Kenya News Headlines

• HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria Could Destabilize Kenya's Social, Economic Sectors, Report Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
  
• UNFPA Says Violence Against Women And Girls Can Be Stopped - And Shows How
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Two Studies Of Adult Male Circumcision To Prevent HIV
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• WHO And Unaids Secretariat Welcome Corroborating Findings Of Trials Assessing Impact Of Male Circumcision On HIV Risk
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Deadly fever spreads in Kenya
  BBC - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:01 EST
  
• Male Circumcision Reduces Men's HIV Infection Risk By 65%, Data Re-Evaluation Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• WHO And UNAIDS Secretariat Welcome Corroborating Findings Of Trials Assessing Impact Of Male Circumcission On HIV Risk
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Viral fever spreads from Kenya to Somalia: officials
  Reuters - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:38 EST
  
• Govts agree on action on mercury, but no treaty
  Reuters - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:13 EST
  
• An Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever Kills Dozens in Kenya
  New York Times - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:46 EST
  
• Rift Valley Fever In Kenya - 220 Suspected Cases, Including 82 Deaths
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
  
• U.S. gives Kenya aid to fight infectious disease
  Reuters - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:11 EST
  
• Green World: Working With Kenyan Traders And Small-holders To Produce Safe And Healthy Food
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Demand For Male Circumcision As HIV Prevention Method Growing In Swaziland
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Nanotechnology Can Improve Health Care In Developing Countries
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
  
• JHPIEGO Receives $2.2 Million For International Women's Health Initiatives
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Violence Against Women Fueling Spread Of HIV Worldwide, Undermining Prevention Efforts, Advocates Say
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Rift Valley Fever kills 12 in Kenya
  Reuters - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:52 EST
  
• HIV Spreading In Southern Sudanese Capital Juba; Advocates Working To Increase HIV/AIDS Awareness
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Kenya's Progress At Reducing HIV/AIDS Prevalence Could Be Undermined By Funding Delays, Other Challenges, Lancet Reports
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Study Shows Circumcision Reduces Incidence Of HIV
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Study Examines Impact Of Breast-Feeding On HIV-1 Viral Loads
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Routine Male Circumcision Could Reduce A Man's HIV Infection Risk By About 50 Percent, According To Studies Conducted In Kenya, Uganda
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Rift Valley Fever In Kenya - 32 Cases And 19 Deaths
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Kenya Considered 'Most Successful' Of PEPFAR Programs AP/San Francisco Chronicle Reports
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:00 EST
  
• UICC And The Lancet Oncology Announce 600 000 Euro Initiative To Tackle Cancer In Children In The Developing World
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Tourists 'fuel Kenya's sex boom'
  BBC - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:08 EST
  
• WFP Launches Major Air Operation For Flood Victims In Somalia, Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:00 EST
  
• Male circumcision greatly reduces HIV risk: studies
  Reuters - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:04 EST
  
• International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) Statement On Male Circumcision
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:00 EST
  
• Diseases Appear on Rise With Temperature
  Washington Post - Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:40 EST
  
• Malaria 'speeds spread of Aids'
  BBC - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:03 EST
  
• Heterosexual Male? Circumcision Helps You Avoid HIV - The Evidence Is Conclusive
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
  
• Study Reports Link Between Malaria and HIV
  The Earth Times - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 11:42 EST
  
• HIV And Malaria Help Each Other Spread
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:00 EST
  
• Flooding Emergency In The Horn Of Africa: Major Health Risks
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
  
• US$ 70 million for Kenya in fight against AIDS
  The Earth Times - Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:40 EST
  
• High Energy Biscuits Airlifted To Kenya To Feed 200,000 Flood Victims
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 25 Nov 2006 11:00 EST
  
• Global warming causing disease to rise
  MSNBC - Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:26 EST
  
• East African Standard Examines How Female Fish Sellers In Kenya Engage In Sex To Secure Fish, Risk Contracting HIV
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:00 EST
  
• HIV/AIDS Worsens Condition Of Malnourished Children, Pregnant Women In Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:00 EST
  
• Childhood Cancers: Second Call For Projects "My Child Matters"
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Rising Tide Of Somali Refugees Strains Food Stocks In Kenya's Camps
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Some Sex Workers In Kenya Might Carry Gene That Protects Them From HIV, Study Finds
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:00 EST
  
• CNN Special On AIDS In Africa Featuring AID Village Clinics, A Health Program In Kenya Implemented By Noted Chicagoan
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Kenyan Ethics Board Approves Country's First Clinical Trial Of Herbal Product Used To Treat HIV/AIDS
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:00 EST
  
• Sen. Obama Plans To Take Televised HIV Test During Visit To Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:00 EST
  
• Horn of Africa states launch anti-polio drive
  Reuters - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:54 EST
  
• Horn of Africa countries jointly bolster drive to eradicate polio
  World Health Organization - Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:00 EST
  
• U.S. Senator Obama Takes Public HIV Test During Visit To Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:00 EST
  
• Simple methods effective in curbing fresh HIV cases in Kenya: study
  The Earth Times - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:58 EST
  
• Obama says to get African HIV test
  Reuters - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:07 EST
  
• PlusNews Profiles Kenya NGO That Seeks To Involve Men In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:00 EST
  
• Senator Obama says to get African HIV test
  Reuters - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:02 EST
  
• Why the U.S. Has Not Stemmed HIV
  Washington Post - Sun, 13 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Ongoing Clinical Trials Are Key To Validating The Link Between Male Circumcision And Protection Against HIV Infection
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Routine Use Of Hib Vaccine Could Lead To Virtual Elimination Of Killer Disease In Africa
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
  
• Routine Use Of Hib Vaccine Could Lead To Virtual Elimination Of Killer Disease In Africa
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Inexpensive Prevention Methods Reduce Unintended Pregnancies, Spread Of HIV Among Kenyan Teenagers, Study Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Britain tackles "crime of love" -- female circumcision
  Reuters - Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:03 EST
  
• Partners Team Up In Kenya To Fight Measles And Malaria
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:00 EST
  
• Partners Team Up In Kenya To Fight Measles And Malaria - Campaign Timeline Is Accelerated Due To Measles And Polio Outbreaks
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Married Kenyan Youth Excluded From HIV/AIDS Programs, At Higher Risk Of Contracting Virus
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 01 Aug 2006 10:00 EST
  
• NIH Rules That Researchers Should Continue Studies In Kenya, Uganda On Effect Of Male Circumcision On HIV Transmission
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Food Aid Running Out For Millions In Need In Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
  
• AFP/Yahoo! News Examines Teen Pregnancy In Kenya, Lack Of Sex Education
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 15 Jul 2006 03:00 EST
  
• African Theologians Launch Bible Commentary To Guide Africans On Modern Problems, Including HIV/AIDS
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Inter Press Service Examines Issue Of HIV-Positive People In Kenya Selling Antiretroviral Drugs To Buy Food
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 11 Jun 2006 05:00 EST
  
• Inter Press Service Examines Issue Of HIV-Positive People In Kenya Selling Antiretroviral Drugs To Buy Food
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Major Grant To IU School Of Medicine Will Expand HIV/AIDS Programs In Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 11 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Kenya shock at mutilation death
  BBC - Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:49 EST
  
• New York Times Reporter Examines Reasons For Decline In New HIV Cases In Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 May 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Nation Examines Condom Brand Promotion, Marketing In Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 05 May 2006 01:00 EST
  
• Kenya to provide free Aids drugs
  BBC - Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:30 EST
  
• Kenya hails first test tube girls
  BBC - Tue, 09 May 2006 12:31 EST
  
• Kenya, Brazil To Introduce Resolution Calling For Increased Funding For Neglected Diseases At World Health Assembly
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 May 2006 05:00 EST
  
• Kenya To Provide Antiretrovirals At No Cost, Kenyan President Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Kenya suspends public smoking ban
  BBC - Wed, 31 May 2006 02:55 EST
  
• Independent Online Examines "Hurdles" In Access To Post-Exposure Prophylaxis For Rape Survivors In Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 May 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Global Fund approves new HIV grant for Kenya
  Reuters - Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:05 EST
  
• Kenya Improving Access To Vertical HIV Transmission-Prevention Services, Official Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 27 May 2006 11:00 EST
  
• Surgery completed on boy mauled by dogs
  MSNBC - Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:04 EST
  
• IRIN News/Independent Online Profiles MSF's HIV/AIDS, TB Clinic In Nairobi, Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 May 2006 01:00 EST
  
• Boy mauled by dog to get reconstructive surgery
  MSNBC - Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:24 EST
  
• Parliamentarians For Women's Health Web Site Launched
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 21 May 2006 11:00 EST
  
• Global Fund Approves $70M For HIV/AIDS Programs In Kenya Despite Delay Of Audit Submission For Previous Grant
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 May 2006 07:00 EST
  
• U.N. Urges Lawmakers Worldwide To Strengthen Policies On Caring For Children Affected By HIV/AIDS
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 18 May 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Up To 40 African Countries Will Not Reach Universal Education Goals In Part Because Of HIV/AIDS, Official Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 May 2006 01:00 EST
  
• Kenya outrage at HIV boy killing
  BBC - Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:12 EST
  
• Onset Of Long Rains In Kenya Too Late For Millions In Need Of Food, World Food Programme Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 21 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Kenya Must Account For $10M In Global Fund Grants Or Risk Suspension Of $100M In Funding, Officials Say
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Malaria Clinical Trials Alliance Supported By New $17 Million Gates Foundation Grant
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Kenya church in Aids apology
  BBC - Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:13 EST
  
• Kenyan Anglican Church Official Apologizes For Likening HIV/AIDS To "Curse From God"
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Immigration Bill Will Remove Caps On Foreign Nurses, Effect Africa, Letter To The Editor Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Boston Globe Profiles HIV-Positive PEPFAR Interagency Coordinator In Kenya
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:00 EST
  
• PEPFAR To Provide More Than $208M To Programs Fighting HIV/AIDS In Kenya In 2006
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 23 Feb 2006 09:00 EST
  
• Reuters AlertNet Examines How Lack Of Experienced Nurses In Kenya Affects Country''s Efforts Against HIV/AIDS
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 03 Mar 2006 12:00 EST
  
• UN fears measles outbreak in drought-hit E.Africa
  Reuters - Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:26 EST
  
• U.S. to spend $208 million for AIDS relief in Kenya
  CNN - Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:08 EST