The preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Section 2 of the Health Act (No 21 of 2017) define Health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Additionally, WHO provides that the enjoyment of the right to health should …
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What is mental health one may ask? This is one topic that most Africans find hard to broach as many people believe that it is not a condition that anyone may suffer from. There is a lot of stigma and myths around mental health. For instance, many Kenyans term it as a white man’s problems …
The word ‘euthanasia’ comes from the Greek words ‘eu’ meaning good and ‘thanatos’ meaning death. It is the act or practice of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from painful and incurable diseases or allowing them to die by either withholding treatment or withdrawing artificial life-support measures. It is also known as ‘mercy killing’ or …
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health means a complete state of mental,physical and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The right tohealth is guaranteed under the Constitution of Kenya as well as international treaties andconventions to which Kenya is party to. While this obligation has been placed upon …
On one rainy afternoon during the April holidays when I was 16, I was sitting at oursitting room at home, bored and upset at the fact that we only had one more week left before wereturned to school for our second term. So, to ease my boredom, I decided to watch TV. I begunswiping through …
Gender-Based Violence refers to the harmful acts perpetrated against an individual based on their gender. This includes; physical, mental, sexual or economic harm inflicted on an individual. According to the report of the Gender-Based Violence Recovery Centre, 1 in 3 females has experienced sexual violence before the age of 18 years. Furthermore, between 39% and …
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The fate of thousands of refugees lies unknown following the government initiative to close down Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps. A similar directive was issued in 2016 due to the government’s position that the camps were breeding grounds for terrorists. The government blamed the Mpeketoni, Lamu, Westgate, and Garissa University attacks on the camps. A …
