Health

By MERCY CHIDIOnline child abuse is an increasingly prevalent form of abuse in today's digital age, posing grave risks to children's safety and well-being. Through various online platforms, children are vulnerable to exploitation, grooming and other forms of harm, highlighting the urgent need for robust prevention and intervention measures.This is an escalating concern in today's digital landscape,...

Senate Deputy Speaker Kathuri Murungi has through his Kamashinani Foundation donated drugs worth Sh12.5 million to Meru county government. Kamashinani Foundation partnered with EK Foundation to donate the cetrizine tablets. The drugs will be distributed to all the hospitals within Meru county for the next two years. Speaking at Meru Teaching...

The National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) has called on all communities in the Country to actively participate in the fight against HIV/AIDS especially in combating new infections and stigmatisation.Addressing the media in Meru town where the national commemoration of this year’s World AIDS Day takes place on Friday December 1, NSDCC Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ruth...

A community based organization has started an ambitious program where they target to donate sanitary pads to at least 1200 girls each month. The program is meant to ensure that the girls stay in school during the menstrual flow and the sanitary towels will be distributed in six schools with priority being given to...

The Meru Hospice is seeking funding to establish a resource centre with ward facilities, chemotherapy and radiotherapy units for cancer patients. According to Gladys Mucee, the Meru hospice administrator, this will ease the burden of home visits and enable patients with no caregivers to get better services. "We want to give...