Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhea in children under five years
worldwide. In Burundi, rotavirus took the lives of more than 3,500 children under 5
years, each year, in the pre-rotavirus vaccine era. In ...
Trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness and is caused by the
bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Trachoma is mainly found in the developing
world among marginalized communities where there is scarcity of ...
Actinomycetes are organisms belonging to the order Actinomycetale. Most of them are
opportunistic pathogens causing infections in immunocompromised patients. In most
cases, respiratory infections caused by Actinomycetes ...
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected zoonotic disease globally. In Africa CE is
highly endemic in east Africa and northern Africa but rare or absent in central African
and west African countries. CE is caused by ...
Geographical movement of people poses a threat to the transmission of infectious
diseases. Kenya is among the vulnerable countries with regard to disease
transmission since it’s a major transport hub in East Africa, ...
Utilization of contraceptives is still a major problem in the Sub -Saharan Africa. The
government of Kenya has put various strategies and policies to facilitate use of
contraceptives. Despite these policy measures total ...
Low and Middle-Income Countries have extended Health Insurance to people outside the
formal sector to enhance access to healthcare. However, in spite of the relatively low
costs of signing up and the benefits offered ...
Despite the benefits of antiretroviral therapy for persons with human immunodeficiency
virus, various obstacles contribute to poor engagement in HIV care, substantially limiting
the effectiveness of efforts to improve ...
Moringa oleifera (M. Oleifera) is widely used as source of nutrition and as traditional
medicine for the treatment of various diseases. Herpes simplex infection is among the major
opportunistic infections among people ...
Kenya has experienced outbreaks of chikungunya in the recent past with the most recent
occurring in Mandera in the northern region in May 2016 and in Mombasa in the coastal
region from November 2017 to Febuary 2018. ...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis,
and hepatocellular carcinoma, worldwide is preventable by vaccination. Following the
completion of the recommended vaccination ...
Escherichia coli are normal microflora in the gut of warm-blooded animals but some
strains are pathogenic to humans causing fatal diarrhea. Cases of antimicrobial resistance
have been reported on E. coli isolated from ...
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality
among children aged below five years globally. Although their impact on public health is
well established, actual burden of these ...
About 1.8 billion people in the world today are aged between 10 and 24years.
The youth have unique needs that must be addressed. Youth friendly health
services are able to effectively attract young people, meet their ...
Somalia has the highest adult lifetime risk of maternal mortality of 1 in 18. About 51% of
pregnant women attended 3 antenatal care (ANC) and have access to emergency obstetric
care services to detect and handle ...
Medical care is vital for life and health, but the waste generated from medical
activities presents a problem to human health. Mbagathi Hospital generates 210-
341kg infectious and highly infectious waste per day.This ...
Low Back Pain (LBP) is a problem of public health importance in developed countries
as well as developing ones including Kenya. It is sub-categorized into neurogenic and
somatic pain. Low back pain causes suffering, ...
Cancer is the third largest cause of mortality in Kenya. Treatment options available for
cancer include chemotherapy, radiation and surgical procedures but none presents with
minimal side effects and high cure rates. ...
In Kenya, 50-60% of suspected measles cases remain undiagnosed as their etiology
remains unknown. Clinical symptoms of rash and fever are common manifestations of
several infectious disease etiologies, including ...
For about 12 months in the year 2014, the outbreak of Ebola disease in West Africa
dominated the world health news. As a result, Kenya banned flights from Sierra Leone
and Liberia as a precautionary measure in preventing ...