Smart Phones to Boost Disease Surveillance The Standard, Panorama, Pg. 27
Thursday, 30 Jun 2011

Public Health and Sanitation Permanent Secretary, Mr Mark Bor says the government has launched a mobile disease surveillance system that will enable health workers in the field to detect and manage disease outbreaks through smart phones.

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Centre with a Big Heart to Change Lives of Disabled The People, Pg. 15
Thursday, 30 Jun 2011

In the heart of a highly populated low income area in Nakuru suburb lays the Nathan hall Williams centre whose mission is to reach out to poor residents of the area who cannot access health facilities and also people living with disabilities.

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New Disease Alert System Unveiled Daily Nation, Pg. 5
Wednesday, 29 Jun 2011

Public Health And Sanitation Permanent Secretary Mark Bor says the ministry will now be able to detect and monitor disease outbreaks and patterns faster , thanks to a new web based reporting system adding that current paper based system is inaccurate and affected response times.

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New Disease Alert System Unveiled Daily Nation, Pg. 5
Wednesday, 29 Jun 2011

Public Health And Sanitation Permanent Secretary Mark Bor says the ministry will now be able to detect and monitor disease outbreaks and patterns faster , thanks to a new web based reporting system adding that current paper based system is inaccurate and affected response times.

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Patients Letting Their Fingers Do the Talking The Standard, Pg. 3
Wednesday, 29 Jun 2011

Anthropologist, William Oloo says fingerprints are being used for disease control, and health workers are using biometrics to identify the locals, who generally use same names derived from the rhythms of nature or common ancestry. The new pilot project in Kisumu seeks to collect fingerprint scans

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Health Project Signals New Hope for Community Kenya Today, Pg. 3
Monday, 27 Jun 2011

The story of the 38 year-old man who hails from Lwala village, in Rongo district is rich in testimony of survival, aided by two young doctors who had a personal obligation to fulfill their parents dream of setting up the first ever health centre to serve the community as a way of giving back to t

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Man Who Lives to Prove Blood is thicker Than Water The People, Pg. 3
Friday, 24 Jun 2011

Health experts say one can donate blood up to the age of 65, and 62 year old Daniel Nel, has achieved a life saving record , by donating blood 67 times and still going strong, adding that he plans to maximize the three years remaining and be the highest donor in Africa, if not the world.

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Country Facing Acute Blood Shortage The Standard, Pg. 32
Sunday, 19 Jun 2011

A report by the Ministry Of Medical Services indicate that children and pregnant women are recipients of more than 60 per cent of blood in the country and every ten minutes, there is someone receiving blood either in surgery or to replace lost blood. However while launching the blood donor day, M

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