News paper summaries
Malnutrition and sexual violence against Kenyan children still worrying
The Star, pg. 29Monday, 16 Jun 2014
As the world marks the International day of the African Child today, it offers a great opportunity for Kenya to reflect on the state of its children. While the country has no doubt made tremendous gains in some areas, it still has
Full StoryStudy: Women using crude abortion methods
The Standard, pg. 18Monday, 16 Jun 2014
Health workers are said to charge between Sh. 2,000 and Sh. 10,000 but herbalists offer service for as low as Sh. 100. Women are so terrified of unplanned pregnancies that they would tinker with death than give birth, a new survey
Full StoryResidents cry for cure for sick hospital
The People Health magazine pg. 21Wednesday, 11 Jun 2014
Kerugoya county hospital in Kirinyaga County is ailing and requires an urgent resuscitating to be able to provide services to thousands of residents
Full StoryDoes being short disqualify a pregnant woman from natural birth?
The Star pg. 30Wednesday, 11 Jun 2014
When Valerie Kasaya was in her eighth month of pregnancy, she one day noticed an unusual discharge. Having had a smooth pregnancy all along, the discharge deeply worried her. A resident of Kawangware slums in Nairobi, 20 year old
Full StoryPregnancy out of wedlock need not end your life
Daily Nation living magazine pg.4&5Wednesday, 11 Jun 2014
Most girls have abortions because they fear their parents and how they will react
Full StoryWhen ten-year-olds may soon access birth control pills, condoms
The Standard pg.17Wednesday, 11 Jun 2014
Ten-year-old boys and girls may soon be able to get birth control pills and condoms from public hospitals without their parents’ consent, according to a new bill to be debated by the senate
Full StoryNeedless infant deaths put country in spotlight
The People page 22Wednesday, 11 Jun 2014
Two hundred babies die in Kenya die in Kenya during birth largely from preventable diseases. New data suggests that if interventions were effectively implemented, Kenya could prevent 53,000 maternal and newborn deaths by 2025-mak
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