Lifestyle & Health
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Ministry Of Health Launches Lead Poisoning Awareness Campaign
The campaign, themed “A Bright Future Begins with a Lead-Free Kenya,” aims to highlight the severe health impacts of lead exposure, especially on vulnerable groups like children and pregnant women.
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Uganda yathibitisha kesi ya Mpox kwenye gereza
Kesi ishirini na moja za mpox zimeripotiwa katika eneo la Nakasongola kati ya jumla ya kesi arobaini na moja nchini kote kufikia tarehe 7 Oktoba, kulingana na wizara ya afya.
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Uganda Confirms Mpox Case In Prison
Twenty-one mpox cases have been reported in the Nakasongola area out of a total of 41 nationwide as of October 7, according to the health ministry.
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US to donate 1 mn mpox vaccines to Africa: Biden
Biden called on others to match the pledge and “make this a billion-dollar commitment to the people of Africa
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NACADA Warns Social Media Influencers Against Promoting Alcohol and Drug Use
The authority emphasized that promoting drugs or alcohol through any media platform not only undermines public health efforts but is also illegal under the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, 2010 and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic…
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From new treatments to AI: advances in the fight against cancer
A huge artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm trained on a database of more than a billion images of tumours from around 30,000 patients in the United States also showed promise for future cancer treatment
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Nairobi Hospital Management Refutes Strike Reports; Claims Smooth Operations
The Nairobi Hospital management has assured the public that operations are continuing smoothly and urged stakeholders to ignore reports of a strike. “We would like to assure the general public that our operations are going…
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Kenya Confirms Second Case of Mpox
Kenya’s first Mpox case was reported on July 31, 2024, at the Taita Taveta border post with Tanzania
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UK Regulator Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug
Britain’s medicines regulator gave the green light Thursday to a new Alzheimer’s drug which has shown to slow progression of the disease, making it Britain’s first such licensed treatment. Lecanemab, which is designed to slow…
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WHO Latangaza Virusi vya MPOX kuwa Dharura ya Afya Duniani
Mkurugenzi wa Shirika la Afya Duniani, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ametangaza virusi vya Mpox kuwa ni dharura ya afya ya umma duniani kutokana na kuongezeka kwa maambukizi yake barani Afrika.
