Medical care is vital for life and health, but the waste generated from medical activities presents a problem to human health. Mbagathi county hospital generate 210-341kg infectious and highly infectious waste per day. ...

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Background Public health emergencies can disrupt the provision of and access to essential health-care services, exacerbating health crises. We aimed to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health-care ...

Gonorrhea caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the second most prevalent curable sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are at a higher risk of contracting gonorrhea due to their risky sexual ...

Background Escherichia coli is a normal inhabitant of the mammalian gut, but it also exists in a number of pathogenic forms. Diarrhoeagenic E. coli constitute pathotypes that are responsible for fatal infections in humans. ...

Background: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 and 6 aim to improve people's health and wellbeing, as well as expand universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030. The government of Kenya adopted ...

This study sought to determine the health effects associated with exposure to solvents among dry cleaning workers in CBD, Nairobi. The specific objectives of the study included; to assess the health situation/exposure among ...

Background The recommended strategy for control of schistosomiasis is preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel (PZQ). Pre-school children (PSC) are excluded from population treatment programs. In high endemic areas, ...

Introduction: medication non-adherence is a common problem facing health care providers treating adult type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Poor glycaemic control associated with increased morbidity and mortality are resulting ...

Background: Approximately 37 million people were living with HIV by the end of 2015. This led to high morbidity and mortality among women of childbearing age, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa which was the epicentre of ...