diseases pose threat
Source:The Standard By Mureen Odiwuor, Neglected tropical diseases are posing a big threat to the health sector, experts have warned. During a health symposium held in Kisumu by Kenya Medical…
Experts warn against chewing ‘khat’
Source: Gulf Times Chewing khat, a common practice in some countries in the region, increases the risk of death and stroke in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a new…
Ebola fact sheet
Source: Who.int Ebola haemorrhagic fever Fact sheet N°103 Revised: December 2011 The Ebola virus belongs to the Filoviridae family (filovirus) and is comprised of five distinct species: Zaïre, Sudan, Côte…
Former Miss Venezuela dies of breast cancer at 28
Source:”By IAN JAMES | AP – Tue, Dec 20, 2011 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall, whose struggle with breast cancer was closely followed by Venezuelans, has…
Cancer centre to be completed in the next six months
Source: The Standard By Peter Atsiaya, The Cancer patients will soon start receiving medical care at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret upon completion of construction of a modern…
Fake mobile phones in Kenya
Source:Afrique en ligne Thursday Dec 22nd Communication Commission of Kenya postpones switch off date for users of fake mobile phones in Kenya – The Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) has…
Court declines to pick hospital manager
Source: The Nairobi Star Wednesday, 21 December 2011 00:30 BY SUSAN MUHINDI THE High Court has declined to appoint receiver managers to run St Mary’s hospitals on grounds that they…
Kenya HIV Families Torn Between Health Or Food
Source:NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rising food prices are taking a toll in East Africa on low-income people who have the virus that causes AIDS. An expert on HIV/AIDS for the…
Stop Stigma on Aids Victims
Source: Written by George Owiti/John Ochanda Wednesday, 21 December 2011 14:39 Martin Odhiambo Onyango is a prominent HIV/AIDS activist in Gem District of Siaya County at the age of 11…
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