Mary Wangari

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Mary Wangari

Rapid unusual temperature shifts triggered by global warming could endanger human health and the environment worldwide, scientists have warned. A new study predicts that climate flips - sudden shifts in temperature from extreme warm to extreme cold, or vice versa - could become a more common occurrence by eight per cent, more intense (seven per cent) and faster (three per cent) between 2071 and 2100.

1 month ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Mary Wangari

Afya na JamiiMakala Afueni majaribio ya dawa za wanaume kupanga uzazi yakifanikiwa kwa panya na nyani   Na MARY WANGARI April 30th, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 2 NDOTO ya muda mrefu ya wanandoa kugawana majukumu ya kupanga uzazi huenda ikatimia hivi karibuni, kutokana na uvumbuzi wa kidonge kipya cha wanaume kupanga uzazi ambacho kwa sasa kinapitia majaribio.

1 month ago | nation.africa | Mary Wangari

The long-elusive dream of couples sharing the family planning responsibility could soon become a reality, thanks to a new male birth control pill currently undergoing trials. The male equivalent birth control medication named YCT-529 is the only non-hormonal contraceptive pill for men and is also the only one being tested on humans. Scientists are upbeat that the contraceptive will be available for use this decade if given a go ahead by health authorities.

1 month ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Mary Wangari

KATIBU wa Wizara ya Afya, Raymond Omollo amewahimiza vijana kujisajili na Mamlaka ya Afya ya Jamii (SHA) na kuipigia debe katika jamii zao. Kulingana naye, SHA ni kielelezo bora kuhusu jinsi sera ya kibunifu zinaweza kusuluhisha changamoto zinazokabili taifa na ulimwengu kwa jumla. Alisema Mamlaka hiyo ni moja kati ya miradi kabambe ya serikali inayodhamiriwa kufanikisha mabadiliko zaidi na imeundwa kwa namna ya kumwezesha kila Mkenya kupata huduma bora za afya pasipo kusambaratika kifedha.

1 month ago | nation.africa | Leon Lidigu |Mary Wangari

Members of Parliament on Tuesday began an 80-day inquiry into allegations of organ trafficking at Mediheal Hospital in Eldoret, as the hospital’s founder, former Kesses MP Dr Swarup Mishra, strongly denied the accusations. The National Assembly Health Committee, chaired by Seme MP Dr James Nyikal, said the probe would begin immediately.