This is Kenya’s Best Public Health Blog
Thank you to all of you for voting for me – your support has put this blog on the national radar …….The best Public Health Blog in Kenya. I could not have done it
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A big thank you to all of you who have enjoyed this blog and faithfully kept me company with your comments and encouragement. I would like to see the blog having more influence as
Health researchers and the media …… a time to stand close.
Health journalism is growing in importance – building strong bridges between the media and health researchers has never been more urgent.
Anti-HIV treatment – let’s get the facts right.
The national roll out of HIV PrEP by Kenyan Ministry of Health was yesterday. Groups at risk of HIV acquisition are the main target – on the list is young girls. I had a conversa
Sharenting …. Should we be worried?
‘Sharenting’ is the term that has been coined to describe the way in which parents share details of their children’s lives online. Whereas we fret about empowering children t
Preventing deaths from childbirth
Over 1,000 women die each year in Kenya due to bleeding after childbirth, over 300 of these women would live if Tranexamic acid was used within 3 hours from when bleeding starts. I
Treated bednets – it’s a lifeline not a threat
Treated bednets are crucial in the malaria control arsenal - if people are scared by untruths - deaths will go up.
Malaria vaccine implementation ….. part 2
The malaria vaccine RTS,S will be complementary to other malaria interventions and is not a magic bullet. The time has come for different combinations of approaches to be tried out
Malaria vaccine implementation starts next year
The vaccines that most people are used to: polio, measles, tetanus – prevent over 90% of the disease they protect against - this protection lasts a lifetime. The malaria vaccine
Tomorow is world malaria day
Tomorrow is world malaria day – having spent a good part of my adult life studying malaria - I am always bursting to talk endlessly about it. However I will restrict myself and t