Picture of two wedding rings. It is a quiet, hot afternoon in Kiwandani village, Kilifi County, Kenya. Inside a simple house made of mud and sticks, sixteen-year-old Mary (not her real name) sits on a low stool, her baby sleeping in her arms. She gazes out of the window, lost in thoughts. Not long ago,…
Alice Mumba a Community Health Promoter at Rabai Sub County Hospital. Photo by Anthony Zoka. She’s 66 and has six children of her own. Her journey has moved her from being a traditional birth attendant to a dedicated community health promoter, changing the lives of countless women in her community along the way. Meet Alice…
Kilifi County’s head of the Preventive and Promotive Unit, Catherine Munywoki, seated at the center in a blue top, along with other health workers, during a media engagement training session. Photo credit Zero malaria campaign In Rabai Constituency, Kilifi County, community health promoters, under the guidance of health practitioners, have been playing a crucial role…
Penina Mutheu, a coast resident, takes her seven-year-old to swimming and boxing classes every weekend and during school holidays to make her stay fit. The daughter started last year after the mother realized her weight was becoming too much, noting that at the time, she had hit 50kg as soon as she turned seven. “At her school, they have…
The new model mental health clinic at Gongoni in Magarini. Photo Credit, ALPHONCE GARI. “The pain of a child is known to the parent.” This saying resonates deeply with Regina Mwendo, a 76-year-old mother of nine from Vibao Viwili Village in Tana River County, Kenya. For over ten years, Regina has embarked on a grueling journey…
Dr. Daniel Juma, the resident doctor at Reachout Clinic, is attending to a patient who has come for her monthly check-up. Photo Credit Reachout Center Trust. Lilian Lele, a 38-year-old mother of one residing in Likoni, Mombasa City, has triumphed over her heroin addiction, thanks to efforts by Reachout Center Trust. Now in recovery, she…
Chimwaga Mwamuye, Rabai sub county public health promotion officer, at a health stakeholders meeting at a hotel in Rabai. | Photo by Chimwaga Mwamuye. In a concerted effort to tackle the widespread malaria epidemic, over 1.4 million mosquito nets are set to be distributed, benefiting a population of the same size in Kilifi County. The…
The new Smile Train-Lifebox Capnograph device | photo courtesy of Smiletrain and Lifebox. Smile Train and Lifebox advocate for the inclusion of a capnograph as an essential anesthesia monitoring equipment for safer surgery SINGAPORE- March 6, 2024 – In a momentous move to improve safety for millions of people undergoing surgery each year, the world’s…
World cancer day ribbon | Image by Freepik Cancer mortality in Africa is projected to reach about one million deaths per year by 2030 if urgent measures are not taken. This is according to WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti as the world commemorates World Cancer day. Also, in 20 years, cancer death…
Dr Abdourahmane DIALLO, WHO Country Representative in Kenya during the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day in Mombasa, Kenya| Photo|Moses Baya The World Health Organization (WHO) has rallied citizens, including leaders and communities, to unite and address inequalities that drive neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Speaking during the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (‘World NTD Day’) at…
