Medical

The construction of a state-of-the-art cancer centre at Kitui County Referral Hospital has been finalised, with plans for equipping underway. The centre is set to provide crucial cancer care services to all residents of the three lower Eastern region …

A Clinical Epidemiologist, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied sciences (UHAS) has urged quasi-government health institutions to develop innovative strategies in the prevention and management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).Pr…

Dr Peggy Asiedu Ekremet, Specialist Psychiatrist at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, says issues of mental health issues can affect anyone regardless of societal status.She described the mental health situation globally as worrying, adding ‘one out of …

Members of the Holy Family Catholic Church, Mataheko, Saturday engaged in some physical activities to stay fit.The exercise-health walk and aerobics- were aimed at raising awareness on the benefits of exercising the body as well as fostering unity amo…

More than 2, 000 residents of Kandara Sub- County in Murang’a have benefited from a free medical camp, organized by fruit processing company, Delmonte Limited. In its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity, the Firm facilitated the camp…

Murang’a health practitioners have called upon society to end the stigma associated with mental illnesses by avoiding derogatory terms when referring to the mentally ill.The medics noted that mental illnesses are like other common illnesses, and many …