List/Grid Monthly Archives: December 2011
Still No Care for HIV Drugs Fraud Victims
Source: Daily Nation Gatonye Gathura 11 December 2011 Hundreds of HIV patients who may have been exposed to suspect medicines are yet to receive medical care and nobody has been…
Kenyan Hospital on Alert After Woman Dies of Hemorrhagic Fever Symptoms
Source: VOA newsblog Posted Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 at 12:30 pm Kenya’s largest referral hospital is on high alert after a woman with symptoms of hemorrhagic fever died on arrival…
The inspiring tale of lupus heroines
Source: The Standard Published on 26/12/2011 By Wairimu Nyambura For many African women, especially those brought up in the rural areas, motherhood is a dream that begins in childhood. Virginia…
KENYA: Dead Bodies and Agonized Families Paint Public Hospitals as Doctors’ Strike Enters Day 4
Source: IQNews By Joab Apollo ‘’My God please help me. My son is going to die. God help my son”. Those are the words of a middle aged mother at…
World AIDS Day 2011: Leading With Science, Uniting for Action
By Ambassador Jonathan S. Gration, Maj Gen, USAF (Ret) December 1, 2011 On World AIDS Day, we pay tribute to more than 34 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. We…
Where fighting polio makes business sense
Source: Business Daily wo decades ago, Rotary International founded PolioPlus – a programme to immunise the world’s children against the paralysing polio disease. To date, the club has contributed more…
Fighting for Rights of the Disabled in Africa
By: Ruby Pratka December 8, 2011 When Eugene Nsabayezu is on his motorcycle, no one can tell he’s handicapped. Nsabayezu, a civil engineer and father of four, has used a…
Blood Shortage Hits District Hospitals
Source:The Star Wednesday, 30 November 2011 00:14 BY GEORGE MURAGE The country is faced with an acute blood shortage in many districts hospitals. According to statistics from Bloodlife Initiative 3,000…
Kenyan Doctors Strike Over Pay, Hospital Equipment
Source: Associated Press By KATHARINE HOURELD Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya December 7, 2011 (AP) Hundreds of doctors from public medical facilities marched through the Kenyan capital on Wednesday to demand…
Patient dies as doctors’ strike paralyses operations
Source: Standard Media Published on 05/12/2011 By Standard Team Medical services in Government hospitals countrywide were paralysed as doctors downed their tools to push for better pay. At the Coast…
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