Governors seek nod to import Covid-19 vaccines

HEALTH & SCIENCE

County chiefs say the only way to salvage the situation is through intensified vaccination.

By KEVINE OMOLLO AND HAROLD ODHIAMBO | 5h ago

Governors seek nod to import Covid-19 vaccines

3.5 million children to get jab against killer measles

CHILDREN

The Ministry of Health’s schedule gives two doses of Measles vaccines between 9 and 12 months of age and the second dose between 18 and 24 months.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 3h ago

3.5 million children to get jab against killer measles

Covid-19: Hot blooded Kenyans vulnerable to new 'Delta variant'

HEALTH & SCIENCE

The Delta variant which was first detected in India has spread to over 70 countries according to the World Health Organization.

By SAADA HASSAN | 9h ago

The politics of jabs: Current doses are from ‘Italy, not India’

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MERCY KAHENDA | 7h ago

Health PS Mochache urges faster uptake of second Covid-19 jab

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By BETTY NJERU | 1d ago

23 more die, elderly dominate Covid-19 fatalities list

HEALTH & SCIENCE

23 more die, elderly dominate Covid-19 fatalities list

The ministry’s data also revealed there were only about 200 people below 30 years have died from Covid-19

By WINFREY OWINO | 1d ago

Teenage girls on contraceptives are either married, have steady partners

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Teenage girls on contraceptives are either married, have steady partners

Many girls and women who fall victim to unintended pregnancies either lack information on sexual health or have low uptake of contraceptives.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1d ago

Pandemic turned newsrooms into mental asylums

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MARY MUOKI | 2d ago

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NUTRITION & WELLNESS

Social media got Kenyans consuming all manner of ‘Covid-19 concoctions’

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 1w ago

Social media got Kenyans consuming all manner of ‘Covid-19 concoctions’

Vegans got it wrong, meat’s the real thing!

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1w ago

Vegans got it wrong, meat’s the real thing!

Ticks affect not just milk, money, but school attendance also

By MERCY KAHENDA | 3w ago

Ticks affect not just milk, money, but school attendance also

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Men search contraceptives use on arms, then raise hell

The risk of children dying before their first birthday is significantly higher in West Pokot compared to Kiambu or Nyeri

By MARY MUOKI | 2d ago

Men search contraceptives use on arms, then raise hell

Eat your way to bedroom horsepower

By AYOKI ONYANGO | 2d ago

Eat your way to bedroom horsepower

How to avoid Toxic Shock Syndrome

By ROSA AGUTU | 1w ago

How to avoid Toxic Shock Syndrome

An idle uterus is a fibroid’s workshop

By ROSE MUKONYO | 2w ago

An idle uterus is a fibroid’s workshop

I am blood group O+…will you marry me?

By MERCY KAHENDA | 3w ago

I am blood group O+…will you marry me?

One million sanitary pads to fight period poverty, shaming

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

One million sanitary pads to fight period poverty, shaming

Always donated one million pads through a partnership with Bethel Investment Network as part of its efforts to end period poverty and curb absenteeism

By ROSA AGUTU | 3w ago

Women bribing medics to remove coils, implants

Women bribing medics to remove coils, implants

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By GATONYE GATHURA | 4w ago

Shame and neglect, my fistula experience

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 4w ago

Circumcision in younger boys causing fistula

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By GATONYE GATHURA | 3mos ago

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

Covid-19: Hot blooded Kenyans vulnerable to new 'Delta variant'

Covid-19: Hot blooded Kenyans vulnerable to new 'Delta variant'

The Delta variant which was first detected in India has spread to over 70 countries according to the World Health Organization.

By SAADA HASSAN | 9h ago

Eat your way to bedroom horsepower

Eat your way to bedroom horsepower

Mrenda keeps prostate healthy, boosting libido. It also has anti-ageing properties - Dr Willis Wanjala

By AYOKI ONYANGO | 2d ago

Fumes from unleaded fuel lowers children’s IQ

Fumes from unleaded fuel lowers children’s IQ

By PROTUS ONYANGO | 2d ago

Mbagathi: Come for second Covid-19 jab... Sorry, we have none

Mbagathi: Come for second Covid-19 jab... Sorry, we have none

By ROSA AGUTU | 6d ago

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PODCASTS

Doctors Unmasked Podcast; Alfred Odhiambo, Radiologist by training, environmentalist at heart

The A -Z of Disease Podcast; TB and COVID-19

THE A - Z of Disease Podcast

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3.5 million children to get jab against killer measles

3.5 million children to get jab against killer measles

Children

By MERCY KAHENDA | 3h ago

E-learning for paediatric surgery

E-learning for paediatric surgery

Children

By STANDARD REPORTER | 4w ago

When a mother’s intuition is ignored

When a mother’s intuition is ignored

When Sharon Akinyi gave birth to her fourth child Stephen Omondi, she was a worried mother.

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 5mos ago

Inside the world of a depressed child

Children's Health

Know that not every person that struggles with mental health has had a crazy, neglectful, or abusive childhood, or lived a life of poverty.

By N. WAIGWA | 6mos ago

HIV generic drug for babies to be rolled out in Africa in 2021

Children's Health

By REUTERS | 6mos ago

Infant jaundice: The harmless condition that can turn fatal

Children's Health

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