News
New Report Warns Tobacco Industry Influence Still Threatens Kenya’s Public Health Gains
A new Tobacco Industry Interference Index released by the Kenya Tobacco Control and Health Promotion Alliance (KETCA) warns that despite a sharp decline in smoking rates over the past decade, tobacco industry interference and the growing popularity of new nicotine products...
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Technology
Politics & Policy
Kenya Can End Cervical Cancer Deaths
By Ms. Mary Muthoni Muriuki, Principal Secretary State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards Cervical cancer remains a major...
Hazardous Waste Landfill in Wajir Remains Active Despite Court Order
Just a few kilometers from Wajir town a cloud of smoke, a pungent smell and the sight of Marabou storks...
Kenya Rallies National Effort Ahead of World AIDS Day With Major Marathon, Youth-Focused Campaigns
Kenya has begun national preparations for this year’s World AIDS Day with a renewed call to action headlined by the...
Medical Research
Kenyan scientists build a molecular malaria surveillance system to flag mutations that may evade malaria drugs
Kenyan scientists are expanding a nationwide molecular surveillance system to detect early signs of malaria drug resistance as genetic mutations...
The Economics of Maternal Death: How Families Pay the Price When Mothers Die
When Brian Odhiambo took his wife, Wendy Majore, to the Hospital in October 2023, he was hopeful and excited to...
KEMRI Scientists Help Uncover Mosquito’s Genetic Secrets in Global Malaria Fight
By Ivyn Kipruto Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) scientists have played a key role in a groundbreaking international study that...
Events
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