Health experts might be forced to go back to the drawing board as drugs used in treating common deadly diseases are becoming ineffective. From common wound infections to pneumonia, sexually–transmitted diseases, resistance to available drugs is leaving many doctors scratching their heads. Health officials said there are few new treatments expected in the near futureRead More

It pains him to see a patient seek treatment late. Public hospitals where services are expected to be affordable, he says, offer no relief either as they are few and ill equipped. “In medicine, there are no shortcuts if you want to get it right. I felt hurt whenever I was unable to help aRead More

A couple of weeks ago the Pangani area in Nairobi opened its doors to a new facility, Ladnan Hospital. What is remarkable about it amongst its other surprises is its managers.Barely in their late twenties the two have managed to set up a serious establishment. This is encouraging as it shows young doctors too areRead More

Most private hospitals have cashed in on the government’s failure to provide quality and affordable services to reap millions out of the Kenyans in need. FRUSTRATED by the ‘sickening’ health system characterised by a perpetual shortage of drugs and other crucial medical equipment in Kenyan public hospitals, Hussein Mohammed and Abdi Mohamed quit the publicRead More