Kenyan Diaspora in Norway: Healthcare Workforce, Education Pathways and the Oslo-Bergen Community Profile
The Kenyan diaspora in Norway combines a strong healthcare workforce presence, educational pathways and a growing professional community across Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger. Explore the community profile, employment sectors and the Kenya-Norway relationship.
Mental Health in Kenya: Burden, Mathari Hospital, the Mental Health Act 2022 and the Path Toward Community-Based Care
One in four Kenyans experiences a mental health condition in their lifetime, yet mental health receives a small fraction of health spending. Explore Mathari Hospital, the Mental Health Act 2022, the workforce shortage, NACADA and the path to community-based care.
Prostate Cancer in Kenya: Rising Incidence, Late Presentation, Screening Debates and Treatment Access at Public and Private Centres
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Kenyan men, with roughly 3,500-4,200 new cases yearly and most presenting late. Explore PSA screening, the diagnostic pathway, treatment options at Kenyatta, Moi, Aga Khan and county hospitals, and the NHIF cancer package.
Cervical Cancer in Kenya: Burden, HPV Vaccination, Screening Access and the Road to Elimination as a Public Health Problem
Kenya records about 5,250 new cervical cancer cases and 3,200 deaths a year. This article maps the HPV vaccination rollout, VIA screening, treatment access, the HIV link and the path toward WHO's 90-70-90 elimination targets.
Hypertension in Kenya: Burden, Diagnosis, Treatment Pathways and the Road to Population-Wide Blood Pressure Control
A deep look at hypertension in Kenya — covering disease burden, diagnosis at primary care level, treatment pathways under the Social Health Authority and the long road to population-wide blood pressure control across all 47 counties.
Sickle Cell Disease in Kenya: Prevalence, Newborn Screening, Treatment Access and the Lake and Coastal Burden
Sickle cell disease affects roughly 14,000 Kenyan newborns each year, concentrated in the lake and coastal counties. This article maps prevalence, newborn screening, hydroxyurea access, comprehensive care centres and the social and financing barriers families face across Kenya.
University of Nairobi: History, Flagship Colleges and Research Impact
The University of Nairobi traces its lineage to the Royal Technical College of 1956 and today runs six colleges, eleven faculties and more than three hundred programmes that have trained the majority of Kenya's senior public servants, doctors, engineers and academics.
Type 2 Diabetes in Kenya: Prevalence, Diagnosis and Treatment Pathways
Type 2 diabetes is one of Kenya's fastest-growing chronic conditions, with national survey data showing a 3.1 percent adult prevalence, low awareness and a structural treatment gap that the National NCD Strategic Plan 2021-2026 is trying to close at primary-care level.
Kenya's National Tuberculosis Programme: Burden, Diagnosis and Treatment Access
Tuberculosis remains one of the leading causes of death from a single infectious agent in Kenya, but two decades of investment in the National Leprosy, Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Programme have substantially reduced incidence, mortality and undiagnosed cases.