Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week in August: A Time for Reflection and Advocacy
By Mary Kavesa Email, thecoastnewspapaer@gmail.com August is a pivotal month for maternal and child health as celebrated every year on...
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SOCIAL NEGLECTED MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES: The Case of Compulsive vs. Pathological Lying
By Prof. Dr. Halimu Shauri Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The old definition of health, particularly the one that was widely accepted in...
Medics Urged to Embrace Media for Information Dissemination
By Kalama Mshomi Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Health department heads have been urged to collaborate with journalists so as to disseminate public...
Pharmaceutical Society Oppose Deregulating Cathinone and Cathine Substances in New Law
By Harrison Kivisu Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya has strongly opposed the ongoing amendments to Narcotic Drugs and...
Journalists Told to Expose Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Counties Health Sector
By Harrison Kivisu Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) has asked journalists to adopt investigative reporting...
Kidney Patients in Danger Over a Malfunctioning Renal Unit at Malindi Hospital
By the COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Some 50 kidney patients are staring death in the eye after Malindi Sub county...
Tradition Vs. Modernity: Kilifi Mothers’ Dilemma Amidst Persistent Infant Mortality Rates
By James Odhiambo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com For Miriam Keya of Rabai, life has never been the same since her first child...
Lack of Sanitation Proper Hygiene Interventions Promote Post-Morbidity and Mortality due to Diarrhea in Kilifi County
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Diarrhea is a leading killer of children that accounts to approximately 9 percent of all deaths...
Wildlife Farms Place Humans at Risk from Zoonotic Diseases.
By The COAST Correspondent Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com An estimated 5.5 billion wild animals are being kept in cruel conditions on commercial...
Revital Healthcare Signs Mou with Japanese firm to Establish New Manufacturing Plant
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Kilifi-based medical device manufacturing company, Revital Healthcare (EPZ) Ltd, has signed a memorandum of...
