Wrestling malaria one vaccine at a time
HEALTH & SCIENCE
An elderly woman gets tested for Malaria at FIMRC Health Center III in Bududa district, eastern Uganda. [AFP]
One-year-old Blessing Achieng cries uncontrollably while getting a shot of the malaria vaccine at the Yala sub-county hospital. Her mother, Mary Atieno, is one among 10 women waiting for their babies to be vaccinated. For Atieno, it is the third dose which she says has kept her baby safe from malaria for the past year. Other babies are receiving either first or second dose.
Atieno, from the malaria-endemic Siaya County, says her baby developed a swelling at the injection site during her two previous jabs and “she later had a mild fever which was managed at home .
5 Kenyan female singers who inspired generations 1 month ago
When singer Lenny Kravitz Friday lauded actress Cicely Tyson in an emotional tribute as a true pioneer, who bared her heart and soul so we could witness the spirit of the characters she so brilliantly portrayed”, his words -like an adamant dart pierced my soul- made me ponder and dream.
Dream of similar, exceptional Kenyan women who, like the pioneering Hollywood actress who died January 28 aged 96, trailblazed in an era overshadowed by patriarchy, and profoundly managed to touch the lives of others and jumpstart a new era for women. Their contributions to gospel music advanced the landscape in a unique and transformative way.
THE STANDARD By
Kepher Otieno |
January 16th 2021 at 11:51:37 GMT +0300
Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang Nyong o (R)
KISUMU, KENYA: A phone vendor Mary Atieno and Grace Anyango knew their mobile phone shop was about to be demolished when they got a call at breakfast from the city authorities to vacate their premises.
Later on a Tuesday evening last year, the city bulldozers arrived to flatten everything in the name of makeshift structures on the streets of Kisumu. Theirs was among them.
Located in a park near Akamba bus station, the phone vendors were part of a huddle of small shops and cafes that formed over 200 makeshift shopping centres declared illegal by the city and razed down.