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Kerugoya District Hospital: An Example to Be Emulated In Maternal Health Care Kenya Today, Pg. 7 Monday, 07 Nov 2011
Kirinyaga district hospital medical superintendent Dr Benson Njuguna confides that the reason that the hospital has continued to have increased figures in skilled deliveries with mothers from neighboring district seeking services from the hospital are; attitude change by health staff, suffi Full Story Gay Numbers on the Rise The People, Pg. 11 Saturday, 05 Nov 2011
Sheikh Badru Hamisi of the Kenya Association of Uramaa is raising the red flag over the increasing number of men who have sex with men (MSMs) in Mombasa saying hundreds of young boys below the age of 10 years are at risk of becoming gays due to continued abuse and silence by the community. Full Story Kenya Leads Africa in Male Circumcision The Star, Pg. 14 Thursday, 03 Nov 2011
A World Health Organization (WHO) report on the progress of voluntary medical male circumcision shows that out of the 555,022 circumcised men in 13 sub-Saharan African countries, 327, 479 were circumcised in Kenya. Full Story Taking Antenatal Care to Expectant Women: Jacaranda Mobile Clinic The Star, Pg. 26 Thursday, 03 Nov 2011
Jacaranda mobile clinic that opened in Nairobi four months ago aims at providing reproductive health services to women in poor urban areas and its main areas of operation are the northern and eastern parts of Nairobi. The clinics in Nairobi are meant to pilot the model where after up to 30 clinic Full Story Walio Na Virusi Waombwa Wajitokeze Taifa Leo, Pg. 4 Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011
Wanawake waislamu ambao wanaugua HIV wameombwa wajitokeze na muungano wa wanawake waislamu, ili kutangaza hali yao kama njia moja ya kusaidia jamii kupambana na janga hilo. Full Story Government Grapples With Counterfeit ARVs The People, Pg. 15 Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011
Senior officials in government are investigating how counterfeit anti retroviral drugs found their way into the country at the same time struggling to remove thousands of batches of the drugs in circulation after health workers and patients reported irregularities in the appearance and texture of Full Story Government Grapples With Counterfeit ARVs The People, Pg. 15 Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011
Senior officials in government are investigating how counterfeit anti retroviral drugs found their way into the country at the same time struggling to remove thousands of batches of the drugs in circulation after health workers and patients reported irregularities in the appearance and texture of Full Story Lobby in Campaign to Fight HIV/AIDS Stigma The People, Pg. 7 Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011
Kenya Voluntary Women Rehabilitation Centre (KVOWRC) conducts a door-to door campaign on eliminating stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS while educating residents of Nairobi’s Dandora estate on how to live with people with HIV/AIDS. Full Story |
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