Terminal illness is a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated, and is usually expected to result in death within a short period of time. Terminal illness is mostly associated with cancer, though it may also relate to other conditions like advanced heart disease. In medical timelines, one is considered terminally ill if they are expected to die within six months. The six month standard is arbitrary though, and the estimation is never accurate.
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The world is full of services that could do with volunteers now and again. Healthcare is no different, services tend to be stretched to the limits especially with inadequate healthcare workers in our part of the world. You do not have to be formally trained as a nurse or doctor to be eligible for some voluntary work in healthcare.
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Reproductive healthcare is very much akin to any other service provision industry. There are quality standards to be met, equally balanced by service provision targets. Sometimes things fall short, and you may find yourself on the aggrieved end. Dealing with human life demands much more than a casual approach to service delivery. There is so much potential for things to go wrong in reproductive healthcare.
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The world ranking for the care of the elderly is just hot off the press. The elderly population, geriatrics in medical terms, is not as much in Kenya as in developed countries. Kenya is estimated to have about 1.8 million people over the age of 60 years. But our life expectancy is on an upward trend and this number is expected to double by 2050. We’ll be contributing to anticipated world statistics in 2050, when the population of older people will surpass the under 15s for the first time ever.
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In years gone by, doctors were instantly recognizable. Almost each one of them wore white coats and smart attire. Male doctors were inevitably clad with ties, long sleeves and well-polished leather shoes. And so too was the case with lady doctors, crisp business suits and well-healed formal footwear. Many would don a stethoscope round their necks, with some tagging a medical bag along.
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