Gardy Chacha

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Gardy Chacha

Alice Mbere: My life at 2ft tall (Photo: Stafford Ondego, Standard)When Alice Mbere was around five years old, her parents noticed that she was not growing taller. Alice is the fifth child among nine siblings. Her parents had prior experience of what normal growth and development looked like. “They started taking me to doctors, one after another. Each doctor had their own diagnosis. Some said bone problems. Another suggested surgery. And so on. But none of them provided a solution.

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Gardy Chacha

National Equipment Service Programme is expected to ensure delpoyment of diagnostic equipment to public hospitals. [Courtesy]The era of severely sick patients from rural areas seeking specialised care in the capital Nairobi, or other major cities, could be coming to an end if the latest developments in the National Equipment Service Programme (NESP) progress as intended.

2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Gardy Chacha

Alice Mbeere an 85cm woman living with a disability known as short stature during an Interview with The Standard Media Group reporter Gardy Chacha in Kahawa West on May 02, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]When Alice Mbere was around five years old her parents noticed that she was not growing taller. Alice is the fifth child among nine siblings. Her parents had prior experience of what normal growth and development looked like. “They started taking me to doctors: one after another.

3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Gardy Chacha

Mass drug administration for Bilharzia. New study reveals shocking infection rates of the disease in infants under two. [Courtesy]A study published in August 2020 in the PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases journal indicates that children within the breastfeeding age bracket are also at significant risk of contracting bilharzia. Titled “Prevalence and Risk Factors of Schistosoma mansoni Infection Among Children Under Two Years of Age in Mbita, Western Kenya”, the study confirmed the presence of S.

3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Gardy Chacha

Mass drug administration for Bilharzia. [Courtesy]A study published in August 2020, in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases journal indicates that children in the breastfeeding bracket are also at high risk of getting sick from bilharzia. Titled ‘Prevalence and risk factors of Schistosoma mansoni infection among children under two years of age in Mbita, Western Kenya’, the study confirmed the existence of S. mansoni infection in young pre-school children as young as 8 months old.