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Jael Mboga

Jael Mboga writes for the Standard Health

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You will now need digitally verified Covid-19 certificates to travel

By Jael Mboga
Jan. 9, 2021

Team to fight maternal, child deaths in slums

The team thus trained the first cohort of 30 Community Health Volunteers (CHV) from Ruaraka sub-County on maternal newborn and child health.

By Stephen Rutto
Jul. 24, 2022

13-year-old living in hospital since 2021 tragic gun attack

He was shot while drawing water from a stream in his village near the Kenya-South Sudan border. The bullet entered through his right hip, crushing some bones and shattering his urethra.

By Stephen Rutto
Jul. 1, 2023

13-year-old living in hospital since 2021 tragic gun attack

He was shot while drawing water from a stream in his village near the Kenya-South Sudan border. The bullet entered through his right hip, crushing some bones and shattering his urethra.

By Stephen Rutto
Jul. 1, 2023

Medics raise concern over men enduring violence in silence

Doctors at the Eldoret-based facility said it receives 400 victims of GBV every month and that men were suffering in silence and have been presenting GBV cases as accidents.

By Stephen Rutto
Dec. 18, 2023

Medics raise concern over men enduring violence in silence

Doctor's rise from intern to CEO of MTRH

Dr Kirwa was appointed MTRH CEO last Friday, replacing Wilson Aruasa, whose term officially ended late last year.

By Stephen Rutto
May. 20, 2024

Doctor's rise from intern to CEO of MTRH

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Could cooking smoke be the silent killer behind lung cancer in women?

A long-standing tradition-cooking for their families-might be exposing these mothers to lung cancer, which kills 92 per cent of those diagnosed, according to hospital records.

By Stephen Rutto
Apr. 7, 2025

Could cooking smoke be the silent killer behind lung cancer in women?

Medics perform region's first heart procedure

Cardiologists at MTRH are celebrating the successful completion of a ground-breaking procedure designed to re-open narrowed blood vessels in patients suffering from heart disease.

By Stephen Rutto
Jun. 24, 2025