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Rose Mukonyo

Menstrual hygiene: Time to put an end to period poverty

Women and girls are advised to wash their hands before and after using their menstrual products, discard used disposable menstrual products properly, and change the sanitary pads.

By Rose Mukonyo 1 day ago

Menstrual hygiene: Time to put an end to period poverty

Menstrual hygiene, a human right - period

Menstrual hygiene, a human right - period

By Rose Mukonyo 3 days ago

Right to health is far from being enjoyed in Kenya, says ICJ Kenya Chapter

Right to health is far from being enjoyed in Kenya, says ICJ Kenya Chapter

By Rose Mukonyo 3 days ago

Solar lamps help relieve eye, breathing problems

Solar lamps help relieve eye, breathing problems

By Rose Mukonyo 5 days ago

Beware of diabetes threat in children

Type 1 diabetes is the most common in children which could be caused by genetics, family history, and certain viruses. Doctors advise for regular check-ups, exercises and a healthy diet.

By Rose Mukonyo 30 days ago

Beware of diabetes threat in children

My baby got kidney injury days after birth

Children with acute kidney injury may present with different signs and symptoms such as severe dehydration, a baby may look weak and lethargic, and some may have convulsions.

By Rose Mukonyo 1 month ago

My baby got kidney injury days after birth

'We can change the way we look at newborn screening'

Some of the diseases that can be detected through genetics are Down syndrome, Spina bifida, Sickle cell, Turner syndrome and albinism among others.

By Rose Mukonyo 1 month ago

'We can change the way we look at newborn screening'

Food poisoning: Be aware of what you eat, drink

Most cases occur in institutions and restaurants, and sometimes at home. Symptoms can include cramping, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.

By Rose Mukonyo 1 month ago

Food poisoning: Be aware of what you eat, drink

Hope for patients as research on artificial kidney progresses

The device replicates many functions of healthy kidneys and patients using it will not require immunosuppression drugs.

By Rose Mukonyo 1 month ago

Hope for patients as research on artificial kidney progresses

When my son did not cry at birth, I knew something was wrong

Having a child with Down Syndrome, Nabooze noticed the stigma and lack of social support for children with disabilities and founded Angels Centre for Children with Special Needs.

By Rose Mukonyo 1 month ago

When my son did not cry at birth, I knew something was wrong

I did not let my challenges stop me from achieving my dreams

Dr Carol Nthiwa is a urologist with a specialisation in urologic oncology being the first female locally trained urologic oncologist in the country.

By Rose Mukonyo 1 month ago

I did not let my challenges stop me from achieving my dreams

New technology in the diagnosis and treatment of TB brings hope to many

Medics say the new tools have helped in easier and faster diagnosis including edging towards finding the 40 per cent of missing cases thereby reducing further community transmission of TB.

By Rose Mukonyo 2 months ago

New technology in the diagnosis and treatment of TB brings hope to many

Locals reel under water shortage as day marked

This year’s World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis, where everyone is needed to take action.

By Rose Mukonyo 2 months ago

Locals reel under water shortage as day marked

Everyone needs to be involved in tackling the water crisis

This year’s World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis, where everyone is needed to take action.

By Rose Mukonyo 2 months ago

Everyone needs to be involved in tackling the water crisis

Why women below 40 need cancer screening

According to Dr Mutuma, early diagnosis and treatment is not as costly as late treatment regimes.

By Rose Mukonyo 3 months ago

Why women below 40 need cancer screening

No condoms? Don't recycle!

Condoms have become a scarce commodity in the wake of 'super gonorrhoea' and an increase in new HIV infections in the country.

By Rose Mukonyo 3 months ago

No condoms? Don't recycle!

'Multiple pregnancies require special care for babies to survive'

Multiple babies survive in developed countries, where hospitals are well-equipped and have special care for such mothers.

By Rose Mukonyo 3 months ago

'Multiple pregnancies require special care for babies to survive'

How stigma turns people with HIV away from health facilities

There is need to create a friendly environment for young people and mothers who are a key population in reducing HIV infection.

By Rose Mukonyo 4 months ago

How stigma turns people with HIV away from health facilities

Daily habits to improved mental health

Social relations and spending time with those we love boosts our confidence and moods. Practice gratitude, forgive others and reward yourself.

By Rose Mukonyo 4 months ago

Daily habits to improved mental health

Experts: Zambia will end malaria if all partners pitch in

The Zambia End Malaria Council convenes senior multisectoral stakeholders to complement Zambia’s National Malaria Elimination Program.

By Rose Mukonyo 4 months ago

Experts: Zambia will end malaria if all partners pitch in

Unsung heroes who sacrifice a lot for so little in the health sector

Community health volunteers are credited with contributing to the increase in Kenya’s life expectancy from 51 years in 2000 to 66 years in 2018, according to a World Bank report.

By Rose Mukonyo 4 months ago

Unsung heroes who sacrifice a lot for so little in the health sector

High cost of cancer diagnosis and treatment

Cancer is the third leading cause of death both globally and in Kenya

By Rose Mukonyo 4 months ago

High cost of cancer diagnosis and treatment

Dreams are valid: Dr Riro Mwita

Dr Riro Mwita was born in the 70s and was not lucky to be immunized against Poliomyelitis which left him physically challenged.

By Rose Mukonyo 4 months ago

Dreams are valid: Dr Riro Mwita

Eye care is more than eating excess carrots

Parents should discourage the use of screens on children less than two years to encourage brain development with playing outside as the better option.

By Rose Mukonyo 5 months ago

Eye care is more than eating excess carrots

Vaccines can help reduce resistance to drugs

Drug resistance occurs when bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites change over time and become less susceptible to antimicrobial treatments.

By Rose Mukonyo 5 months ago

Vaccines can help reduce resistance to drugs

Cervical cancer: Check for bleeding after sex, foul-smelling discharge

Dr Oyiengo lists unprotected sex, multiple sexual partners and a partner with multiple partners, teen motherhood, age and siring many children as risk factors for HPV transmission.

By Rose Mukonyo 5 months ago

Cervical cancer: Check for bleeding after sex, foul-smelling discharge

Dr Githinji Gitahi: I got intrigued, watching my brother studying dead dogs

His passion for medicine began in primary school when his elder brother, Prof Kiama Gitahi, who had studied biology, began collecting dead dogs in the village to study them.

By Rose Mukonyo 5 months ago

Dr Githinji Gitahi: I got intrigued, watching my brother studying dead dogs

Gossip, disclosure of status, rife in clinics

The Kenya PLWHIV Stigma Index Report 2021 indicates that stigma is rife at health facilities.

By Rose Mukonyo 6 months ago

Gossip, disclosure of status, rife in clinics

Kenya facing condom shortage as festive season, school holidays start

Demand for condoms stands at 460 million against the 150 million the government procures.

By Rose Mukonyo 6 months ago

Kenya facing condom shortage as festive season, school holidays start

Why Success follows Dr Hellen Barsosio like a shadow

Dr Barsosio was recently named the 2022 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Young Investigators Award winner - for a project on new drugs to prevent malaria in pregnancy.

By Rose Mukonyo 6 months ago

Why Success follows Dr Hellen Barsosio like a shadow

Cosmetic gynaecology is about beauty, precision

Cosmetic gynaecology entails improving the aesthetic and functional quality of the female genital structures and in the process, it alleviates pain.

By Rose Mukonyo 6 months ago

Cosmetic gynaecology is about beauty, precision

Prof Omolo: IT expert turned pharmacist

Prof Calvin Andeve Omolo's went to South Africa at the height of Xenophobia, and his name Andeve and his physique saved him because everyone thought he was Zulu.

By Rose Mukonyo 6 months ago

Prof Omolo: IT expert turned pharmacist

Lab tests key to tame drugs resistance

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to antimicrobials.

By Rose Mukonyo 6 months ago

Lab tests key to tame drugs resistance

Rejection of teenage mothers pushes them into depression

The boy that is responsible for her pregnancy is also a neighbour whom she used to study with and go to disco matangas with, alongside other girls her age.

By Rose Mukonyo 6 months ago

Rejection of teenage mothers pushes them into depression

Vet with passion for public health

As Victor Yamo grew up, his parents often narrated how he loved his grandmother’s chickens, feeding them, cleaning their house, not forgetting the eggs that he loved collecting.

By Rose Mukonyo 6 months ago

Vet with passion for public health

Climate change fuels malaria infection

There is a high burden of malaria in the East African area which is a tropical zone with two rainy seasons (always warm and wet).

By Rose Mukonyo 6 months ago

Climate change fuels malaria infection

PSV drivers: Like tires, check eye pressure too

The drivers were checked on among other conditions; refractive errors like myopia (nearsightedness), hypermetropia (farsightedness) and astigmatism.

By Rose Mukonyo 7 months ago

PSV drivers: Like tires, check eye pressure too

People fear what they eat more than injections

A 2021 survey by Route to Food pegged 57 percent as the people in Kenya who think GMOs are linked to cancer.

By Rose Mukonyo 7 months ago

People fear what they eat more than injections

Kala-azar: There is now better, shorter treatment

Kala-azar is caused by protozoan parasites transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies.

By Rose Mukonyo 7 months ago

Kala-azar: There is now better, shorter treatment

Dr Mulwa: I heard them planning my burial, but couldn't talk

Dr Andrew Mulwa now appointed as Makueni CEC Health says he got so ill in 1991 that his family almost buried him alive after he suffered a convulsion leading to deep sleep.

By Rose Mukonyo 7 months ago

Dr Mulwa: I heard them planning my burial, but couldn't talk

The truth about GMO

Currently, GM crops in Kenya are maize, cassava and cotton which are under research, with BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton already approved for open-field farming.

By Rose Mukonyo 7 months ago

The truth about GMO

Doctors are not made of steel

Just like their patients, doctors are also not immune to mental stress, worry and attendant burnout, depression and post-traumatic stress disorders.

By Rose Mukonyo 7 months ago

Doctors are not made of steel

How falling on hot porridge produced a doctor

Dr Peninah Musyoka, now a paediatrician, was playing with her siblings as their mother was preparing porridge. She jumped high, missed the bed and landed on the hot pot of porridge.

By Rose Mukonyo 7 months ago

How falling on hot porridge produced a doctor

I like attention to detail, the pursuit of perfection

Dr Timothy Theuri was in the pioneer class at Cornerstone Academy, then Kasarani Primary and on to Mang’u High School “where my definition of the man I am now was made”.

By Rose Mukonyo 7 months ago

I like attention to detail, the pursuit of perfection

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