News paper summaries
Where Midwives Thrive In Spite of Maternity Fee Waiver
The Standard pg 18Monday, 21 Apr 2014
Women from a village in Mumias still continue to seek the services of a Traditional Birth Attendant despite free maternity services.
Full StoryMigration of Nurses Dips by 37pc
The Standard pg 8Friday, 18 Apr 2014
According to the Kenya Nursing Workforce Report, the number of nurses leaving the country for greener pastures abroad has significantly reduced in recent years.
Full StoryAlarm Raised Over Labs Run By Quacks
The Standard pg 21Tuesday, 15 Apr 2014
A survey by The Standard has revealed that there are a number of dubious laboratory results being churned out by laboratories operated by quacks around the country.
Full StoryJubilee’s Free Maternity Project Faces Unexpected Obstacles
The Standard pg 12Thursday, 10 Apr 2014
The simmering disconnects among health workers and the government could undermine Jubilee’s free maternity project that has been showing some good progress
Full StoryBirth Control Controversy Rages on
The People pg 19, 20, 21Wednesday, 09 Apr 2014
A recent move by government to vaccinate women with tetanus vaccine was met with resistance by Catholic bishops who claimed that it was a move to introduce birth control.
Full StoryMacharia Appeals for Local HIV-Aids Funds
The Star pg 8Wednesday, 09 Apr 2014
James Macharia, Cabinet Secretary for health is appealing for domestic financing for HIV/Aids programmes to end donor dependency.
Full StorySmall Bite Big Threat
Daily Nation DN2 pg 1,2,3Monday, 07 Apr 2014
As the World health day is marked this year, we are reminded of pest little insects like mosquitoes and tse tse flies that continue to cause diseases and deaths to many people living in sub-Saharan Africa.
Full StoryExperts Raise Alarm Over Climate Change
Daily Nation pg 11Wednesday, 02 Apr 2014
A UN report released recently is warning that global warming could lead to food shortages and expose Kenyans to more diseases.
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