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Gardy Chacha

Stakeholders call for privatisation of water supply

The Water and Sanitation Conference (WASIC) in Nairobi brought together stakeholders in the water sector called for the privatisation of water supply and sanitation.

By Gardy Chacha 27 days ago

Stakeholders call for privatisation of water supply

Kenyan reappointed to accounting firm's global board

Kenyan reappointed to accounting firm's global board

By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago

Could I have been infected with HIV from a bite?

Could I have been infected with HIV from a bite?

By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago

KMA says mangroves combat carbon emission from ships

KMA says mangroves combat carbon emission from ships

By Gardy Chacha, Marion Kithi 4 months ago

What small scale farmers can do to access credit from banks

Anthony Mbithi, the Head of Agribusiness Unit at Family Bank of Kenya, advised farmers to formalise their enterprises to make it easy for them to access credit.

By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago

What small scale farmers can do to access credit from banks

Three common medication mistakes and how to avoid them

What does 'three times a day' mean? Is it breakfast, lunch and supper? The three-meal schedule has been the guiding principle for decades.

By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago

Three common medication mistakes and how to avoid them

Nairobi, Mombasa yet to meet criteria for climate millions

Once the counties develop laws and policies it is expected that they should be in a position to receive some of the grant money.

By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago

Nairobi, Mombasa yet to meet criteria for climate millions

We will contribute to UHC with low-cost drugs, says Kemsa boss

The CEO said in collaboration with Ministry of Health, they will devise ways to aggregate health products purchasing for realisation of best prices.

By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago

We will contribute to UHC with low-cost drugs, says Kemsa boss

Gathoni Wamuchomba: I gave birth in the toilet of a high-end hospital

The MP, who was a radio presenter back then, says she screamed (from the sheer shock of it) and passed out.

By Gardy Chacha 6 months ago

Gathoni Wamuchomba: I gave birth in the toilet of a high-end hospital

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.

By Gardy Chacha 7 months ago

When immunity is low, germs throw a party

What pesticide is in your stew?

David Makumi, the Vice President of NCD Alliance Kenya, is convinced that pesticide residues in food is a factor in rising non-communicable diseases (NCD) cases in Kenya.

By Gardy Chacha 7 months ago

What pesticide is in your stew?

Bleeding: Top cause of maternal deaths

Any blood loss that makes a mother physiologically unstable is considered PPH: which is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the world, as well as in Kenya.

By Gardy Chacha 7 months ago

Bleeding: Top cause of maternal deaths

Meet an 'angel of the night' from Mfangano Island

The most significant contributors to delays in accessing emergency care on the island were: facility closed or staff unavailable - accounting for 46.4 per cent.

By Gardy Chacha 8 months ago

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 Gardy Chacha 8 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 Gardy Chacha 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 11 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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

We took Sh300,000 loan to have a child

A fundraiser through their church yielded Sh290,000, with a Sacco loan of Sh300,000 covering the deficit for the IVF treatment in the months leading to September last year.

By Gardy Chacha and Mercy Kahenda 1 year ago

We took Sh300,000 loan to have a child

Kalonzo Musyoka maintains Sonko will be on the ballot

Wiper Democratic Movement leader Kalonzo Musyoka has said he will not rest until former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko's name is on the ballot for Mombasa governor race.

By Gardy Chacha 1 year ago

Kalonzo Musyoka maintains Sonko will be on the ballot

Impotence: I had semen but no sperms

In Kenyan society, bearing children is a quintessential part of marriage and "after a couple gets married, society expects babies from the union sooner rather than later.

By Gardy Chacha 1 year ago

Impotence: I had semen but no sperms

How restaurant made profit despite Covid-19 storm

Interestingly, Oyster & More’s birth came as a result of the death of another restaurant.

By Gardy Chacha 2 years ago

How restaurant made profit despite Covid-19 storm

How restaurant made profit despite Covid storm

Interestingly, Oyster & More’s birth came as a result of the death of another restaurant.

By Gardy Chacha 2 years ago

How restaurant made profit despite Covid storm

‘My husband married second wife because I can’t give birth to boys’

The mother of five girls has resigned to her fate, saying she won’t get more children.

By Gardy Chacha 2 years ago

‘My husband married second wife because I can’t give birth to boys’

I have ideas that will impact people: Ex-sex worker running for MCA

Ex-sex worker Mary Mugure is determined to be Kiamaiko MCA in Mathare, Nairobi.

By Gardy Chacha 2 years ago

I have ideas that will impact people: Ex-sex worker running for MCA

Teens and sex: Hot button issue few are willing to touch

Sex should only be allowed within marriage. Outside marriage, stay celibate. Virginity and celibacy are the best ways to control the population.

By Gardy Chacha 2 years ago

Teens and sex: Hot button issue few are willing to touch

The immeasurable worth of a woman

A woman’s worth in building a country’s economy cannot be denied, here is why....

By Gardy Chacha 2 years ago

The immeasurable worth of a woman

'I lost my womb to cancer, but I came out braver'

When Pamela Savai was told that she had cervical cancer in 2019, she was shocked.

By Gardy Chacha 2 years ago

'I lost my womb to cancer, but I came out braver'

2017 post-election rape cases were ‘by police’

Data captured by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights shows 54.5 per cent of the documented SGBV cases were perpetrated by security agents

By Gardy Chacha 2 years ago

2017 post-election rape cases were ‘by police’

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