Rose Mukonyo

Rose Mukonyo writes for the Standard Health

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Young environmentalist working with schools to conserve environment

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-04-08 00:00:00

Ruto going against KK manifesto, unions say

KMPDU Secretary General Davji Bhimji Atella on Monday claimed that it is clear the government has refused to address perennial ills ailing the health sector.

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-04-08 20:43:16

Medics warn police boss after picketing orders

Koome had issued a statement warning medics against inconveniencing members of the public through their demonstrations.

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-04-15 14:55:00

Medics warn police boss after picketing orders

Koome had issued a statement warning medics against inconveniencing members of the public through their demonstrations.

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-04-15 14:55:00

Why women aren't lining up for life-saving screening, vaccine

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Kenya with an estimated 3,200 deaths in 2020 according to the National Institutes of Health.

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-04-22 00:00:00

Why women aren't lining up for life-saving screening, vaccine

World Vision launches 'ENOUGH' campaign to tackle hunger, malnutrition in Kenya

According to the 2023 Global Hunger Index (GHI) Kenya ranked at the 90th position of the 125 countries with sufficient data to calculate the Global Hunger Index. This is a grim ranking.

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-04-27 18:50:57

World Vision launches 'ENOUGH' campaign to tackle hunger, malnutrition in Kenya

Paediatrician: Teething is normal, diarrhoea is not

Teething is a normal developmental process where the tooth erupts from its crypt to pass through the gum to the oral cavity.

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-05-06 00:00:00

Paediatrician: Teething is normal, diarrhoea is not

Floppy infant syndrome: Do your baby's muscles seem weak?

When a baby begins to lose their muscle tone and it feels like they are slipping right through your fingers, the problem could be a sign of the floppy baby or floppy infant syndrome.

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-05-13 00:00:00

Floppy infant syndrome: Do your baby's muscles seem weak?

'My mother had to live on the streets to protect me'

When Rahab Keranga hit one and a half years, she began getting paralysed, and could no longer walk, or even play with her friends and siblings. She was diagnosed with polio.

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-05-13 21:00:00

'My mother had to live on the streets to protect me'

Fight against childhood killer diseases boosted in four African countries

Rotary International, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and World Vision will collectively contribute 300 million U.S. Dollars to strengthen community health systems

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-05-31 16:34:58

Fight against childhood killer diseases boosted in four African countries

To end period stigma, let men and boys be part the solution

UNICEF has been working with the government and schools to promote menstrual health and sanitation by supporting schools to have access to safe water through piped water

By Rose Mukonyo 2024-06-03 00:00:00