Category: Health
Lake Region Children Receive Critical Care: 123 Procedures, 106 Surgeries Performed to Bring Hope
KAPS 2025 Paediatric Surgical Camp held at AgaKhan and JOOTRH Hospitals to fix Congenital Malformations KISUMU, Kenya, October, 7th -SIX YEARS AGO, when Evalyne Awino welcomed her fourth child, Geoffrey Omondi, the family was overwhelmed with joy. Incidentally, their happiness was soon overshadowed by concerns regarding his unusual genital appearance. Worried about her son’s condition,…
CCA’s Bishop Noah Ochola Condemns Sponsored Attacks Against Striking Siaya Nurses
About 20 nurses were injured and several mobile phones lost after being attacked by “organized groups” wielding rungus. MASOGO DIOCESE, Siaya, October 1st –The Church of Christ in Africa (CCA), Masogo Diocese, under the leadership of Bishop Noah Ochola, has castigated the brutal attack meted out on peacefully demonstrating nurses in Siaya County on Tuesday,…
Bridging Worlds: How Modern Family Planning is Reshaping Mombasa’s Marriages
According to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2022, the percentage of married women using modern contraceptives rose from 32 percent in 2003 to 57 percent in 2022. MOMBASA, Kenya, September 2025, World Contraception Month – On a humid afternoon in Bamburi, Sanura Omar Shariff sits on a wooden stool outside her small home,…
When Hunger Becomes the Killer HIV Could Not
No mother should ever breastfeed on an empty stomach. No life living with HIV should be lost because hunger makes treatment impossible. KISUMU, Kenya, September, 24th –In Marsabit, hunger has become the cruellest epidemic, a crisis that medicine cannot cure. People living with HIV (PLHIV) and TB are taking their medication faithfully, but on an…
Kisumu County, Cricket Kenya Partners to Promote Mental Wellness Among the Residents
KISUMU, Kenya, September –The County Government of Kisumu is now set to partner with Cricket Kenya in a bid to promote mental wellness among its citizens. The announcement was made jointly between the County Executive Member in charge of Sports (CECM), Beatrice Odongo, and her Health colleague, Dr Gregory Ganda, alongside Cricket Kenya chief executive…
WHO Reports Alarming Global Surge in Cholera Deaths for Second Year
This is despite Cholera being a preventable and treatable disease GENEVA, Switzerland September 12th –The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its global cholera statistics for 2024, revealing an alarming increase in both the number of individuals who fell ill and those who succumbed to the disease. Reported cholera cases rose by percent and deaths…
Michelle Omullo: The Super Brave Sickle Cell Warrior who Underwent the First Red Blood Cell Exchange Procedure in Nyanza Region
“When I first heard about the RBCx procedure being conducted at JOOTRH in collaboration with Nairobi West Hospital, I was amazed—I wanted to be one of the first to undergo the procedure,” Michelle expressed with a broad smile. JOOTRH, Kisumu, August 8th –Michelle Omullo, a 32-year-old sickle cell warrior, radiated joy and relief after undergoing…
Financing and Community Action Hold the Key to Ending Drug Resistant TB in Kenya
NAKURU, Kenya August 5th— Civil society organisations meeting in Nakuru this week have sent a stark warning that Kenya’s fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis is on the edge of crisis. Unless urgent action is taken to expand access to diagnostics, medicines and sustainable financing, thousands of lives will continue to be lost every year. The workshop,…
Over a Billion People Worldwide Live with Mental Health Conditions,WHO
The global health body is calling on all stakeholders to quickly enhance their services. GENEVA, Switzerland September 2 –According to new data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 1 billion people worldwide are affected by mental health disorders. Conditions like anxiety and depression impose significant human and economic burdens. While numerous countries have…
Denial, Doctoring, Dedication- 30-Year Life Journey of An HIV Patient, Peer Counsellor
KISUMU, Kenya, August 25th –Thirty years ago, when Geno Kitam* was tasked by his father to manage their booming bar and restaurant business located at the brisk Otonglo market centre, he was brimming with high hopes and steely determination to succeed. Armed with some basic skills and knowledge in a Bachelor of Commerce (though he…