List/Grid Tag Archives: World Health Organization
KENYA: PMTCT could cause drug resistance in positive infants
Source: IRIN KISUMU, 6 May 2011 (PlusNews) – Drug regimens used in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV are effective, but infants should be monitored for drug resistance,…
Safe Drinking Water For Western Kenya
SPECIAL REPORT by XINHUA CORRESPONDENT Njoroge Kaburo KAKAMEGA (Xinhua) – Four million rural Kenyans received safe drinking water thanks to a new Lifestraw “Carbon For Water” program. Close to one…
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…
Acumen Fund Invests in Sproxil, Inc. to Combat Counterfeit Medicine Using Mobile Technology
Posted by Healthcare Packaging on March 28, 2011 Acumen Fund, a nonprofit global venture fund addressing poverty in South Asia and East Africa, today announced an investment in Sproxil, Inc.,…
African Conference Calls for Strengthening Mother-to-Child HIV Programs
SOURCE: VOICE OF AMERICA Cathy Majtenyi | NairoBI March 17, 2011 Delegates from 15 African countries have concluded a workshop in Kenya’s capital to discuss how to stop mother-to-child transmission…
Battling AIDS: A life and death vote
SOURCE: THE STAR TORONTO jack Kamonya is a teacher and AIDS activist in Kenya who relies on antiretroviral medicines to stay healthy. He takes $88 a year worth of cheap…
Need for systematic HIV drug resistance testing in Africa
SOURCE: IRIN HIV is a tough enough diagnosis, but when one contracts a strain of HIV resistant to some life-prolonging medicines, treatment options are limited. A new study has found…
KENYA: Hungry HIV-positive mothers wary of exclusive breastfeeding
SOURCE: PLUSNEWS.ORG NYANDO, 21 February 2011 (PlusNews) – Nutrition experts recommend that HIV-positive mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months to reduce the risk of HIV transmission,…
Cancer experts still remain in short supply
SOURCE: Coastweek The situation is grave bearing in mind that cancer is number three killer disease in the country with majority of patients based in rural areas. XINHUA NEWS SERVICE…
TB Case Finding Missing Many Patients
By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Published: January 14, 2011 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA,…
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