Author: Wakìnì Njogu
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Using Community Radio To Bridge Mental Health Gaps
When mental health is left unattended by all stakeholders, it could lead to economic losses due to loss of productivity and reduced contribution to societal development.
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Guardians Of The Ovaries
Reproductive health rights for women have become so intertwined with patriarchal demands that they can barely be separated.
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Record-Keeping Gridlock: Same Vaccine, Different Data Collection Systems
The vaccination drive was rolled out on 5 March, with the Health Ministry saying recipients’ data would be captured digitally in the Chanjo Information Management System.
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“Just Do It!” The Gift Lorna Left Us
You have to be careful about the words you choose to hear spoken about you”, Lorna would say, because in some instances, even doctors didn’t believe she would pull through.
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The Case For A People’s Vaccine
If there’s anything the COVID-19 pandemic was supposed to teach us, it was that we either stick together or get hanged separately.
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Why The Curfew Is Here To Stay
Majority of Kenyans came to the slippery conclusion that COVID-19 was exiting the country. Citizens became lax with the rules – planning and attending overcrowded social functions and absconding on facemasks.
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Kenya’s Vaccine Headache
The country has taken a rather eased approach when it comes to shutting down its borders to other countries. Having Kenya open to the rest of the world is great for the economy but risky to the health system that is already facing challenges.
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Reporting Under Museveni’s Darkness
On January 11, Facebook shut down accounts suspected to be pushing the governing National Resistance Movement’s propaganda. To retaliate, President Yoweri Museveni ordered the complete shutdown of Facebook in Uganda.