COVID 19 …..where from?
At the end of this CVID-19 disaster, there is one thing that the world of public health will no longer be able to avoid – power of misinformation.
COVID-19 ….the numbers
Covid-19 has hit us hard, but let us look at the numbers carefully As of the 24th March 2019, the outbreak is still on the rise in all parts of the world except China. This is a co
When health workers strike
The human cost of health worker strikes varies and the evidence is often not what you may imagine it to be.
Vote ‘healthkenya.co.ke’
It's that time of the year - the BAKE awards, please vote healthkenya.co.ke
Let’s talk about Trust
When trust breaks down in relationships, very tiny actions acquire enormous significance. A passing smile at the kind neighbour generates, in the suspicious mind, images of stolen
The Secrets of Healthy Aging by Karen Weeks
Karen Weeks is our guest blogger, writing about 'healthy aging'. Although Kenya, like most African countries is youthful, more of us are likely to go into our 80's than the generat
Guest blog by Yvonne Wabai: The Winding Road Of Migraine Treatment.
There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to migraine treatment. The neurologist liaises with the patient to find out which treatment plan works for them. To give you a glimpse i
The Key to a better malaria vaccine by Prof Faith Osier
How fantastic would it be if a group of African scientists developed a malaria vaccine that worked really well. This is all very exciting and I wish Faith and her team the very
On world mental health day – start to really listen to your teenager
The 10th of October is World Mental Health day. My plea today is to parents - that we start to really listen to our teenagers. It is one of the hardest thing to do as a parent as w
The face of science
Scientists are often portrayed as aging white men. To ‘spice’ them up, they will be useless with women, impossible to have decent conversations with and easy to con.