Published Stories Archives - Wanja’s Health Diary

March 16, 20200

An earnest chat on cancers in women

In June last year, Wanja’s Health Diary witnessed a surgery at Kenyatta National hospital to remove the uterus of a 70 year old patient with cer

March 13, 20200

Claire wasn’t sure whether it was the food from the new cafeteria at work that had given her persistent tummy pain in the last fortnight or the

February 15, 20200

Last month, I took a Pap Smear test. I had been due for it anyway but kept postponing. There was always an urgent errand to run that kept me awa

January 15, 20200

Sweating. It is a biological process. This is your body’s way of cooling itself. The nervous system triggers the sweat glands when your bo

December 9, 20190

A child who spends more time on the phone and television may delay in developing speech. Whereas this statement seems harmless, the real impact

November 10, 20190

When a loved one dies, it brings shock and confusion. Whether it’s the loss of a father, mother, brother, sister, a sibling or a colleague, d

February 8, 20180

In a world where one out of every two people is faced with the tough choice between buying food or medicine, Kenya needs to prioritise

November 17, 20170

Like any mother, Mrs Jacinta Ochieng wanted nothing more than to take her children home, all five of them, even though their birth had surprised h

November 10, 20170

“Your testing kit is fake and faulty!” were the first words that 26-year-old Kimutai Kemboi uttered when an HIV test he took ‘to pass time�

July 27, 20170

A cholera outbreak in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has prompted the health authorities to withdraw all medical licences issued to food ha