2015 Could be the Year of First Malaria Vaccine The East African, Pg. 35
Monday, 31 Oct 2011

Results of phase three trial of RTS, S showing that three doses of the vaccine reduced the risk of children getting clinical malaria and severe malaria by 56 and 47 per cent respectively may be recommended as early as 2015 if the results remain positive. The World Health Organization says.

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Formulate Joint Strategy to Tackle HIV/AIDS, EAC States Advised Kenya Today, Pg. 6
Monday, 31 Oct 2011

The East Africa Community permanent secretary David Nalo calls for regional cooperation and harmonization, of the draft each HIV/AIDS Bill 2010, which he says will ensure that it comprehensively covers the salient features, and addresses the diverse concerns of all stakeholders from across the co

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British Premier Threatens Aid Cut over Gay Rights Daily Nation, Pg. 20
Monday, 31 Oct 2011

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaking at the end of a Commonwealth Leaders Summit which failed to adopt recommendation to call for an end to homophobia laws in 41 member states says Britain will consider withholding aid from countries that do not recognize gay rights.

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ARVs Costs Cut as More Drugs Appear The Star, Pg. 19
Monday, 31 Oct 2011

Within the last five years, the cost of treating HIV/AIDS has gone down by 75 per cent from Sh6,300 to Sh2,100 monthly per patients, with the decline being attributed to the reduction in costs to the manufacture and sale of more affordable drugs to help prolong lives of people living with HIV/AID

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Universal Health Care’s a Sound Idea, But How to Bring Physicians to Heel? The East African, Pg. 26
Monday, 31 Oct 2011

Marcelo Giugale of the World Bank calls on low income countries to implement universal health coverage, however with the doctors tending to comprise a relatively privileged stratum with the capacity to bring the provision of health care to a standstill.

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The Beacon of Hope for HIV/AIDS Sufferers Kenya Today, Pg. 3
Monday, 31 Oct 2011

Esther Mwende, a 53- year old mother of four, has and is living with HIV for more than a decade after being diagnosed, and has become an inspiration to scores of other  women living with HIV in Malindi.

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African MPs Endorse Resolution to Boost Maternal and Infant Health Kenya Today, Pg. 12
Monday, 31 Oct 2011

Health experts acknowledge that political commitment is a key catalyst towards realization of Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on infant and maternal health, and with the endorsement of the far reaching resolution by the legislative arm of the African Union’s, Pan Africa Parliament.

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Government Hospitals to Introduce Palliative Care Services Kenya Today, Pg. 6
Monday, 31 Oct 2011

The Kenya Hospice and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) announce a major programme in partnership with The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and the True Colors Trust to support the integration of palliative care into public health services in Kenya.

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