Health

Kenya Countrywide household HIV and AIDS survey commences

The Ministry of Health has deployed teams of technical personnel on a nationwide household survey and testing for HIV and AIDS. This follows the launch of Kenya Population based HIV Impact Assessment or (KENPHIA), which hopes to scale up collection of data on the impact of the disease. The nationwide household survey and testing for

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The Ebola outbreak is “not under control” and has started to spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo

The World Health Organisation has described the Ebola outbreak in the DRC as sitting on an “epidemiological knife-edge”, as the virus ravages through the country. The government has confirmed nine deaths but it is widely believed a total of 22 people have been killed by the virus so far. Leading Ebola expert, Håkon Bolkan said:

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Zimbabwe’s vice president using skin lightening creams

Zimbabwe’s vice president Constantino Chiwenga has set the record on allegations that he has been bleachening to attain a lighter skin complexion. Chiwenga, the former chief of defence forces has been mocked by Zimbabweans on social media, with some users cruelly calling him ‘Bleachy Chiwenga’ and ‘General Ambi’, after the famous make of skin cream.

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UAE Shuts Mogadishu hospital amid tension with Somali government

The United Arab Emirates .has suspended operations at a hospital it ran in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, amid growing bilateral tensions. The Mogadishu-based Sheikh Zayed Hospital, which offered free treatment mainly to poor and displaced people, closed late on Monday, a security officer at the facility, who did not want to be named for fear of

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THREE BLUNDERS TO AVOID ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY

There are times on your weight loss journey when progress can come to a halt. Days or weeks can go by without you seeing movement on the scale, and it can get downright frustrating. After working with thousands of clients, I’ve noticed certain patterns that can cause this weight loss stoppage. Here are 3 of

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Somali Prime Minister visits the Ministry of Health

Somali Prime Minister, Mr Hassan Khaire, on a visit to the Ministry of Health, has welcomed the Minister of Health Mrs Fowsia Abikar Nur and some of the Ministry’s staff. The Prime Minister’s visit to the Ministry of Health and public health services was provided by the public, and he then listened to the Ministry

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The ongoing cholera outbreak in Somalia started in December 2017.

Source: Situation Report for Cholera, Ministry of Health, Somali Federal Republic Figure 1. Number of confirmed and suspected cholera cases in Somalia reported from February 2017 through February 2018 The ongoing cholera outbreak in Somalia started in December 2017. As of 18 March 2018, a total of 1613 cholera cases, including nine deaths (case fatality

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Mayor -The Ministry of Health is working to provide health services to the Benadir regional community

Mogadishu, The Governor of Benadir region and Mogadishu Mayor Mr Abdirahman Omar Osman met with Somali Health Minister Mrs Fowsia Abiikar Nuur and discussed the development of Benadir health services. Mayor said that it was committed to improving health services in the region, as there is currently a need for a strong public health services

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Cholesterol Control drawbacks of having a diet high in fat. High-fat diet has been linked to high cholesterol and ultimately to heart attacks.

Hence, people need to started avoiding beef and eggs. But cholesterol is not bad. Our body needs it to protect nerves and build new cells and hormones. It is only when we include foods like pizzas, burgers, ice creams, steaks or any food containing animal product that the problem starts. Excess cholesterol settles along the

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Tobacco use is a variety of illnesses

Before we enter the theme of this article, first we describe it, what is it from Tobaco? What kind of Tobacco , is which is used to describe people who eat as food from active, but on the other side health problem is brought to Kenya and is driven by khat. Investigations have been made

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