Health: Cancer burden rises to 47,900 cases every year
Mercy Mwai @wangumarci Statistics tabled at the National Assembly yesterday revealed that at least 133 Kenyans are diagnosed with cancer daily, translating to 3,990, every month and 47,887 new cases annually. The figure is in an increase from 41,000 recorded in 2012. The statistics reveal that breast and cervical cancer are the leading cancers being […]
Health: Diseases that have become resistant to drugs
Milliam Murigi 1. HIV In 2010, an estimated seven per cent of people starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in developing countries had drug-resistant HIV. In developed countries, the same figure stood at 10–20 per cent. Some countries have recently reported levels at or above 15 per cent amongst those starting HIV treatment, and up to 40 […]
Minister Simon Chelugui: Devolved units lack adequate toilets
George Kebaso @Morarak Only three counties—Kitui, Siaya and Busia—are open defecation free, meaning people from the 44 other counties have no adequate toilets, Water Minister Simon Chelugui has said. Similarly, out of 50 million Kenyans, a paltry 25 per cent has access to proper sewerage coverage. Highlighting an analysis done in early 2017, Chelugui (pictured) […]