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CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORTALITYMaternal mortality is the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days after giving birth due to pregnancy-related cause. The main causes of maternal mortality...
CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING The month of January is cervical cancer awareness month. Cervical cancer is commonest PREVENTABLE cancer among women in Kenya. It can be described as being sexually...
The recent controversy over the budget for medical interns at the Ministry of Health of Kenya should not arise. In the journey to Universal Health Coverage, one of the solutions to the shortage of...
THE DIABETIC STATE OF THE DOCTOR In a patient with untreated diabetes, there is a lot of glucose circulating in the blood. But because of a deficiency in insulin, which is the hormone that enables the...
For the year 2025 I urge healthcare providers to refuse to be underwriters of government in healthcare provision. Government should fulfil its healthcare obligations but not make healthcare providers...
1963 – 1969In 1963 Kenya got its independence from the British. In 1969 the President of Kenya, Mzee Jommo Kenyatta, the founding father of the nation ordered The Nairobi University to start...
Court case KMA vs KRA on ETIMS for medical service The Kenya Medical Association, in a landmark court case on behalf of all doctors, took the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to court in March 2024 to...
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE HIGHLY REGARDED OUT THEREKenya Medical Association members have attended medical association meetings in several countries. I have noted that in majority of these countries...
A close relative was diagnosed with Glaucoma, a sight threatening condition where fluid builds up in front of the eye, increasing pressures in the eye. This could damage the optic nerve if left...
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