Sixty-three-year-old Community Health Volunteer, Emily (a pseudonym), has not had an easy adulthood. At the age of 46, she received a diagnosis of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) — an infection that attacks the body’s immune system. Following a period of denial and depression, she eventually accepted her HIV status and started living positively. However, two […]
DUBAI – In an effort to address the escalating health risks posed by climate change—on physical, mental, and community health, the U.N. COP28 climate summit held its first ‘Health Day’ today, with discussions on the role of climate action in fortifying global health resilience. Healthcare professionals, activists, and representatives from countries and organizations, who campaigned to […]
“As a doctor, I’m deeply concerned about how climate change is impacting my patients. It is unhealthy for my children and their future,” said Dr. Mary Rice, a pulmonary critical care physician and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Speaking to Kass Media on the 28th year of climate change negotiations, where […]
In the heart of Upperhill, Nairobi, Ronald Onyinkwa Matoke has become a familiar figure, skillfully maneuvering through the bustling commercial hub as a motorcycle taxi rider (boda-boda). He is one of more than 176,00 registered boda boda riders in Nairobi’s capital, a fraction of the estimated 1.4 million registered motorcycles in the country. But Matoke […]
The government is upping its strategies to tackle the internalized shame that keeps HIV-positive teenagers from health facilities. For a long time, health officials attributed the high rate of HIV-related deaths among teenagers in Homa Bay County to factors such as poverty and limited access to healthcare services. Now, there is a silent, subtle, and […]
The government is upping its strategies to tackle the internalised shame that keeps HIV-positive teenagers from health facilities For a long time, health officials attributed the high rate of HIV-related deaths among teenagers in Homa Bay County to factors such as poverty and limited access to healthcare services. Now, there is a silent, subtle, and […]
Nairobi — Plastic pollution has emerged as a grave global concern, with experts in Environmental Justice, development, and law warning of its dire consequences for both human health and the environment. Almost all plastics—99.9%—are derived from fossil fuels, sounding the alarm about their impact on climate change. Throughout the lifecycle of plastic, from extraction to […]
The road transportation network in Nairobi County stands as the primary culprit for air pollution, releasing nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These pollutants, when inhaled in higher concentrations, have been directly associated with chronic respiratory illnesses like asthma and bronchitis, as noted by Vital Strategies, a global public health […]
In 1976, Ann Sitonik, a resident of Bomet County in Kenya, was forcefully circumcised by her grandmother who was a traditional circumciser and had sworn to circumcise all girls in her family. Although Ann healed with no major complications, she still remembers the pain she felt and regrets undergoing the cut. Like Ann, over 200 […]
By Chemtai Kirui The fight against HIV/AIDS in Kenya has seen significant progress, with a decline in the number of children living with HIV and mother-to-child transmission according to a report by UNICEF. The country has made strides in the fight, with the number of children living with HIV dropping from 180,000 in 2010 to […]
