National AIDS and STI Control Programme (Nasop) has changed strategy to using monetary incentives to entice more men in Turkana County to undergo medical male circumcision in local health facilities after the number of people getting circumcised dwindled. Director of Nascop says the incentive wil

According to the Kenya Demographic And Health Survey 2009, in rural Kenya, just 26 per cent of the population has a secondary education or higher; fewer than half can read a whole sentence and 16.7 per cent cannot read at all, and with most of the literature available on antiretroviral in print i

Teso district mobilization coordinator says that the Nyanza reproductive health society has circumcised over 4,000 youths in district in the last four months, adding that the figures are expected to double as they increase awareness among the targeted groups.

The latest Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey shows that malaria prevalence is highest among five to 14 year olds nationwide, with 13 per cent testing positive for malaria by blood smear, and while older children living in endemic areas may have developed immunity against the clinical disease before

Peter Murugu, a herbal medicine practitioner says he has come up with a solution that acts by raising the CD4 count and suppresses vital load even though the patient still remains positive. He however points out that the concept of using herbs is still very new to Kenyans, and the use of herbs to

A condom manufacturing plant currently in pre-production stage, though the construction of the facility and manufacturing equipment is almost complete has been acquired by Savanna East Africa which has acquired a 51 per cent stake in exchange for commitment to fund the balance of the financing re

Officials from the Kenya Medical Laboratory, technicians and technologist board, during an ongoing crackdown on laboratories find expired pints of blood in two leading private hospitals in Kisumu.

Reproductive health has often faced problems due to lack of involvement of men, but a group of men from Gem, going by the name ‘male champs’ is now effectively passing on reproductive health message to the residents of the districts, with Polycarp Okoth a member saying that the higher