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Study: Most abortions procured in rural areas

The Standard pg.24
Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Medical workers are worried over the high number of married women in the rural areas going for backstreet abortions and then ending up in hospital sometimes when it is too late.

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Women who risk HIV to get babies

The Standard pg.1&6
Monday, 12 May 2014

Most couples in relationships where only one individual is infected with HIV are opting for pregnancy.

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A new frontier in fight against the female ‘cut’

The Standard pg. 28
Monday, 12 May 2014

Irene* (not her real name) cannot return to her home in Olobelibel village, Kajiado County because a relative has threatened to kill her for reporting that her younger sister had faced the ‘cut

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HIV/AIDS remains top killer disease, says NACC

The Standard
Thursday, 01 May 2014

AIDS Control Council says many people dying of malaria are as a result of HIV complications. The Standard page 17

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Kenya’s lost decade in family planning

Daily Nation DN2 page 2-3
Tuesday, 06 May 2014

As Kenya’s population grows, more and more women are giving birth, which means that, for sustainability, the number of children these women are having should reduce. Other countries have achieved this, but Kenya remains stuc

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WHO sounds alarm over resistance to antibiotics

The People page 5
Friday, 02 May 2014

Experts concur with organization report, blame situation on fake drugs and poor prescription. The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the red flag over antibiotic resistance in Kenya, warning it could snowball into a bigger

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WHO says antibiotics for common diseases no longer effective

The Standard on Saturday Page 8
Friday, 02 May 2014

Many Drugs in the local health sector, even for most common disease like pneumonia and diarrhoea, are no longer working, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)

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HIV/AIDS remains top killer disease, says NACC

The Standard page 17
Thursday, 01 May 2014

AIDS Control Council says many people dying of malaria are as a result of HIV complications.

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