A descriptive study of client and provider opinions towards the introduction of family planning user fees was conducted from 27th April to 27th May 1994, in six MOH hospitals which are indicator hospitals for the Health ...

The issues relating to illicit drug production, trafficking and consumption have been a subject of three major conventions of the United Nations (UN.): the U.N. (1961). Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; later amended ...

Snakebites are a neglected medical problem worldwide; nevertheless they cause considerable suffering to people especially in less privileged areas resulting in significant morbidity and mortality with a considerable ...

There is continued concern about unequal access to quality health care. In its policy framework, the Ministry of Health recognizes the challenges these emerging health issues entail. The 1994 Health Policy Framework, ...

Tuberculosis remains a major health problem and it is estimated that each year, between 50 and 100 million people are infected by the tubercle bacillus and of these, 10 - 20 million develop overt disease and 3 million ...

Background: loday despite advanced therapeutic success of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the developed countries, HIV related weight loss still continue to be important co-morbidity in many patients. The ...

Children aged less than 15 years comprise 50% of Kenya's population while adolescents aged 10-19 years are 20% of the total population. Youth between 10-14 years comprise the population that is relatively free of AIDS ...

In the last decade, the reproductive health and sexuality of adolescents has received increasing recognition world-wide. Several factors have accounted for these new trend. more than half of the population in developing ...

Malaria, a protozoan infection with high mortality and morbidity, remains a major health concern in Kenya and the world. New therapeutic agents and combinations continue to be developed and researched on the treatment ...

Bancroftianfilariasis, a disease caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, is on the increase on the Kenyancoast with an estimated 2.5 million people at the risk of infection. 'Endemic zones on the Kenyan coast are Malindi, Kwale, ...