Leon Lidigu
Health and Science Reporter at Daily Nation
global health & climate journalist . @ICFJ Winner 2021, 2022, @QHKAwards Winner 2023, AJEA Winner 2022,2023 . @AfricaREACH1 leadership council member.
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1 week ago |
nation.africa | Leon Lidigu
In Dubai, UAE Women who regularly drive barefoot may be at risk of infertility due to exposure to toxic heavy metals, a fertility expert has warned. Prof Oladapo Ashiru, a Nigerian fertility expert who heads the Africa Reproductive Care Society, noted with concern that many women who love putting on high heels have a tendency of driving barefoot as it is more comfortable, a practice that may contribute to infertility.
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1 week ago |
nation.africa | Leon Lidigu
The doors remain open, but the digital gates have slammed shut. Across five Kenyan counties, thousands of patients seeking dialysis, maternity care, and other essential services have found themselves stranded—not because their local health facilities have physically closed, but because they've been quietly locked out of the Social Health Authority (SHA) system without warning.
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1 week ago |
nation.africa | Leon Lidigu
Last Thursday afternoon, like millions of other Kenyans, Dr Godfrey Mutakha sat glued to his television set, waiting for Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi to deliver the 2025/2026 budget. As a gynaecologist who has witnessed the devastating impact of cancer first-hand, he was particularly interested in health allocations. What he heard left him shocked and dismayed.
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2 weeks ago |
taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Leon Lidigu
ZAIDI ya watoto wachanga 100,000 waliozaliwa kati ya Januari na Juni 2025 bado hawajapokea chanjo muhimu dhidi ya magonjwa hatari ya utotoni, kwa mujibu wa data kutoka Kenya Health Information System (KHIS). Takwimu hizo zinaashiria tatizo kubwa linaotishia kufuta mafanikio ya miongo kadhaa katika kulinda afya ya watoto nchini. Idadi hiyo huenda ikawa kubwa zaidi kwani data hiyo inahusisha tu watoto waliozaliwa katika vituo vya afya.
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2 weeks ago |
nation.africa | Leon Lidigu
At least 100,000 infants born between January and June this year remain unvaccinated against deadly childhood diseases, according to official government data from the Kenya Health Information System. This exposes a vaccination crisis that threatens to reverse decades of progress in child health protection.
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RT @augustinevickie: Have checked out this week’s issue of The @MediaObserverK ? Cover page pays tribute to @RitaTinina SIP 🕊️ Alafu @Leo…
Thank you @Novartis 😃 amazing work going on by Scientists here that is focused on re-imagining medicine. Absolutely learnt a lot this week coz it's been a super fine week for Science. 🥰 https://t.co/itnFS4j9dD
The Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) & the Ministry of Agriculture say national maize production will be 4.2 million tonnes, 15-20 % above the 5-year average. My dispatch is here . https://t.co/s6X5FPv1sM
