Hepatitis viruses are serious infections that damage the liver. There is an urgent need to deal with increased Hepatitis B infections in Kenya.
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Kenya’s press has admitted to self-censorship after the August 8th poll to avoid a repeat of 2008’s post-election violence. But by refusing to inform the public has the media lost credibility?
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Effective communication in sign language between health workers and deaf patients enhances the provision of safe and effective health care.
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Associate Lecturer, University of Nairobi
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi
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Corporate Law Lecturer, University of Nairobi
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Associate Professor, meteorology department, University of Nairobi
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Senior lecturer in Philosophy and Media Studies, University of Nairobi
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Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Nairobi
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Lecturer, Medical Law and Ethics, University of Nairobi
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Research Professor, Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi
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Co-Founder & Research Lead, Committee on Fiscal Studies, University of Nairobi
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Research Fellow, University of Nairobi
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Associate professor, Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi
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PostDoc Researcher, University of Nairobi
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Associate Professor, Department of Kiswahili, University of Nairobi
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Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi