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Mercy Kahenda

New regime has a healthy dose of medical stuff to sort out

Of all the projects, Linda Mama, allocated more than Sh4 billion to kick off has sustained positive reception, reducing maternal and infant deaths.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 days ago

New regime has a healthy dose of medical stuff to sort out

When losing an election becomes a disease

When losing an election becomes a disease

By Mercy Kahenda 11 days ago

Hepatitis E: Virus spreads faster during conflicts

Hepatitis E: Virus spreads faster during conflicts

By Mercy Kahenda 11 days ago

Team to fight maternal, child deaths in slums

Team to fight maternal, child deaths in slums

By Mercy Kahenda 25 days ago

Alarming rise in sexual violence, teen mothers in Kenya

Teenagers represent 21 per cent of ante-natal attendances and 53 per cent of all sexual gender-based violence cases.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

Alarming rise in sexual violence, teen mothers in Kenya

Beware of enlarged testicles, blood in scrotum

Triggers of infertility in women may include infections, fibroids, and congenital malformation of the fallopian tubes and the uterus.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

Beware of enlarged testicles, blood in scrotum

President has done well in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic

Vaccine uptake changed after Uhuru led by example in the vaccination drive.He allocated more resources to fighting Covid, including strengthening healthcare.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

President has done well in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic

Lamu: Where phone notifies you of birth dates and polio jabs

Women in Lamu County have adopted mobile phone technology in maternal, newborn, and child health programmes.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

Lamu: Where phone notifies you of birth dates and polio jabs

Mental health: Why visits to faith healers, witches will end

The common mental illnesses in Kenya according to the Mental Health Taskforce established by President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2019 include; depression and suicide, substance use disorder

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

Mental health: Why visits to faith healers, witches will end

Cure or poison? Experts poke holes on Raila, Ruto pledges on health

Economist Kamau says says none of the candidates has explained their health allocation and implementation plans. Iraki says UHC is a great idea but questions the source of funding.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

Cure or poison? Experts poke holes on Raila, Ruto pledges on health

NHIF holders to access mental healthcare in enhanced benefits

Fighting mental health illnesses was enhanced after President Uhuru Kenyatta assented the Mental Health Bill, 2020 into law.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

NHIF holders to access mental healthcare in enhanced benefits

NHIF members can now access enhanced prostate cancer drug

Ministry data shows prostate cancer accounts for 17.3 per cent of all male cancers.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

NHIF members can now access enhanced prostate cancer drug

Newborns at risk as shortage of the rotavirus vaccine is felt in various clinics

Rotavirus vaccine supplies have been supported by Global Alliance for Vaccines since 2007.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

Newborns at risk as shortage of the rotavirus vaccine is felt in various clinics

Brace for rise in flu infections among children, Ministry of Health warns

Health data indicates that Kenya experiences two influenza peaks each year.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

Brace for rise in flu infections among children, Ministry of Health warns

UN agencies give Sh80m to support children's health, education

So far, 8,264 children have been registered to benefit from the programme, whose piloting will end in December.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

UN agencies give Sh80m to support children's health, education

Kenyans return to wearing of face masks amid rising Covid-19 cases

The public urged to continue to adhere to containment measures. At least 8,578,026 people have been fully vaccinated.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

Kenyans return to wearing of face masks amid rising Covid-19 cases

Women suffer less Election Stress Disorder

Election Stress Disorder is characterised by fatigue, headaches, joint pains, intestinal and neck problems, numbness, insomnia, lack of appetite and psychosomatic illnesses.

By Mercy Kahenda 1 month ago

Women suffer less Election Stress Disorder

Country's Covid-19 cases on the rise as testing capacity drops

Country is yet to attain the optimal testing capacity of 7,000 tests a day.

By Mercy Kahenda 2 months ago

Country's Covid-19 cases on the rise as testing capacity drops

Donate blood to save lives, head of transfusion body urges Kenyans

The Kenya National Blood Transfusion and Transplant Services is targeting at least 400,000 units. Kenya requires a minimum of 500,000 units annually.

By Mercy Kahenda 2 months ago

Donate blood to save lives, head of transfusion body urges Kenyans

Elections: Politicians get so stressed, even suicidal

Health experts have warned that a majority of politicians are likely to suffer from election stress disorder, as we approach the general election.

By Mercy Kahenda 2 months ago

Elections: Politicians get so stressed, even suicidal

Covid-19: State says no restrictions to be imposed despite rising cases

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced the relaxation of containment measures in March. On Saturday, the Health ministry announced the highest positivity rate of 9.9 per cent.

By Mercy Kahenda 2 months ago

Covid-19: State says no restrictions to be imposed despite rising cases

Ministry told to help boost uptake of Covid vaccine as cases increase

Kenya has at least 143 distinct SARS-CoV-2 lineages, with omicron being the most dominant variant.

By Mercy Kahenda 2 months ago

Ministry told to help boost uptake of Covid vaccine as cases increase

Face masks a must during fete at Uhuru Gardens, State cautions

Over the weekend, Covid-19 positivity rate rose to 5.6 per cent, the highest in the last three months.

By Mercy Kahenda 2 months ago

Face masks a must during fete at Uhuru Gardens, State cautions

Lack of data on rock pythons was the terminal heartbreaker

Prof Matilu Mwau's study on human cardiovascular system using the African Rock Python was dropped due to lack of data on the number of African Rock Pythons in Kenya.

By Mercy Kahenda 2 months ago

Lack of data on rock pythons was the terminal heartbreaker

My daughter was convulsing, the dispensary had been closed

When Everlyn Akinyi Onyango’s three-year-old daughter became feverish and started convulsing one night, she feared for the worst as the nearest dispensary had been closed.

By Mercy Kahenda 2 months ago

My daughter was convulsing, the dispensary had been closed

Divorce and Christianity: Should we pull asunder what God has joined?

Divorce in church, it appears, carries with it a heavier burden.

By Mercy Kahenda 3 months ago

Divorce and Christianity: Should we pull asunder what God has joined?

Vaccine delivers hope for families hit by malaria

Malaria vaccination is being undertaken in Homa Bay town, Ndiwa and Kabondo Kasipul. The children present with high fever, vomiting and respiratory distress.

By Mercy Kahenda 3 months ago

Vaccine delivers hope for families hit by malaria

Covid-19 cases rising, virus 'not over yet', experts warn

The Ministry of Health has raised concerns over that false perception which has drastically slowed the uptake of Covid-19 the jab, with at least 10 million doses still unused.

By Mercy Kahenda 3 months ago

Covid-19 cases rising, virus 'not over yet', experts warn

Without a fridge? Just store insulin in a clay pot

Insulin is an important drug in the management of glucose levels among diabetes patients. But to be effective, it requires proper storage. It can also turn toxic with improper storage.

By Mercy Kahenda 3 months ago

Without a fridge? Just store insulin in a clay pot

'It haunts me many girls I 'cut' bled to death at birth'

For most girls, FGM signals the end of formal schooling and the advent of early pregnancies.

By Mercy Kahenda 3 months ago

'It haunts me many girls I 'cut' bled to death at birth'

Feeding on sweet potatoes morning, noon and night

The orange-fleshed sweet potato is grown via irrigation leaving her with surplus to sell for income generation.

By Mercy Kahenda 3 months ago

Feeding on sweet potatoes morning, noon and night

For just Sh500, mothers feed and bond with their children

Malnutrition is attributed to poor feeding practices, lack of household food security, morbidity and declining livelihoods, some blamed on climate change.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

For just Sh500, mothers feed and bond with their children

When children play doctor, with dolls as patients

Medical play makes it easier for doctors to have the procedures done and even the fear in children goes gradually fades, making them take treatment positively.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

When children play doctor, with dolls as patients

They live in Nairobi, but give birth in Kiambu

Kiambu has a total of 110 public hospitals in addition to 550 that are either private or faith-based.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

They live in Nairobi, but give birth in Kiambu

NHIF urged to consider covering a palliative care burdening ill, kin

In the proposed regulation, a beneficiary with chronic illness should access treatment from public health care facilities only.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

NHIF urged to consider covering a palliative care burdening ill, kin

NHIF urged to consider covering palliative care for terminally ill

In the proposed regulation, a beneficiary with chronic illness should access treatment from public health care facilities only.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

NHIF urged to consider covering palliative care for terminally ill

Where men feed pregnant women and newborns

The elder said a majority of pregnant women are fed on ugali and milk, foods that are not rich only in carbohydrates and protein.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

Where men feed pregnant women and newborns

C-Sections: Why women should avoid scalpel-happy doctors

C-Section should be done by a doctor and mostly only in women with high-risk pregnancies.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

C-Sections: Why women should avoid scalpel-happy doctors

Feeding bottles not banned - Ministry of Health

The decision is said to be necessary as they affect a baby’s breastfeeding since “they are made of silicon which does not have the same texture as the breast, and this causes nipple confusion.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

Feeding bottles not banned - Ministry of Health

Woman in breakthrough surgery to replace shoulder

The replacement procedure is the first of its kind in a public hospital in Kenya, a first-time NHIF approved specialised surgery without extra cost.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

Woman in breakthrough surgery to replace shoulder

Malnutrition on the rise in Turkana, West Pokot

West Pokot has reported a worsening nutrition status among children aged under five years.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

Malnutrition on the rise in Turkana, West Pokot

Why ‘expectant’ Thika fathers are donating blood

Men encouraged to donate blood in preparation for any eventuality during child birth.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

Why ‘expectant’ Thika fathers are donating blood

Beware of endless coughs, wheezy breathing

Chronic obstructive disease is associated with difficulties in breathing out.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

Beware of endless coughs, wheezy breathing

Dr Sanand Bag: I just wanted to be a good doctor

With over 2,000 surgeries under his belt, medicine wasn’t even his dream career.

By Mercy Kahenda 4 months ago

Dr Sanand Bag: I just wanted to be a good doctor

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