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INNOCULATION SCHEDULE AT CITY HALL
City Council Of Nairobi Public Health Dept Approved Inoculation charges for those travelling out of Kenya Yellow Fever KES 1,800 Tetanus Toxoid KES 200 Diptheria & Tetanus KES 200 Typhoid…
Why the doctor writes what he does on your prescription
1, Do not substitute • The doctor may have various reasons for writing this. These include:- • He has carried out a sensitivity test and the medicine prescribed is the…
Measles
Source:WHO Key facts * Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available. The measles virus normally grows…
Tuberculosis Fact Sheet
SOURCE who.int November 2010 Infection and transmission Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease. Like the common cold, it spreads through the air. Only people who are sick with TB in…
World TB Day – 24 March 2011
SOURCE : WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION World TB Day raises awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. One-third of the world’s population is currently…
Unlucky couples bravely fight social stigma of HIV
COURSE COASTWEEK SPECIAL REPORT BY XINHUA CORRESPONDENT Bedah Mengo Research shows being in a discordant relationship increases one’ s chances of contracting HIV. NAIROBI (Xinhua) — Six years ago, Celestine…
Malaria
SOURCE: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Note:artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) the most effective drug against Malaria in Kenya is available free of charge in any government health facility and at about kes…
Pneumonia Fact Sheet
SOURCE: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Please note that any child under one year can now get free immunization against pneumonia in any government health facility Key facts * Pneumonia is the…
CANCER FACT SHEET
SOURCE: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION please note that there is a cancer care centre with state of the art equipment in Nairobi behind MPSHAH hospital Parklands. Make use of it. Cancer…
Lifestyle Diseases Hit Central Hard
SOURCE: DAILY NATION John Njagi 22 February 2011 Nairobi — Lifestyle diseases have surpassed Aids as the major killer in Central Kenya. The government is, as a result, shifting resources…
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