Gardy Chacha

Gardy Chacha writes for the Standard Health

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'Who abused my girl?' distraught mother places daughter on contraception

By Gardy Chacha May. 15, 2023

Doctors take stand on abortion rights for the survivors of rape

Under the 2010 Constitution, abortion may be granted to a pregnant woman or girl, when in the opinion of a trained health professional, her life or health is in danger.

By Gardy Chacha May. 23, 2023

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'We now have to buy the air we breathe'

From cooking over wood or charcoal fires to smoking cigarettes, long-term exposure to smoke is associated with many illnesses including COPD, a chronic lung disease.

By Gardy Chacha Jun. 5, 2023

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'We now have to buy the air we breathe'

From cooking over wood or charcoal fires to smoking cigarettes, long-term exposure to smoke is associated with many illnesses including COPD, a chronic lung disease.

By Gardy Chacha Jun. 5, 2023

Why lack of abortion guidelines in Kenya will cause women more suffering

Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society makes a case for safe abortion options for women in Kenya.

By Gardy Chacha Jun. 6, 2023

Why lack of abortion guidelines in Kenya will cause women more suffering

Portable scan saving lives of mothers, babies

The scanner, a portable version of the conventional bulky ultrasound machine is made up of a tablet (installed with Lumify software) and a probe (transducer).

By Gardy Chacha Jul. 24, 2023

Portable scan saving lives of mothers, babies

Meet an 'angel of the night' from Mfangano Island

The most significant contributors to delays in accessing emergency care on the island were: facility closed or staff unavailable – accounting for 46.4 per cent.

By Gardy Chacha Aug. 14, 2023

Meet an 'angel of the night' from Mfangano Island

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What pesticide is in your stew?

David Makumi, the Vice President of NCD Alliance Kenya, is convinced that pesticide residues in food is a factor in rising non-communicable diseases (NCD) cases in Kenya.

By Gardy Chacha Sep. 11, 2023

Bleeding: Top cause of maternal deaths

Any blood loss that makes a mother physiologically unstable is considered PPH: which is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the world, as well as in Kenya.

By Gardy Chacha Sep. 11, 2023

When immunity is low, germs throw a party

HIV lowers immunity by attacking white blood cells that contain a marker we call CD4. When a person’s CD4 levels go down below 500 they start getting opportunistic infections.

By Gardy Chacha Sep. 18, 2023