I bet you might have had reason to visit the Emergency Room (commonly referred to as ER), at some point in your life. If not, there is no particular rash to desire a visit to any ER departments. Those who have ever visited ER departments will attest to inevitable unending waiting queues. I’ll give you some clues on how to beat such queues, or avoid ER visits altogether.
Read more ..... Finding the right doctor is one of the most important things you’ll ever do in your life. Interactions with your chosen doctor will often be professional, and to some extent personal. You must trust them with your life. You’ll therefore want to be absolutely happy with them, and getting the right match should be top priority. It’s best not to wait until an emergency crops up, leaving you at the mercy of the first doctor who comes your way by default.
Read more ..... The majority of Kenyans are in the lower income group, literally living from hand-to-mouth. These folk have very low purchasing power for any kind of services. In matters of health, they are solely dependent on overstretched public services. They have very limited choices if they ever wished to access better care elsewhere. Little wonder then that our grim healthcare statistics are disproportionately represented by the poor
Read more ..... 
Healthcare, like any other service oriented business, is driven by quality. There are several measures of quality, some easier to quantify than others. Courtesy must be ranked high among other indicators of quality of service. Your healthcare providers must treat you with utmost courtesy. You deserve to be treated with respect and confidentiality. After all, you have gone to great lengths to select your healthcare provider, among hundreds of others. The least you can expect is humane treatment.You should be welcomed to the service points with smiles, and offered reasonable comfort if you need to wait.
Read more ..... No part of the world is free of snakebites. It is a particular problem, though, in parts of Africa, which is home to more than 400 snake species, of which about 30 venomous species, belonging to four families — atractaspididae, colubridae, elapidae and viperidae — are known to have caused human deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Read more .....