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Cold season, old risks: Kenya vaccinates children against pneumonia, why not their grandparents?
Pneumococcal disease killed nearly 8,000 older Kenyans in a single year. The vaccine that…
As Kenya’s coldest month peaks, doctors urge parents not to ignore a child’s first cough
As Kenya hits its coldest month, doctors say the danger isn't the…
Too young to pollute, first to suffer: How children pay for climate crisis they didn’t create
Children's small bodies absorb more pollutants and heat per kilo than adults…
The Safest Places Are the Hottest: How rising heat is reshaping motherhood in Kilifi
As temperatures rise, so do the risks of preeclampsia, preterm birth and stillbirth, while…
When rains fail, hunger arrives with empty stomachs, wallets, poor health
Drought means less food, stunted growth for children, and mothers facing higher…
Sun, soil and scalpel: How this Kenyan hospital powers, feeds itself, produces own oxygen
From a solar-powered oxygen plant to a farm that feeds the wards,…
Aflatoxin: How the mould in your ugali may be stunting your child
The fungi do not need an invitation. A warming climate, a poorly…
When water run dry, girls carry the heaviest burden
In coastal Kenya, water scarcity is shaping girls’ health, education, and safety,…
How turning houses into ‘mosquito nets’ is slashing malaria cases
Researchers from KEMRI blocked mosquito entry using mesh on open eaves, doors,…
