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Gardy Chacha

When immunity is low, germs throw a party

HIV lowers immunity by attacking white blood cells that contain a marker we call CD4. When a person’s CD4 levels go down below 500 they start getting opportunistic infections.

When immunity is low, germs throw a party

What pesticide is in your stew?

What pesticide is in your stew?

Bleeding: Top cause of maternal deaths

Bleeding: Top cause of maternal deaths

Meet an 'angel of the night' from Mfangano Island

Meet an 'angel of the night' from Mfangano Island

Portable scan saving lives of mothers, babies

The scanner, a portable version of the conventional bulky ultrasound machine is made up of a tablet (installed with Lumify software) and a probe (transducer).

By 2 months ago

Portable scan saving lives of mothers, babies

How 'un-bankable' farmers are finally accessing credit

Despite accounting for over 70 per cent of agricultural production and about 75 per cent of food demand in Kenya, small scale farmers are finding it hard to access credit to go about farming.

By 3 months ago

How 'un-bankable' farmers are finally accessing credit

Why lack of abortion guidelines in Kenya will cause women more suffering

Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society makes a case for safe abortion options for women in Kenya.

By 3 months ago

Why lack of abortion guidelines in Kenya will cause women more suffering

'We now have to buy the air we breathe'

From cooking over wood or charcoal fires to smoking cigarettes, long-term exposure to smoke is associated with many illnesses including COPD, a chronic lung disease.

By 3 months ago

'We now have to buy the air we breathe'

Doctors take stand on abortion rights for the survivors of rape

Under the 2010 Constitution, abortion may be granted to a pregnant woman or girl, when in the opinion of a trained health professional, her life or health is in danger.

By 4 months ago

Doctors take stand on abortion rights for the survivors of rape

'Who abused my girl?' distraught mother places daughter on contraception

Sian who only communicates by writing down answers to questions could not effectively identify the man responsible for her pregnancy.

By 4 months ago

'Who abused my girl?' distraught mother places daughter on contraception

Sh500 to cause chaos?

Society has placed high expectations on young men but with very little support in return. A political mobiliser in Mathare, says politicians know the despair of jobless youth.

By 5 months ago

Sh500 to cause chaos?

Portable scan saving lives of mothers, babies

The scanner, a portable version of the conventional bulky ultrasound machine is made up of a tablet (installed with Lumify software) and a probe (transducer).

By 2 months ago

Portable scan saving lives of mothers, babies

How 'un-bankable' farmers are finally accessing credit

Despite accounting for over 70 per cent of agricultural production and about 75 per cent of food demand in Kenya, small scale farmers are finding it hard to access credit to go about farming.

By 3 months ago

How 'un-bankable' farmers are finally accessing credit

Why lack of abortion guidelines in Kenya will cause women more suffering

Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society makes a case for safe abortion options for women in Kenya.

By 3 months ago

Why lack of abortion guidelines in Kenya will cause women more suffering

'We now have to buy the air we breathe'

From cooking over wood or charcoal fires to smoking cigarettes, long-term exposure to smoke is associated with many illnesses including COPD, a chronic lung disease.

By 3 months ago

'We now have to buy the air we breathe'

Doctors take stand on abortion rights for the survivors of rape

Under the 2010 Constitution, abortion may be granted to a pregnant woman or girl, when in the opinion of a trained health professional, her life or health is in danger.

By 4 months ago

Doctors take stand on abortion rights for the survivors of rape

'Who abused my girl?' distraught mother places daughter on contraception

Sian who only communicates by writing down answers to questions could not effectively identify the man responsible for her pregnancy.

By 4 months ago

'Who abused my girl?' distraught mother places daughter on contraception

Sh500 to cause chaos?

Society has placed high expectations on young men but with very little support in return. A political mobiliser in Mathare, says politicians know the despair of jobless youth.

By 5 months ago

Sh500 to cause chaos?

Portable scan saving lives of mothers, babies

The scanner, a portable version of the conventional bulky ultrasound machine is made up of a tablet (installed with Lumify software) and a probe (transducer).

By 2 months ago

Portable scan saving lives of mothers, babies

How 'un-bankable' farmers are finally accessing credit

Despite accounting for over 70 per cent of agricultural production and about 75 per cent of food demand in Kenya, small scale farmers are finding it hard to access credit to go about farming.

By 3 months ago

How 'un-bankable' farmers are finally accessing credit

Why lack of abortion guidelines in Kenya will cause women more suffering

Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society makes a case for safe abortion options for women in Kenya.

By 3 months ago

Why lack of abortion guidelines in Kenya will cause women more suffering

'We now have to buy the air we breathe'

From cooking over wood or charcoal fires to smoking cigarettes, long-term exposure to smoke is associated with many illnesses including COPD, a chronic lung disease.

By 3 months ago

'We now have to buy the air we breathe'

Doctors take stand on abortion rights for the survivors of rape

Under the 2010 Constitution, abortion may be granted to a pregnant woman or girl, when in the opinion of a trained health professional, her life or health is in danger.

By 4 months ago

Doctors take stand on abortion rights for the survivors of rape

'Who abused my girl?' distraught mother places daughter on contraception

Sian who only communicates by writing down answers to questions could not effectively identify the man responsible for her pregnancy.

By 4 months ago

'Who abused my girl?' distraught mother places daughter on contraception

Sh500 to cause chaos?

Society has placed high expectations on young men but with very little support in return. A political mobiliser in Mathare, says politicians know the despair of jobless youth.

By 5 months ago

Sh500 to cause chaos?

How 'un-bankable' farmers are finally accessing credit

Despite accounting for over 70 per cent of agricultural production and about 75 per cent of food demand in Kenya, small scale farmers are finding it hard to access credit to go about farming.

By Gardy Chacha 3 months ago

How 'un-bankable' farmers are finally accessing credit

Why lack of abortion guidelines in Kenya will cause women more suffering

Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society makes a case for safe abortion options for women in Kenya.

By Gardy Chacha 3 months ago

Why lack of abortion guidelines in Kenya will cause women more suffering

'We now have to buy the air we breathe'

From cooking over wood or charcoal fires to smoking cigarettes, long-term exposure to smoke is associated with many illnesses including COPD, a chronic lung disease.

By Gardy Chacha 3 months ago

'We now have to buy the air we breathe'

Doctors take stand on abortion rights for the survivors of rape

Under the 2010 Constitution, abortion may be granted to a pregnant woman or girl, when in the opinion of a trained health professional, her life or health is in danger.

By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago

Doctors take stand on abortion rights for the survivors of rape

'Who abused my girl?' distraught mother places daughter on contraception

Sian who only communicates by writing down answers to questions could not effectively identify the man responsible for her pregnancy.

By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago

'Who abused my girl?' distraught mother places daughter on contraception

Sh500 to cause chaos?

Society has placed high expectations on young men but with very little support in return. A political mobiliser in Mathare, says politicians know the despair of jobless youth.

By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago

Sh500 to cause chaos?

What discovery of 'new' mosquito means and what you should do now

Known as Anopheles stephensi (A. stephensi), the mosquito transmits Plasmodium vivax - one of five plasmodium parasites that cause malaria.

By Gardy Chacha 6 months ago

What discovery of 'new' mosquito means and what you should do now

How this restaurant is making a tidy sum from dance

Afro-Latin social Sundays have a mix of Kizomba, Bachata and Salsa: music and dance with high sensuality.

By Gardy Chacha 7 months ago

How this restaurant is making a tidy sum from dance

Cervical cancer: The one thing you can do to stop it

3,268 women in Kenya, out of 5,250 diagnosed with the disease succumb to it every year, according to the GLOBOCAN 2020 Report. This translates to nine lives lost every day.

By Gardy Chacha 7 months ago

Cervical cancer: The one thing you can do to stop it

Catherine Kasavuli the legend

As the first female TV broadcaster in Kenya, Catherine Kasavuli inspired many girls to join the media

By Gardy Chacha 8 months ago

Catherine Kasavuli the legend

'The sun makes my skin cancerous'

Shannelle suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP), a rare condition diagnosed when she was about six.

By Gardy Chacha 9 months ago

'The sun makes my skin cancerous'

Why men prefer to pay expensive dowry for Pokot's uneducated girls

What distinguishes married girls from unmarried ones is a conspicuous set of bronze-coloured bangles on the right arm. "The more the bangles, the more the cows paid as bride price to her parents

By Gardy Chacha 10 months ago

Why men prefer to pay expensive dowry for Pokot's uneducated girls

Leah Chebitwey: I struggle with memory loss 2 years after battling Covid

Dr Shamsa warns that some categories of people have a higher probability of developing long covid.

By Gardy Chacha 10 months ago

Leah Chebitwey: I struggle with memory loss 2 years after battling Covid

Treating diarrhoea in pigs

PID is caused by rotaviruses which pigs get from interaction with other infected animals or contaminated environments.

By Gardy Chacha 10 months ago

Treating diarrhoea in pigs

Battling 'Covid' two years after being declared healed

As the world moves on evidence shows that millions - Kenyans included - are wallowing in the aftershocks of covid-19 infections almost unrecognized.

By Gardy Chacha 10 months ago

Battling 'Covid' two years after being declared healed

Kenyan girl joins prestigious council of international award

A Kenyan girl, 25-year-old Rose Poka, is among eight elected emerging leaders representatives to sit on the International Council of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award Association.

By Gardy Chacha 10 months ago

Kenyan girl joins prestigious council of international award

Against the grain: Pokot women who have silently undergone tubal ligation

West Pokot is among five counties that recorded the highest fertility rates in the Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) 2014.

By Gardy Chacha 11 months ago

Against the grain: Pokot women who have silently undergone tubal ligation

Why semen is cleaned of abnormal sperms

IVF starts on Day 1 or 2 of a woman's menses. A blood test to check hormone levels is done. A scan checks if the ovaries are healthy.

By Gardy Chacha 11 months ago

Why semen is cleaned of abnormal sperms

IVF: Why semen is cleaned of abnormal sperms

Dr Omanwa says before a woman is put on IVF, they require a first consultation which is intense and tedious to extract as much info as possible.

By Gardy Chacha 1 year ago

IVF: Why semen is cleaned of abnormal sperms

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