Iron and zinc deficiency remains a burden among Kenyan children. Point-of-use fortification of complementary foods using micronutrient powder [MNP] containing vitamins and minerals has been recommended to improve the health ...

Devolution of healthcare in Africa has been advocated as a response to most healthcare ills, and to facilitate greater citizen participation. Kenya, driven by the need to bring services closer to people has now joined ...

There has been poor performance of health sector in East Central Uganda leading to the Districts in East Central Uganda perpetually being at the tail end of the Uganda National District Performance League Table. Performance ...

Uganda has a reproductive health situation characterized by delayed community maternal referrals; and yet timely referral to skilled care is essential for pregnant mothers who are at high-risk, to have immediate access to ...

Type 2 diabetes results from body‟s ineffective use of insulin. Non-compliance to treatment makes metabolic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus impossible. There is need to educate, remind and empower patients with T2DM ...

Routine growth monitoring (RGM) of children is important in assessing their health and nutritional status. This provides opportunities for implementation of interventions aimed at reducing under five mortality rates, ...

Every day women die from cervical cancer in the world with majority of deaths occurring in developing countries like Kenya. In Kenya, cervical cancer screening uptake is low at 3.2% for all women (GLOBOCAN 2018), below the ...