Wangari Maathai's Awkward Questions About HIV Still Unanswered
Posted by: Simon Collery
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2012-07-27 06:15:13 -0700 | political-news
Many have mourned the death of Wangari Maathai, a great Kenyan woman. But, while she was best known for her environmental advocacy, I would like to note her alleged unorthodox view of HIV. I don't agree with the views that...
Why Would Anyone Want a HIV Test, Given the HIV Industry's Prejudice?
Posted by: Simon Collery
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2012-07-27 06:16:45 -0700 | health-news
There may be some confusion about HIV testing in Kenya at the moment because some news sources are not too careful about saying whether the 40% figure for people never tested is only for adults or whether it's for the...
Why are there so many Cases of Cancers in Kenya.
Posted by: James Njogu
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2012-02-07 22:59:19 -0800 | health-news
With the news that Nobel laureate Prof. Wangari Maathai died of ovarian cancer, Kenyans should ask themselves why Cancer cases are on the rise. Many Kenyans are ignorant of what causes cancer. Others are in denial even though they are...
Why Fabricate HIV Data When You've Got the Real Thing?
Posted by: Simon Collery
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2012-07-27 18:24:14 -0700 | health-news
In the Kenyan Modes of Transmission Survey, which purports to estimate the relative contribution of each HIV transmission mode, the guesstimate for the contribution of men having sex with men is lumped in with a figure that is said to...
Kenya experiencing heat wave
Posted by: James Njogu
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2012-02-08 06:59:08 -0800 | health-news
During the past two weeks, Kenya has been experiencing excruiting heat that is associated with lanina phenomenon.Most towns have been having an average of 35 degrees celsius of heat. The effects of the heat include whirl winds and dust in...
Kenya: 35 Slum Fire Victims Die in Hospital
Source: Africa Headlines
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2011-11-20 11:07:09 -0800 | political-news
35 Slum Fire Victims Die in Hospital Mike Mwaniki 19 September 2011 The number of people who have died at the Kenyatta National Hospital following the Sinai village fire tragedy has risen to 35. Hospital spokesman Simon Ithae on Monday...
Kenya: Climate Change Hits Coffee Industry
Source: Africa Headlines
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2011-11-20 11:16:01 -0800 | political-news
Climate Change Hits Coffee Industry 18 September 2011 Global warming has increased the spread of pests in key farming regions with coffee exports facing the strain from the berry disease.
Gender Sensitivity: Investigating Non-Sexual HIV Risks
Posted by: Simon Collery
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2012-07-26 21:42:38 -0700 | health-news
Yet another article about the fact that far more women than men are infected with HIV in Kenya(as is the case in all African countries); this time, women account for 65% of all new infections.According to another document, "women aged...
Kenya: Hospital Set for First Video Link Surgery
Source: Africa Headlines
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2011-11-08 14:54:41 -0800 | technology-news
Aga Khan Hospital Set for First Video Link Surgery Mugambi Mutegi 7 September 2011 The first surgery enabled by remote video technology in Kenya will be performed on Thursday at the Aga Khan University Hospital. The Nairobi-based surgeons will use...
Without Addressing Determinants of Health, Technical Fixes May be Useless
Posted by: Simon Collery
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2012-07-26 21:54:54 -0700 | health-news
There is an interesting conflict between the findings of two different pieces of malaria research. One piece from Tanzania claims that mosquito numbers have decreased over a number of years to such an extent that fewer and fewer people are...
Kenya: Wet Weather Boosts Small Scale Tea Production - TBK
Source: Africa Headlines
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2011-10-26 07:15:46 -0700 | technology-news
TBK Winfred Kagwe 24 August 2011 Light rainfall experienced in the last weeks boosted tea output for the month of July especially for the small scale sub-sector. In July, tea output rose 7.96 per cent to 26.3 million compared to...
Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga clashed with Naivasha MP John Mututho, over the alleged ...
Posted by: jackmarwa
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2012-11-02 19:05:05 -0700 | health-news
BY JACK MARWA NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 4 – Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga clashed with Naivasha MP John Mututho, over the alleged importation of the controversial Genetically Modified Maize (GMO) into the country. The PM, who was making a government...
Kenya: How Nurse-Aide Beat the Odds to Head Department
Source: Africa Headlines
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2011-10-06 02:02:41 -0700 | sports-news
How Nurse-Aide Beat the Odds to Head Department Immaculate Karambu 3 August 2011 "A very important member of staff," is how Dr Denis Ogolla, the managing director of Nairobi's Avenue Healthcare, describes Irene Kaberere...Over the years, she earned trust due...
Kenya: Government to Open Cancer Centers Countrywide
Source: Africa Headlines
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2011-09-26 15:53:46 -0700 | political-news
Government to Open Cancer Centers Countrywide Maureen Waruinge 25 July 2011 President Kibaki has called for more efforts in the fight against and treatment of cancer, noting that 50 Kenyans die every day from the disease while 82,000 are diagnosed...
Horn of Africa: UN steps up aid to millions of people
Posted by: rsa76
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2012-11-02 19:03:53 -0700 | health-news
NAIROBI - As the United Nations acknowledged Wednesday that two parts of Somalia are suffering from hunger and more than 11 million people in the Horn of Africa are in need of humanitarian assistance, the Director Executive Food Programme (WFP),...
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