State to roll out countrywide pilot telemedicine programme

HEALTH & SCIENCE

The ministry has developed a digital health platform to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services offered in health facilities while at the same time improving accountability.

By JAMES WANZALA | 21h ago

State to roll out countrywide pilot telemedicine programme

Six KNH employees in court for allegedly stealing Sh4.68m cancer drugs

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Six employees of the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have been arraigned on allegations of stealing cancer drugs worth Sh4.68 million.

By MATE TONGOLA | 2d ago

Six KNH employees in court for allegedly stealing Sh4.68m cancer drugs

Kenya heightens surveillance as monkeypox spreads

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Health PS Susan Mochache says Kenya has heightened surveillance at entry points to detect any case of monkeypox; assures that no infection confirmed so far.

By BETTY NJERU | 2d ago

Number of health facilities falls on Covid, State crackdown

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By GRAHAM KAJILWA | 4d ago

The psychology of a miser: Poor potty training blamed

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By ROSA AGUTU | 5d ago

Boat ambulance, the cruise between life and death

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Boat ambulance, the cruise between life and death

A journey from Faza Island to King Fahd would take one up to three hours on water or even more depending on the tides.

By GLORIA MILIMU | 5d ago

Aloe vera slows ageing, constipation

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Aloe vera slows ageing, constipation

Aloe vera has antioxidant and antibacterial properties, which reduce dental plaque, helps treat canker sores, lower blood sugar levels and also reduces constipation.

By AYOKI ONYANGO | 5d ago

I started by converting a van into a mobile clinic

HEALTH & SCIENCE

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NUTRITION & WELLNESS

Marsabit drought: Even adults are malnourished, we're waiting on God

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 4w ago

Marsabit drought: Even adults are malnourished, we're waiting on God

My children can’t sleep hungry, not when I have alcohol

By BELDEEN WALIAULA | 1mo ago

My children can’t sleep hungry, not when I have alcohol

For just Sh500, mothers feed and bond with their children

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1mo ago

For just Sh500, mothers feed and bond with their children

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Let us be kind to women with fertility challenges

Data from Kenya Fertility Society inform us that two in every 10 couples suffer from fertility challenges.

By ROGERS OTISO | 5d ago

Let us be kind to women with fertility challenges

Africities Summit highlights limited access to family planning

By MACTILDA MBENYWE | 1w ago

Africities Summit highlights limited access to family planning

Schooling can't buy diapers or food for my child

By ROSA AGUTU | 2w ago

Schooling can't buy diapers or food for my child

Sexually active Kenyan teenagers using contraceptive

By SAADA HASSAN | 4w ago

Sexually active Kenyan teenagers using contraceptive

I am raising a P2 baby: The ABC of emergency birth pregnancy pills

By ROSE MUKONYO | 1mo ago

I am raising a P2 baby: The ABC of emergency birth pregnancy pills

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

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

‘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 | 1mo ago

Failure to launch: Relief for men with erectile dysfunction

Failure to launch: Relief for men with erectile dysfunction

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By ROSA AGUTU | 2mos ago

Don’t repeat those undies! Dirty panties cause vaginitis

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By ROSA AGUTU | 2mos ago

How traditions are slowing down use of family planning methods

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

By MARION KITHI | 2mos ago

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

The psychology of a miser: Poor potty training blamed

The psychology of a miser: Poor potty training blamed

Being a miser not only compromises health, nutrition which affects children's IQ, but also leads to low quality of life.

By ROSA AGUTU | 5d ago

Cold: No cough syrups please

Cold: No cough syrups please

The cold season is fast approaching, a period when viral infections are common.

By SAADA HASSAN | 5d ago

Kimani Mbugua: The rosary and the doctor boost my mental health

Kimani Mbugua: The rosary and the doctor boost my mental health

By KIRSTEN KANJA | 6d ago

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

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

By MERCY KAHENDA | 1w ago

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Children

By MERCY KAHENDA | 2mos ago

When evil eyes cause fever and swollen stomachs: Science or superstition?

When evil eyes cause fever and swollen stomachs: Science or superstition?

Children's Health

By MERCY KAHENDA | 7mos ago

Kenya rolls out new polio vaccine amid new cases

Kenya rolls out new polio vaccine amid new cases

Kenya had been declared polio-free in 2005, but in 2018 the virus was detected in Nairobi’s Eastleigh.

By MERCY KAHENDA | 7mos ago

Beauty queen advocates for cleft lip cases

Children's Health

Renowned beauty queen, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray who has been on a two-day visit in Kenya has called for more empathy for people with cleft lip

By GEORGE NJUNG'E | 7mos ago

Asthma in children and what to look out for

Children's Health

By ROSE MUKONYO | 7mos ago

Atchooo! Why your child is down with flu

Children's Health

By MERCY KAHENDA | 7mos ago