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Health

Initiative launches digital tool to boost access to menstruation packs

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Empower Her Initiative has launched a digital tool to boost access to menstrual packs among the disadvantaged groups. The tool developed by Terra, a digital...

Cancer is not a death sentence, experts allay fears

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According to records from the Ministry of Health, cancer is the third leading cause of death in Kenya. In 2020 alone, the country reported 42,000 new cancer...

Mwanga Access project completes 18, 000 diabetes screening in 2yrs

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At least 18,000 people in Meru County have undergone Diabetese screening since November 2022 Mwanga Access project. The program, an intervention by a consortium of...

Innovative initiative sees 30,000 adolescents access reproductive health services

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At least 30,000 adolescents in Kisumu, Homa Bay and Nyamira counties can now access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services with ease. This...

Why Universal Health Coverage may fail again for the third time

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The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) is warning of an imminent failure of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The union claims that despite...

Calls for collaboration in fight against cardiovascular diseases

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Stakeholders in the health sector have called for more partnership in the fight against cardiovascular diseases. The calls come amid increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases...
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