Kenya’s CyberKnife set to check outbound medical tourism
Kenya could experience a surge in inbound medical tourism in the coming years following the historic launch of CyberKnife radiotherapy
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Health
Health experts push for dietary changes to stem stillbirths
Across the world, a troubling statistic reveals that one in every four babies face the risk of being born underweight
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Why Kenya could miss universal healthcare dream
Financial shifts are likely to lead to the loss of health gains that occurred while receiving substantial external financial support,
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How sugar keeps us addicted to junk food
That dreaded feeling when you have a snack in the house – the internal struggle, the futile attempts to distract
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Aga Khan to pioneer dementia research in Kenya
Kenya is set to pioneer brain research for dementia in a deal between Aga Khan University’s Brain and Mind Institute
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Kenya to roll out vaccines after 194 die of cholera
Kenya is battling a cholera outbreak that has claimed 194 lives in less than a year prompting the government to
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Hope dashed: WHO rejects key meds for obesity, cancer pain
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has excluded drugs meant for the management of cancer pain and obesity citing high cost.
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WHO raises alarm over polio outbreak in Kenya
Kenya is among 145 nations experiencing outbreaks and emergencies owing to humanitarian crises following the emergence of polio in Garissa
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Turning the tide: WHO approves new TB drug for children
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has given children and adolescents access to new and simple ways of treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
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High food costs pushing up obesity rates in poor countries – IFAD
The widening gap between the cost of healthy and unhealthy foods in poor countries is driving obesity rates in both
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