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April 29, 2015

Medical safaris:Nairobi’s untapped potential

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Medical safaris, more formally known as Medical Tourism, have been inexistence for thousands of years. The first recorded instances were Greek pilgrims travelling from all over the Mediterranean to a territory that was the sanctuary of the healing God Asklepios. Travel to spa towns and sanatoriums seeking healing for long term illnesses was common in the 18th century, and was also an early form of health tourism.

April 29, 2015

Could Nairobi men be healthier?

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Nairobi is home to many men, lots of men in fact. Simple inferences and calculations from the 2013 Kenya Demographic Estimates quickly imply that more than half a million men aged between 25 to 64 years live in Nairobi. And the majority of these men, 90% in demographic estimates, are literate. To a lay person, this means well-informed and able to make reasoned and healthy judgements.

April 29, 2015

Nairobians as good Samaritans

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Almost everybody is aware of the phrase ‘good Samaritan’ and what it implies. It is the act of coming to the rescue of those in some danger, out of goodwill and without the intention of reward or compensation.But the non-religious may be unaware that the phrase is attributed to Jesus, in the parable of the good Samaritan detailed in the bible. Jesus narrated the selfless rescue by a traveller from Samaria,in aid of a rivalstranger who had been beaten, robbed and left for the dead.

April 29, 2015

Kids’ health in this city

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Nairobi, like most cities in developing countries, is full of kids. Latest demographic figures estimate that about 42 percent of the Kenyan population is under 14 years. Extrapolating that to the Nairobi population brings the total number of children to well over a million.The city owes this vast number of children many things that include proper housing, clean water, food, safety and good health. Children’s health starts in the womb, Nairobi women must have access to good maternity care.And this is more so for the lower socio-economic group, majority living in Nairobi slums and only able to access wanting public services.

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