Kenyas mining industry is dominated by non-metallic mineralsrnsuch as soda ash fluorspar kaolin and some gemstones. Thesernminerals represent a small percentage of the Gross DomesticrnProduct GoK 2015...

Cancer is a major global public health issue causing a significant number of premature deaths worldwide. Predictions indicate that cancer-related deaths will exceed 30 million by 2030 with around 75 o...

A health system has six interdependent and interrelated pillars: health workforce service delivery information financing medical products vaccines and technologies leadership and governance. This stud...

Rift Valley fever RVF is a mosquito-borne viral zoonotic disease that causes significant economic and public health impacts in Kenya. Currently there is inadequate information on rainfall patterns and...

Although 92 of women receive antenatal care at least once during pregnancy a suitable place of delivery assists only 44 of mothers during childbirth KDHS 2008. Therefore the purpose of this study was ...

The efforts and commitments to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals for maternal and newborn health MDGs 4 and 5 in low and middle income countries have focused primarily on pr...

Sickle cell disease SCD is the most common inherited genetic hematological disorder in Kenya rnand other parts of Africa. It is characterized by the presence of sickled red cells in the blood. In rnar...

Diabetes mellitus is a long term progressive non-transmittable disease that ensues when the rnpancreas either cannot excrete sufficient insulin or when the human cells are insensitive to the rninsulin...

Maternal mortality is the death of mothers from sources related to pregnancy or within 42 days rnof pregnancy while Maternal Mortality Ratio MMR is sum of deaths of mothers per 100000 rnlive births WH...

The devolved governments in Kenya are confronted with poor service delivery particularlyrnin the arrangement of maternal medical care administrations. Maternal medical carernbenefits in open level 4 h...