Health

Imenti South DCC Mary Mwangi has called on the community to take responsibility in eradicating teenage pregnancies. Addressing a leaders meeting in Mitunguu, the DCC said that the most vulnerable girls are those whose parents are working in the tea growing zones. "Don't say that she is not your daughter because...

Parents and guardians have been advised not to shy off taking their students to universities despite the hard economic times. The call comes as universities continue to make new admission for first year students. Karatina University Vice Chancellor Prof. Linus Muthuri Gitonga said universities have a directive from the government to...

Meru health executive Dr George Mungania on Thursday had a hard time clarifying why the county government was not resolving a strike that started a month ago. All health workers in Meru went on strike on August 1, paralyzing health service delivery in the county. Angry health workers who marched in...

Kenyans have been urged to embrace waste recycling for economic benefit and  protection of the environment. Kenya Extended Producers Responsibility Organization (KEPRO) officers are leading a two days awareness forum for stakeholders involved in the waste management sector from Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Isiolo, Murang'a, Embu, Kirinyaga and Nyeri. The sensitisation is...

More than 140 families in semi-arid parts of Meru County have received dairy goats from the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) in an initiative aimed at addressing malnutrition. A recent report by the ministry of health released during the third National Food Fortification Summit indicated that 25 percent of children in Meru are stunted...