Glaring training gaps exposed in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania medical universities
Many final-year medical students in three East African universities know dangerously little on the use of antibiotics in hospital settings. The condition, a new study […]
Kenyans chasing wrong loaf of bread – food experts
By Gatonye Gathura Kenyans scrambling for brown bread on assumptions, it is healthier than white, are chasing the wrong loaf, say food experts. “We have […]
Indian firm to finance new malaria vaccine trials in Kilifi, Kenya
The final trials of a malaria vaccine hailed as a breakthrough in April have been approved for Kenya, Tanzania, Mali and Burkina Faso. In Kenya […]
Plans underway to test Chinese Covid 19 vaccine in Kenya
By Gatonye Gathura Plans are underway to start clinical trials in Kenya of a Chinese Covid 19 vaccine developed by the West China Hospital of […]
Safety concerns over Mwea rice in Kenya
Food experts including at the National Irrigation Board have warned of widespread contamination of rice from Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kirinyaga County. The experts say […]
A pill to cure love on the way
By Gatonye Gathura For several weeks recently Justice Roselyne Aburili of the High Court in Kenya trended on social media for jailing Truphena Ndonga Aswani […]
Why eligible Kenya men are committing suicide
By Gatonye Gathura Suicide attempts among young and recently married men in Kenya are on the rise with pesticides the agent of choice. Recent hospital […]
Africa missing in WHO team to China on origins of Covid 19
By Gatonye Gathura Africa, the only continent yet to start vaccinating against Covid 19, is also missing out in the World Health Organisation’s team investigating […]
Big question: Who gets malaria vaccine first?
By Gatonye Gathura It is almost time to decide which child will be on line to receive the world’s first malaria vaccine, those to wait, […]
Nairobi sex workers record huge drop in HIV infections
By Gatonye Gathura It is good news in Nairobi County as HIV infection rates among female sex workers drop dramatically. The rates have dropped from […]