The New Economic survey reports that, pneumonia overtook malaria last year as the main killer of Kenyans as cancer beat HIV/Aids in the death toll.

Elizabeth Onyango, a district reproductive health coordinator is saying that Kisumu East District has posted 54 per cent usage on various family planning methods 

Research from Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), titled The Deadly Combination of Antibiotic Resistance and Lapses in Infection Control, found out that only one in every 50 healthcare workers wash their hands after blood and fluid exposure.

Scientists in Liberia have developed a new diagnostic test strip to rapidly detect lymphatic filariasis also known as elephantiasis in human blood. It is easier to use and more sensitive.

According to the 2013 Economic survey, Pneumonia and Malaria are the leading killer diseases in the country, accounting for 10.9 per cent and 10.8 percent of total deaths.

According to the 2013 Economic survey, Pneumonia is the leading killer disease in Kenya. Other diseases that have been described as top killers include malaria, cancer and Aids.

Migori activists want HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Act reviewed, saying that the section which states the penalties of breaking the laws in the act, is punitive and has the potential of increasing discrimination against Kenyans Living positively.

Men in Nyanza are enrolling for the second phase of a study on a male circumcision device called Pre-pex. The device has shown promise in clinical studies conducted in Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

Thomas Mundia says that adults have engaged in encouraging the youth to be promiscuous and engage in multiple sex partners by just relying on use of condoms. Instead, young people should be encouraged to abstain.

A new study from UK’s Department of Global Health says that, HIV-infected pregnant or post-partum women are eight times more likely to die than their non-HIV infected counterparts.

Fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by prolonged and obstructed labour. It is a condition that can easily be avoided. Kenya’s problem in dealing with this condition is not lack of equipment or theatres; it is a result of an acute shortage of professionals to do the surgeries. 

James Macharia, health cabinet secretary, is saying that the funds allocated to the ministry are less than a quarter of what it needs. The difference could be addressed through devolved government and development partners.

Obwogo Subiri is saying that the new health secretary should ask the right questions and insist on the right answers, he should review all health strategic plans, have barazaas with the public on major health issues and communicate the vision.

Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Pneumonia and Diarrhea (GAPPD), a new action plan, has been launched to accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG-4).

A new healthcare electronic reporting system is being set to report suspected poor quality  medicine and patients adverse drug reactions. 

The World Health Organization is saying that there is no need of getting a second vaccination against yellow fever since the first dose is sufficient to offer life-long protection. 

Health workers at Mararal District Hospital are facing a lot of challenges in providing health services for Samburu residents. Emergency cases that cannot be handled are usually referred to Kenyatta National Hospital or the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.

School going girls from Kitui aged between 10 and 14, are receiving a cervical cancer vaccine called Gardasil.  Gardasil has been stopped in India and slapped with class action lawsuits in the US on its adverse health effects that include paralysis and even death.

Betty Chepg’etich, 23, narrates how her life changed after she was raped by her father, who later committed suicide and left her pregnant. Her siblings later discriminated against her, but she was able to get help from good Samaritans.  Source:

Many women in Kenya are living in shame because of obstetric fistula, a time when the condition should be preventable. Obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by prolonged and obstructed labour because of lack of timely access to medical care.