Health summaries
Kenyans Told to Practice Family Planning
The People, Pg. 12Thursday, 02 Feb 2012
Local leaders are being urged to address reproductive health issues to manage population growth, with coast deputy provincial commissioners adding that the country will be in a better position of attaining its goal if issues such
Full StoryMale Infertility is Not a Myth
Daily Nation, Dn2, Pg. 7Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012
The belief that sterility is a woman’s thing has led to the high under- diagnosis by men as they never think it is could happen to them. The most common problems with male infertility include low sperm production, low sperm
Full StoryPopulation Revised to 37.7 Million
Sunday Nation, Pg. 24Sunday, 26 Feb 2012
Planning Minister says Kenya’s population has been officially revised to 37.7 million after the government revises the 2009 census results, and also revealing that there were no errors in Turkana County whose results had bee
Full StoryCourt Stops Birth Control Drug Import
Daily Nation, Pg. 6Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012
Following a legal dispute between suppliers of Depo Provera and the Public Procurement tribunal over sh600 million tender. Judge David Majanja issues orders stopping the importation of the contraceptives.
Full StoryBirth Control While Breastfeeding
The People, Pg. 32Saturday, 18 Feb 2012
Regular breastfeeding often suppress ovulation and works as a method of birth control, however according to Dr. Joy Wanja, it is not completely reliable and notes that non-hormonal method of contraception are optimum for breastfee
Full StoryTujipange Family Planning Campaign Launched In Nairobi
The Star, Pg. 3Wednesday, 15 Feb 2012
During the re-launch of the National Council of Population and Development’s tujipange family planning initiative, planning minister calls upon the public to use family planning and control the birth rate in the country.
Full StoryThe Business of Birth
BBC Focus on Africa, Pg, 50 & 51Sunday, 15 Jan 2012
According to Public Health officials, surrogacy was first introduced in Kenya in 2006 and with infertility rates at an estimated 12 per cent among married couples, a growing number of couples are seeking such services.
Full StoryUltra Sound Could Offer Men New Contraceptive Option
The People, Pg. 3Wednesday, 01 Feb 2012
A dose of ultra-sound to the testicels can stop sperm production, although temporarily. This was made by researchers in a study on rats published in the Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology showing that sound waves or ultra-soun
Full Story