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 | 10h 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 | 8h ago

3.5 million children to get jab against killer measles

30 succumb to Covid-19 as 622 test positive in Kenya today

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Of the cases, 590 are Kenyans while 32 are foreigners. Some 369 are men while women numbered 253.

By JAEL MBOGA | 4h ago

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

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By SAADA HASSAN | 14h ago

After Madaraka: Covid-19 ravaging villages in Kisumu

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 3h ago

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

HEALTH & SCIENCE

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

The Health Ministry also revealed that it is expecting another consignment of about 180,000 doses in coming weeks from the Covax facility

By BETTY NJERU | 1d ago

Africa in Covid-19 vaccine rush to beat dose expiration dates

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Africa in Covid-19 vaccine rush to beat dose expiration dates

Twenty-three African countries have used less than half of the doses they have received so far

By JAEL MBOGA | 1d ago

23 more die, elderly dominate Covid-19 fatalities list

HEALTH & SCIENCE

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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 | 14h ago

After Madaraka: Covid-19 ravaging villages in Kisumu

After Madaraka: Covid-19 ravaging villages in Kisumu

Rising hospital admissions followed after the county hosted the Madaraka Day celebrations on June 1 when residents blatantly ignored Covid-19 protocol

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 3h ago

Eat your way to bedroom horsepower

Eat your way to bedroom horsepower

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

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3.5 million children to get jab against killer measles

3.5 million children to get jab against killer measles

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Children

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When a mother’s intuition is ignored

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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.

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