Health

Teen Pregnancies on the Rise as 13,000 Girls Got Pregnant in Narok County in 2021

By Raisa Okwaras Over 13,000 girls between the ages of 10 and 18 in Narok County got pregnant in 2021, the county health department reports. The figure forms 27% of the total number of total pregnancy cases recorded nationally in the year 2021 from January till November. The County Health Reproductive Coordinator Chesang’ Toroitich revealed […]

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Machakos County: Over 230,000 children vaccinated against polio

The campaign targeted about 3.4 million children in high-risk counties By Ivy Maloy Machakos County government through the Ministry of Health and emergency services has vaccinated 239,367 children under the age of 5 years against polio during the just concluded countrywide polio campaign. Speaking in Machakos town, the County Executive for Health, Dr. Ancent Kituku Nzioka

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Minding our healthy Habits is Paramount

By Constance Ndeleko Studies from WHO indicate that; Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. Most of the world’s population live in countries where overweight and obesity kill more people than underweight. 38 million children under the age of 5 were overweight

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Alarm as hospital records over 20 teenage pregnancies and abortions in a month

Children who safely reported back to school learning in Kilifi south Sub County. 21 teenage pregnancies and 20 abortions were reported during the month of January 2021 alone. By Harrison Yeri and Hamaibe Ipu Kilifi County referral hospital recorded an alarming 21 teenage pregnancies and 20 abortions during the month of January 2021 alone. Officer

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