Hear me speak on BBC world service
I have to brag ….allow me. A producer at the BBC radio world service read my blog on the malaria vaccine (http://healthkenya.co.ke/the-rtss-malaria-vaccine-trial-a-take-home-
Thinking ahead – who will pay for vaccines?
A single dose of PCV10 (a vaccine introduced in 2011 to combat pneumonia) costs about US$3.50. In Kenya alone, we have 1 million new borns each year, each requiring 3 doses of this
How PCV fared in the UK – lessons learnt
From today till Wednesday scientists and health policy makers are meeting to discuss the results of Pneumonia immunisations in East Africa. The UK introduced these vaccines just 5
Surveillance after vaccine introduction
Have you heard of PCV-10? This is the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine introduced in Kenya in 2011. You should know about it because it is part of the immunisation schedule for infan
Keeping that toe dry
'You have to keep your bandage dry for a week,' Dr Muravvej said when my toe nail and I went our separate ways about two weeks ago. You would think that would be an easy thing to d
Ahhh… my toe!
Toe/finger nail fungal infections are unlikely to make headlines in my lifetime and contribute nil to mortality figures. However, they are the source of many a sleepless nights....
Second best health blog in Kenya
I want to thank all of you who voted for healthkenya.co.ke for the best health blog. The blog had 2,411 votes and was second place in the health category. Asanteni sana, Keep readi
The RTS,S malaria vaccine trial …… a take home message
The results of the RTS,S malaria vaccine trial were published on the 24th April 2015. The data was deflating for those who hoped that the vaccine would play a strong role in elimin
Blaming the victim
There are few crimes in the world where the victim is blamed for what happens to them. Rape is one of those. I wrote an article on why this happens that was published as a DN2 cove
Ebola vaccine tested in Kenya is safe: report
The results from the Ebola vaccine trials partly conducted in Kenya have been published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. I published an article on this in the Dail