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Health

Community Scorecard transforming maternal health in Ukwala

On April 18, 2021, Jannet (not her real name) walked into Ukwala Sub County Hospital. A resident of Doho East, Ukwala, had gone to deliver...

Nine in every 10 Kisumu residents know their HIV status

93 per cent of Kisumu's population know their HIV status. The figure which was released during Star Hospital medical camp also ranked Kisumu second having...

Boost to healthcare as county receives Sh.20 million worth of medical equipment

Kisumu county’s healthcare has received a major boost after receiving Sh.20 million worth of medical equipment. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) CEO...

Kenyans furious over President Ruto’s unfulfilled NHIF promise

The internet never forgets neither do Kenyans do when it comes to taking you back to anything you said despite how the situation was...

How Homa Bay teacher uses hot pepper for medical massage

For over 6, 000 years, pepper has been used in many households as an additional spice that brings out a ‘hot taste’ in food. But...

Kisumu makes a step to scale up preventive health

Kisumu County Government has officially launched a two year Primary Healthcare strategy in a bid to have a more preventive care system. The 2022-2024 strategy...

Latest News

Delayed implementation of Bamako Convention hurting  Kisumu fish industry

Maurice Ouko watches his two-month-old tilapia dart through the water inside his fish cage on Lake Victoria, moments...

KRA in a bid to introduce tax literacy in basic education curriculum

The country’s basic education may soon have comprehensive tax literacy in its curriculum. According to the Kenya Revenue Authority...

ProSoil: How once abandoned farms are getting back to productivity

Seven years ago, Agnes Wekesa contemplated selling her family piece of land, and use the money to start a...

200, 000 western Kenya farmers impacted as German-supported Pro-soil project folds

After ten years of engaging farmers in western Kenya, the German-government supported Pro-Soil project has finally folded. ProSoil, a...

How communal drug dispensing is suppressing HIV medication defaulting rates in Homa Bay

As the morning sun hits Pala Village in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County, Fauzia (not her real name) makes...

Agony of Homa Bay teens nursing scars of early motherhood

It is a warm sunny Wednesday afternoon, and over 30 teen mothers are seated under a tree at...