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Jeckonia Otieno
Jeckonia Otieno
Jeckonia Otieno writes for the Standard Health
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Just what should the world focus on with the expiry of the Millennium Development Goals?
By Jeckonia Otieno
Jun. 15, 2015
Jun. 15, 2015
Over 25,000 school-going children are set to benefit from a health assessment to be conducted in eight counties in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya.
By Jeckonia Otieno
Jul. 6, 2015
Jul. 6, 2015
Over 25,000 school-going children are set to benefit from a health assessment to be conducted in eight counties in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya.
By Jeckonia Otieno
Jul. 6, 2015
Jul. 6, 2015
The debate on abortion has refused to come to an amicable conclusion with the hope of new guidelines expected by June this year according to acting director of medical services Dr Jackson Kioko.
By Jeckonia Otieno
Apr. 13, 2016
Apr. 13, 2016
Kenya could see more maternal deaths if trends of teenage pregnancies are not checked and curbed.
By Jeckonia Otieno
Apr. 21, 2016
Apr. 21, 2016
HIV remains the leading cause of death in Kenya, a new report released by the Government has shown.
By Jeckonia Otieno
Jul. 13, 2016
Jul. 13, 2016
More HIV-positive infants will be saved thanks to the latest equipment that drastically reduces the time required to get results after screening.
By Jeckonia Otieno
Jul. 18, 2016
Jul. 18, 2016
Authorities are conducting HIV tests on bodies in mortuaries to collect data to help manage HIV trends.
By Jeckonia Otieno
Jul. 18, 2016
Jul. 18, 2016
On Friday May 20, Mercy, 14, was found unconscious outside her grandma house in Chwele Town; she was also bleeding profusely from her birth canal.
By Jeckonia Otieno
Aug. 4, 2016
Aug. 4, 2016
Some of the counties targeted are Kitui, Kisumu, Makueni, Machakos and Siaya. Acting Medical Services Director Jackson Kioko said, "Rabies kills up to 60,000 people per year worldwide and in Kenya,
By Jeckonia Otieno
Aug. 8, 2016
Aug. 8, 2016
Even as warning letters began to fly, health experts say it is not as easy to replace striking doctors as the Council of Governors makes it appear.
By Jeckonia Otieno
Jan. 12, 2017
Jan. 12, 2017
Nurses have threatened to resume their strike in February if the government will not have paid them service allowance.
By Jeckonia Otieno
Jan. 21, 2017
Jan. 21, 2017
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