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  • Hardships faced by transsexual people in Kenya 12 Nov 2009 17:32 GMT
    ... and at times outright hostility faced by Kenya's transsexuals, Audrey Mbugua discusses the day-to-day hardships ... pan-sexual or bisexual, just like diabetic or cancer patients. It is regrettable that a section ... Transsexual Kenyans face entrenched prejudice in Kenya’s medical sector. Despite incessant requests for medical services ...

  • Malaria vaccine may save lives 12 Nov 2009 05:50 GMT
    ... four-month-old who already has malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills a million African children every ... of the hospital beds in this rural Kenyan region next to Lake Victoria are dedicated ... Army Institute of Research and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. “But at the same time, ...

  • Africa: Region to Take Part in Historic Malaria Vaccine Trials 12 Nov 2009 20:59 GMT
    ... African countries -- Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania -- by the ... Agency, in close collaboration with the World Health Organisation, to issue a scientific opinion regarding ... the efficacy and the safety of a medical product that is intended for use exclusively ...

  • Surge in Kenya Child Numbers Strains Amenities 12 Nov 2009 20:59 GMT
    ... surge in the number of children in Kenya. According to new statistics released last week, ... the global meltdown. Increased awareness of good health practises among many Kenyans has led to ... also helped reduce the deaths from the disease. Dr Agwanda also said the number of ...

  • Experts fear cancer 'pandemic' in Africa 12 Nov 2009 02:12 GMT
    ... pandemic,” Otis W. Brawley, the ACS's chief medical officer, said in a statement with the ... that must be implemented now to protect health.” Many developed countries have tightened laws in ... developing countries smoke. Within the last year, Kenya and Niger have brought in national smoke-free ...

  • Gates grant funds research to fight childhood pneumonia 12 Nov 2009 14:36 GMT
    ... Gates grant funds research to fight childhood pneumonia The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Victoria, has ... strains of pneumonia-causing bacteria to help improve vaccinations. “Children in the developing world are at ... collect bacterial samples from children in Fiji, Kenya, South Africa, The Gambia, Papua New Guinea, ...

  • Africa HIV/AIDS Ministries: Demonstrating the love of Jesus 12 Nov 2009 20:55 GMT
    ... to those affected or infected with this disease. There is an Attitude of Love and ... partnership with their respective communities. In Kisumu, Kenya's third largest city, the Church of the Nazarene, ... the transformation of peoples' lives affected by HIV and AIDS. The church in Kisumu is reaching ...

  • DNA Barcodes: Creative New Uses Span Health, Fraud, Smuggling, History, More 12 Nov 2009 04:34 GMT
    ... amassing information relevant to better agriculture, human health and environmental well-being while uncovering, for example, ... Researchers say the courts of Uganda and Kenya traditionally extend benefit of doubt to the ... of global biodiversity to recognize parasites of medical, economic or ecological importance," says Dr. Escalante. ...

  • Kenyans asked to take health insurance 12 Nov 2009 04:37 GMT
    ... to launch an insurance cover for all Kenyans irrespective of their illness. Medical services minister Anyang' Nyong'o says that the ... speaking during the launch of Blue, a health insurance policy catering to patients with terminal ...

  • UNICEF launches ambitious child health campaign in Somalia 12 Nov 2009 15:25 GMT
    ... Kenya - Hundreds of Somali children and women ... and women have received a high-impact life-saving health package from the UNICEF during the Child health ... crucial services,' she added. More than 200 vaccinators and 300 health workers implemented the campaign ...

  • Kidman scraps her Kenya trip 12 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
    ... Nicole Kidman is the latest star to fall victim to this year’s flu epidemic—she has been forced to scrap a charity trip to Kenya. The Hollywood actress was due to fly to the African nation this week as ...

  • Suspected AWD kills eight on Kenyan island of Lamu 12 Nov 2009 12:19 GMT
    ... - Eight people have died on the Kenyan island of Lamu and others have been ... have seen people displaced, said Lamu District Medical Officer Mitwani Bijuma. The most affected areas ... place, to curb the spread of the disease. Recent floods have left thousands homeless in ...

  • In Brief Suspected AWD kills eight on Kenyan island of Lamu 12 Nov 2009 16:35 GMT
    ... Eight people have died on the Kenyan island of Lamu and others have been ... have seen people displaced, said Lamu District Medical Officer Mitwani Bijuma. The most affected areas ... place, to curb the spread of the disease. Recent floods have left thousands homeless in ...

  • VP commends Kenya-French relations 12 Nov 2009 04:38 GMT
    ... Musyoka has called for increased cooperation between Kenya and France in the fields of Culture and ... fields of Culture and Education. Present were Medical Services Minister Prof. Anyang Nyong'o and the ...

  • 'Witches, possessed' flock to Kenya pastor Lawrence Omambia 12 Nov 2009 14:33 GMT
    ... healed.” The pastor says he can heal cancer, epilepsy and possession and says that the ... healing powers in infomercials. But in western Kenya the belief in the supernatural is far ...


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