2. Health in Kenya

2.6 Childbirth in modern Kenya

The type of healthcare offered during childbirth in hospitals and other health facilities varies considerably across Kenya. A few expectant ...

2.5 Health in Kenya in 2017

Health is a complex phenomenon to document. However, by looking at 1) how long people live, 2) what sort of ...

2.4 The first medical school in Kenya

The problem There were few African doctors working in East Africa during the colonial period. In 1958, one of them, ...

2.3 The Christian missionaries and health in Kenya

The early years The first Christian missionaries arrived in Kenya in the late 19th century. Ann Beck's well renowned book, A history ...

2.2 Health and medicine during the colonial period in Kenya

Ann Beck’s book A history of the British Medical Administration of East Africa, 1900-1950, which was published in 1970, tells ...

2.1 Traditional medicine in modern Kenya

In the beginning Traditional medicine was practised in Kenya long before the missionaries and colonialists set foot in Kenya and ...