News paper summaries
Patients Unaware of Their Rights
The Standard pg 24Friday, 17 May 2013
Health players are saying that patients should be educated on their rights when they visit health centres for treatment.
Full StoryRotavirus Jab To Help Avert Infant Deaths
The Standard pg 27Friday, 17 May 2013
Richard Omore, a senior researcher at Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) and US Government Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, is saying that the vaccine will help avert deaths caused by Rotavirus that leads in causi
Full StoryResearchers Make Stem Cells From Human Skin
Daily Nation pg 27Friday, 17 May 2013
Researchers in US say they have made a breakthrough in stem cell research where they have turned human skills cells into embryonic stem cells for the first time.
Full StoryPrimary School Girls to Get Free Cervical Jab
The People p.g 39Thursday, 16 May 2013
A cervical vaccination campaign is being launched in Kitui for girls in primary school. This is a two year pilot programme, after which it would be rolled to other counties.
Full StoryDo Not Criminalise Same-Sex Relations
The Star pg 24Thursday, 16 May 2013
Borris Ditrich and Neela Ghoshal are saying that lesbians, homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals are discriminated against in many countries and that they need to be treated like any other people. This is ahead of the Internatio
Full StoryMosquito Nets May Not Be Long Lasting After All
The Standard, Standard Extra pg 7Thursday, 16 May 2013
Durability of bed nets is being doubted raising questions on their protection against malaria infection. Earlier this year the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and several other institutions said nets distributed in Kwale,
Full StoryThere’s No Bird Flu in Kenya, Says Ministry
The Star pg 5Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Dr. Ian Njeru, the head of disease surveillance and response at the ministry of Public Health, says that contingency measures against the coronavirus and bird flu are in place, and that the country has not issued any travel adviso
Full StoryReport: Health Workers Prescribe Drugs Wrongly
The Standard pg 22Wednesday, 15 May 2013
A detailed report compiled by the Ministry of Public Health and sanitation indicates that public health workers are accused of giving malaria drugs to patients not suffering from the disease, as the medicines are easily available
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