Kenyan researcher wins Sh446m award for advancing oesophageal cancer diagnosis
A Kenyan researcher has won a Sh446 million award for advancing the early detection of oesophageal cancer, a disease that continues to claim thousands of lives in the country every year.
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Senators have raised concerns over the critical shortage of family planning commodities
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Duale: No Ebola in Kenya as DRC outbreak kills 88, reaches Uganda
WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 16.
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When birth ends in silence: Race to save mothers, newborns
Kenya loses 92 infants and 15 women to childbirth-related causes daily, underscoring a public health emergency as experts warn decades of progress could stall if urgent measures are not taken.
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She fled trauma, now fights to save children living it
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KCA bets on innovation to bridge Kenya's mental health gap
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