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            Mercy Kahenda
 
                  Mercy Kahenda
                      Mercy Kahenda  writes for the Standard Health
                        
                      
      
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                       Reduction in donor support has disrupted service delivery and also stalled innovation and research in the health sector.
   
                          
                    
                      By Mercy Kahenda 
                      
                      
                       2025-06-05 10:20:02
                    
                  
                       
                       Growing anxiety among parents as newborns miss out on polio and BCG vaccines.
   
                          
                    
                      By Mercy Kahenda 
                      
                      
                       2025-06-06 15:23:50
                    
                  
              Growing anxiety among parents as newborns miss out on polio and BCG vaccines.
              
              
                By  Mercy Kahenda 
               
                    
                2025-06-06 15:23:50
              
            
              Health experts and survivors of polio are calling on the government to urgently address a critical shortage of newborn vaccines.
              
              
                By  Mercy Kahenda 
               
                    
                2025-06-09 15:46:53
              
            
              PS Muthoni said the allegations were a deliberate attempt to tarnish the Ministry’s efforts to reduce non-communicable diseases such as cancer, which are strongly linked to tobacco use.
              
              
                By  Mercy Kahenda 
               
                    
                2025-06-10 13:26:53
              
            
              People living with HIV and health advocates are urging the Kenyan government to fulfil its financial commitment to the Global Fund (GF).
              
              
                By  Mercy Kahenda 
               
                    
                2025-06-10 17:48:23
              
            
              An allocation of Sh138b to the Health ministry is only a Sh2b increase from the 2024/25 budget.The amount fails to fill the gap left by America’s exit.
              
              
                By  Mercy Kahenda 
               
                    
                2025-06-13 06:00:00
              
            
              Court prosecutor Alpha Sanya inspired by the 1998 US Embassy bombing in Nairobi.Sanya visits schools, inspiring students to donate blood and nurture compassion early.
              
              
                By  Mercy Kahenda 
               
                    
                2025-06-14 00:00:00
              
            
              Kenya launches men and boys’ campaign for ending new HIV infections and AIDS deaths.
              
              
                By  Mercy Kahenda 
               
                    
                2025-06-15 10:03:05
              
            
              SHA payment shift sparks outrage among informal workers.
              
              
                By  Mercy Kahenda 
               
                    
                2025-06-17 00:00:00
              
            
              Despite decades of progress, stigma remains deeply entrenched in some communities and religious circles, where HIV is still associated with promiscuity and sin.
              
              
                By  Mercy Kahenda 
               
                    
                2025-06-16 16:39:35
              
            
              Neurosurgeon says the brain controls everything a living person does. He says brain injuries, including being hit on the head, must be avoided at all costs.
              
              
                By  Mercy Kahenda 
               
                    
                2025-06-19 00:00:00
              
            
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