Non Medical and self prescribed CT scans by the public worries health experts

The increasing number of people undergoing unnecessary Computed Tomography (CT) scans as the service becomes more available, especially in privately-run health facilities in the country, has raised concern among experts.   Speaking during a regional meeting on the optimization of radiation protection of patients in Computed Tomography organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on…

Kenya expands use of world’s first malaria vaccine in lake-endemic region

Kenya’s Ministry of Health announced that, starting on March 7, 2023, more children in the country will benefit from the added protection of the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01 (or RTS,S). The malaria vaccine expansion follows the Kenya National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (KENITAG) recommendation for expansion within Kenya’s lake-endemic region and the 2021 World…

Repealing discriminatory Laws Targeting People Living with HIV/AIDs Saves Lives

Repealing discriminatory laws against people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives and helps advance the end of the pandemic, says Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS. Byanyima observes that criminalizing laws chase people away from life-saving treatment and need to be removed. This was part of her message as the world marks Zero Discrimination Day,…

Delays in recommendation of remdesivir for patients with COVID-19 shaped antimicrobial policy in hospitals world over

Delays in recommendation of remdesivir for patients with COVID-19 adversely shaped antimicrobial policy in hospitals around the world, preventing patients from receiving timely remdesivir says The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, at the 30th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). Remdesivir is a viral RNA polymerase inhibitor. An individual patient data meta-analysis has added relevant scientific evidence…