By The WoN Team info@womansnewsroom.africa At 19-years, Rose is among the 1.5 million people living with HIV in Kenya and who are finding it increasingly difficult to access antiretroviral therapy treatment as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on lives globally. Due to the restrictions imposed on movement of people in some counties by
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Law breakers take advantage of the lockdown to entrench retrogressive practices By Dorcas Moraa info@womansnewsroom.africa At exactly 5am, Metina was woken up by her mother, with instructions to go to the kitchen and prepare breakfast for the family. To the 16-year old girl and her younger sister-from Lolmolok village in Samburu County, this was a
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Amref survey shows effectiveness of social media for pandemic awareness By Samuel Kisika info@womannewsroom.africa The Ministry of Health should consider focusing more on social media in reaching out out to more youth with information for an enhanced fight against Covid-19. This follows findings by an Amref Health Africa survey which established that social media platforms
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Susan sits outside her mother’s house, near Thika town, in Kiambu County. Their home is situated at a busy neighbourhood and a hive of activity. However, she is oblivous of whatever is happening, including when a middle-aged man deliberately walks close to her, touches her inappropriately and disappears. The 30-year-old woman does not react or
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By Dorcas Moraa info@womansnewsroom.africa On Sunday May 31, 2020, Sengera sneaked into his father’s compound in Nyakwerema Village, Nyamira County, just before the crack of dawn. He had not been home for six months. Apart from visiting his parents after being away for such a long time, he yearned to meet his two-year old daughter
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