Health
KCs report the pitfalls and successes of national, local and community-based health initiatives such as immunization and blood donor schemes.
The impact diseases such as malaria, cancer, rubella, tuberculosis and malnutrition have on individual lives and communities are also documented as are outbreaks of diseases such as hepatitis B.
Of particular relevance for KCs is the impact co-infection has on the lives of individuals, families and communities.
The stigma, myths, rumours and attitudes those living with various health issues face is also documented.
TB testing: Challenges and problems in northern Kenya
A new one hour test for tuberculosis (TB) using computer enabled testing technology will assist in the fight against TB in remote areas of northern Kenya, where patients are unable to wait for days to get their result. more
TB stigma fuels gender violence
Cultural biases, stigma and ostracisation of TB patients in Northern Kenya have contributed to cases of gender violence against women diagnosed with the disease. more
Regional market for TB drugs fuels spread of the disease in Northern Kenya
Regional demand for TB drugs along the Kenya-Somalia border continues to undermine the war on the disease in Northern Kenya. more
Pastoralism lifestyle contributes to spread of TB
Pastoralism in Northern Kenya contributes to the spread of TB as as communities move from one area to another and treatment is interrupted. more
TB patients taken back home by family members
Pastoralist communities welcome back TB patients following an awareness campaign to reduce stigma. more
TB campaigns and cultural belief in rural Kenya
A TB awareness campaign is reaching out to pastoralists in remote areas of Northern Kenya to dispel myths that TB is incurable and caused by curses. more
October KC brief: TB and preparing for World AIDS Day
October 2010′s KC briefing in full, for those KCs who might have missed it and in order to keep an online record.
Next month the Union conference on lung health, which focuses on TB, will take place in Berlin, Germany. World AIDS Day will closely follow on December 1st with the theme of ‘Universal Access and Human Rights’. Why not pick one of the issues and write a story from the perspective of your community? more
Malaria vaccine trial results bring fresh hope
With malaria killing close to 800,000 people annually and making tens of millions more ill, the latest results from trials into a vaccine have brought fresh hope. more