Uhuru to lead presidents, VIPs at Africities Summit in Kisumu

Over 5,000 delegates are expected at the Pan Africa conference being held in Kenya for the first time. The theme of the summit is the role of intermediary cities of Africa in implementing Agenda 2030.

By MACTILDA MBENYWE

Vaccine delivers hope for families hit by malaria

Malaria vaccination is being undertaken in Homa Bay town, Ndiwa and Kabondo Kasipul. The children present with high fever, vomiting and respiratory distress.

By MERCY KAHENDA

Poor drainage in towns creating 'urban malaria'

WHO says more than 13 million deaths around the world are due to avoidable environmental causes, with the climate crisis as the single biggest health threat facing humanity

By ROSE MUKONYO

Listen, childhood vaccines are our magic bullet

Four decades ago, we would lose thousands of children to measles, pneumonia, diarrhoea and whooping cough. Vaccines against those diseases have reduced mortality.

By DAVID GITHANGA

Sciatica: 'My neck was stiff, I strained to walk'

Sciatica is an ailment characterised by low back pain radiating downwards into the left or right buttock and onto the leg via the Sciatic nerve. Signs include numbness and burning feet.

By BELDEEN WALIAULA

Aflatoxin increasing liver cancer cases in Machakos

This type of cancer primarily affects the liver. Medics at the Machakos Level 5 Hospital say three out of 10 patients with malignancy have symptoms of hepatocellular cancer.

By ROSE MUKONYO