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Periods on pause: Growing use of menstrual delay pills sparks health debate
13+ hour, 7+ min ago (103+ words) standardmedia.co.ke Periods on pause: Growing use of menstrual delay pills sparks health debate The increasing use of menstrual delay pills by women seeking to postpone their monthly periods has sparked concern among healthcare professionals, with experts warning against…...
Report: Cancer strikes women earlier than men
2+ week, 3+ day ago (552+ words) Women in Kenya are being diagnosed with cancer at younger ages than men, with breast and cervical cancers continuing to drive the country's cancer burden. This is according to the latest Kenya Cancer Statistics Report 2024, released on Thursday by the…...
How dignity kits keep Samburu girls in class, help boost their confidence
2+ week, 3+ day ago (626+ words) In Samburu County, many girls face challenges that prevent them from attending school or participating regularly in child-friendly spaces due to barriers and stigma encountered during their menstrual cycle. The 2020 World Bank Group report revealed that 57 per cent of adolescent…...
Siaya Hospital receives maternal and newborn care equipment
3+ week, 5+ day ago (180+ words) Siaya County Referral Hospital has received a consignment of medical equipment aimed at improving maternal and newborn care, in a boost expected to strengthen emergency obstetric and neonatal services. Speaking during the handover ceremony, County Chief Officer for Health Dr…...
Varsity inks deal to establish ultrasound simulation lab to boost maternal health
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (613+ words) Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) has partnered with Rainbow for Africa UK (R4AUK) to establish a state-of-the-art ultrasound simulation laboratory to strengthen medical training and improve maternal and neonatal healthcare in Western Kenya and across the country. The…...
Traumatized Kenyans return home as Xenophobic attacks intensify in SA
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (102+ words) standardmedia.co.ke Traumatized Kenyans return home as Xenophobic attacks intensify in SA At least 47 Kenyans arrived in the country last night, fleeing escalating xenophobic violence in South Africa. The mass departure comes as the June 30th deadline set by South…...
South Africa bus crash kills 16, dozens injured
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (225+ words) At least 16 people killed, dozens injured after a bus they were traveling in overturned in Eastern Cape province, South Africa. [File, Standard] A passenger bus carrying 78 people overturned in southwest South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, including children,…...
AG now defends registrar's mistake on hospital land
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (198+ words) The office of the Attorney General has defended an irregularity by former Nakuru Land Registrar Eric Nyamu that saw War Memorial Hospital closed over alleged irregular lease renewal. Senior State Counsel Prisca Adomeyon submitted before Nyandaura’s Environment and Land Court…...
Kane rescues England from DR Congo calamity to reach World Cup last 16
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (29+ words) standardmedia.co.ke Kane rescues England from DR Congo calamity to reach World Cup last 16...
Lusaka assents to Sh17.19b budget, paves way for projects
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (230+ words) Governor Kenneth Lusaka has assented to the Bungoma County Appropriation Bill, 2026, into law, a key milestone in the county’s budget cycle for fiscal year 2026/2027. The bill now paves the way for the implementation of development programmes aimed at strengthening service…...