Vaccine reduces pneumonia by half
PCV10 vaccination was introduced in Kenya in 2011 - recent data suggests that it cuts pneumonia by half. That is really good news.
Bashing vaccines – here we go again
Vaccines got some bashing from republican presidential candidates, Trump and Dr Carson. Public confidence in vaccines is taking a battering and God help us all when it starts comin
Measles and polio – the story so far in Africa
Measles and polio are two diseases that have caused a lot of suffering in Africa. But the progress we are making on both is rather different. Have a read.
Displaced people – the continuing crisis
Kenya is the 7th major refugee hosting country globally - I have a feeling that just like me, you did not know that. The circumstances of refugees have never been looked at seriou
Opposition to vaccinations in Kenya, again
Because of this history, when the Catholic Church takes on established systems in Kenya – people listen - the Catholic Church more than others has people’s trust. And more than
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