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STIs Including Syphilis, Gonorrhea Are On The Increase, Report Finds
Syphilis is one of four curable STIs which together account for over one million infections daily. The others are gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis.
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Kenya Rolls Out First Malaria Vaccine In Homa Bay
From Today, the world’s first malaria vaccine is being rolled out in parts of Kenya in a routine vaccination schedule, and more than 300,000 children are expected to receive the vaccine over the next three years according to the ministry of health. From WHO records, Malaria kills more than 400,000 people globally each year- mostly […]
South Africa starts giving oral PrEP to HIV-negative sex workers – Its time Kenya did the same
Early March 2016, South Africa announced leading-edge interventions to address the high HIV infection rates among sex workers. The planned actions included; the provision of immediate antiretroviral treatment to all sex workers with HIV, and also to offer daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to HIV-negative sex workers so as to prevent them from acquiring the […]