Health

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse has held its second national substance use prevention week summit at the All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi. This year's theme was "My community, My prevention pillar". This year's theme was in appreciation of the people who do not abuse any substance...

A health workers strike is looming in Meru after union officials accused governor Kawira Mwangaza of ignoring their demands. Health workers’ unions officials have threatened to lead all medics in a march to the county headquarters if she doesn't have a meeting with them soonest. The unions include Kenya National Union...

More than 600 residents from Mikumbune in South Imenti Constituency, Meru County, have today received free medical services, thanks to an initiative by Karatina University. Karatina University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Linus Gitonga, stated that the medical camp is part of the university's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts. He highlighted that a similar activity was recently...

Students from Kithangari Girls High School in Meru County receive sanitary towels and soaps from Echo-Africa Network. PHOTO. COURTESY Education stakeholders have urged the government to ensure that sanitary towels are accessible to all school going children both in primary and secondary levels. They say that lack of sanitary towel...

Thousands of residents from Meru and the neighbouring counties have a reason to smile after they benefitted from free eye and diabetes screening courtesy of North Imenti MP Rahim Dawood in conjunction with the Lions Club of Meru and Hindu Samaj. The free medical camp was held at Meru primary school in Meru town...