A recent report published in the health journal Lancet indicating that continuous use of injectable family planning methods exposes women to higher risk of HIV has prompted the World Health Organization to convene a meeting in January to consider if evidence is strong enough to

The Millennium Development Goal six, which focuses on HIV, among other communicable diseases, outlines that by 2015 countries should have begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and halt new infections. Kenya in this regard is among the countries in the developing world that is changing tact and

Government initiative to ensure safety and health of pregnant mothers and children by accessing sound reproductive health services is being supplemented by the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (Ampath) who have integrated family planning services into HIV care and treatment to curb a

Pharmacy and Poisons Board last month confirmed that falsified Zidolam-N tablets had been found in Kenya in various degrees of deterioration, with patients who had been exposed to the fake and poor quality HIV medication having to wait longer to know whether the products contained harmful product

The Ministry Of Public Health And Sanitation in a paid up adverts clarifies to the general public that it has not changed its policy on the use of hormonal contraception adding that users and providers of hormonal contraception are encouraged to continue using these methods. This is after media r

Stigma is more pronounced among the Somali who largely inhibit the North Eastern province to people living with HIV/AIDS, more so, the refugee population at Dadaab refugee camp to the extent that the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR) have decided to provide them with safe have

Kenya has a unit blood deficit of 250,000. The shortage can be tragic when major disasters strike. The National Blood Transfusion Services is urging Kenyans to embrace the culture of donating blood.

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Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has called for thorough investigation on how fake HIV drugs were sold to patients. Immediately after the alert was raised MSF put drugs under quarantine and the falsified batches were sent back to the supplier.

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