By Science Africa correspondent Kenya becomes the tenth country in Africa to eliminate Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health concern. The other countries that have…
Kisumu’s Health Scheme Offering Support to Vulnerable Families
By Peter Oliver Ochieng The Kisumu Solidarity Health Cover popularly known as Marwa (Ours) is up and running. The social health insurance scheme was set up by the County Government…
Kakamega Farmers Start Reaping Big from Fish Factory
By Peter Oliver Ochieng Fish farmers in Kakamega County are a delighted lot. After several years of hustles directed at netting a ready market for their fish, the solution is…
Urban farming charging lives
By Chrisphine Okoth and Derricks Omondi Kisumu city has a population of about 600,000 according to the 2019 census. With such a population there is high demand for, not only…
With a total of 9800 preterm deaths annually in Uganda, health practitioners have stepped up their efforts to reduce these alarming statistics numbers to an acceptable figure. The World Health…
By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis…