75% of Wives Don’t Use Contraceptives The Star, Pg. 7
Thursday, 08 Sep 2011

According to a report released by the National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development, women’s reluctance to use modern family planning methods is hampering government efforts to address the surging population with a paltry 25 per cent of women population who are married using c

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Rwanda Touts Vasectomies to Stem Population Growth The Standard, Pg. 41
Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011

In an effort to curb population growth in Africa’s most densely populated country, Rwanda health ministry launches a campaign encouraging men to undergo vasectomies.

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Police Raise Alarm over Rise in Sexual Offences The People, Pg. 11
Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011

Excessive drinking of alcohol, breakdown of family values are some of the reasons police in Bureti District say are to blame for the increase of sexual offences in the area.

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Women Worst Hit by HIV Infections, Says National AIDS Control Council The Star, Pg. 8
Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011

The National AIDS Control Council (NACC) reports that women account for 65 per cent of all new HIV/AIDS infections in Kenya annually. During the launch of the National Action Plan on HIV which will facilitate mobilization of stakeholders in the determination and design of prioritized actions and

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Counterfeit Drugs Slowly Turning Into Health Care Disaster The People, Pg. 14
Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011

Counterfeit medicines in Kenya have been known to exist for a long time and are now becoming a growing concern affecting the health fraternity. Although no precise and detailed data on counterfeit medicines is available, estimates range from one to 10 per cent of sales in developing countries.

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We Can’t Erase the Past, but we can start Afresh Daily Nation, Living Magazine, Pg. 4
Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011

Faith Rescue Network a project that reaches out to drug users, commercial sex workers and everyone else who is considered an outcast in society, is helping young women of Huruma in Nairobi ditch their old lifestyle to become respectable members of the society.

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Tuberculosis Relative Could Be New Vaccine The People, Pg 9
Tuesday, 06 Sep 2011

Injecting modified bacteria related to tuberculosis could protect against the disease. According to nature medicine reports, experiments on mice showed the injections could completely eliminate tuberculosis bacteria in some cases. The only Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine for the dis

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State Unveils First Country Model Health Centre The Standard, Pg 24
Tuesday, 06 Sep 2011

The first model health centre put under the economic stimulus programme was unveiled in Kwale County. Public Health Minister Beth Mugo said that Sh4 billion has been set aside to build model health centers in 201 constituencies. The funds will also be used to recruit additional nurses, community

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