How a free Nairobi medical camp exposed Kenya's reproductive health crisis
A total of 116 of the 180 attendees sought out gynecological care, while breast surgery and dermatology were the next most sought-after services
By Brian Ngugi
2025-09-23 11:52:54

By Brian Kisanji
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Women can today expect to live 40 per cent of their lives after menopause with decreasing hormonal levels bringing greater risk of injury and illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and osteoporosis.
By Ayoki Onyango
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Despite a government allocation of Sh940 million in 2023, only 22 per cent of the most vulnerable girls received sanitary pads with the rest left to manage with rags and old mattress sponges.
By Ryan Kerubo
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Bungoma is among Kenya’s hardest-hit counties in the face of the “triple threat” early pregnancy, new HIV infections, and high school dropout rates among teenagers.
By Juliet Omelo
2025-08-15 12:00:00
Dubbed ‘EmpowerEd for life’, the campaign seeks to shift the narrative around Erectile Dysfunction from stigma to support by fostering open conversations, promoting accurate information.
By Patrick Vidija
2025-08-05 05:02:00
Beneath the sun-kissed plateau of Nyakach brews a troubling issue quietly threatening the lives of young girls in their formative years.
By Rodgers Otiso And Clinton Ambujo
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Traditionally, the topic of menstruation was considered off-limits for men. But that is changing, one conversation at a time.
By Jayne Rose Gacheri
2025-07-06 07:40:00
Apart from unwanted pregnancies, the girls are exposed to STIs and HIV, while others opt for unsafe abortions from a large lack of access to reproductive health services.
By Rosa Agutu
May. 9, 2022
May. 9, 2022
Kenya’s married and sexually active unmarried women have increased their use of contraceptives in the last decade with the most preferred methods being implants and injectables for family planning.
By Saada Hassan
Apr. 28, 2022
Apr. 28, 2022
Emergency contraception is used to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse without protection.
By Rose Mukonyo
Apr. 11, 2022
Apr. 11, 2022
The mother of five girls has resigned to her fate, saying she won’t get more children.
By Gardy Chacha
Apr. 5, 2022
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Most men visit sex clinics alone before tagging along their partners from the perception that when the sex failure is their fault.
By Rosa Agutu
Mar. 7, 2022
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