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Mombasa Day of African Child
The 2011 day of the African Child celebrations for the Coastal region will be held in Mombasa town today. This year’s theme for the Day of the African Child is ‘all together for urgent action in favour of street children.’ The 2011 observance of this Day seeks to contribute to widespread awareness of the dangers street ... Read more
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Water and Sanitation for Coast residents
A handover ceremony was held on the 10th of December to commemorate a community project that improved access to clean water and sanitation to approximately 37,000 residents of rural districts in Coast Province, Kenya. The ceremony took place in Chanzou Village of Kinango District – one of the 20 villages that benefited from this project. ... Read more
World AIDS day 2010
The 2010 District World Aids Day celebrations will be held at Maandani Secondary School in Kaloleni at the Coast of Kenya. The World AIDS Day 2010 is all about raising awareness to tackle HIV prejudice and help stop the spread of HIV virus. The 2010 theme for the day is “Access and Human Rights”. The ... Read more
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Smiles for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Meeting the health needs of opharns and vulnerable children has been a challenge in Mariakani. Mariakani is one of the areas where poverty and HIV prevalence indicators are high and children in particular orphans and other vulnerable ones are malnourished, infected with worms and lack essential minerals for their growth and development. Good news for ... Read more
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Pink: Have your breasts checked
The Breast Cancer Support Group (BCASG) of the Aga Khan Hospital Mombasa has of organized activities that will create awareness and help towards the funding of Breast Cancer treatment for needy Coastal women. There will be Free Breast Exam Clinic at Mombasa Women’s Hall on 23rd and 24th October and Survivor Day Function at Sarova Whitesands ... Read more
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Health of the Community
October 15, is the global hand washing day. This is a day set aside to motivate and mobilize millions of people around the globe to wash their hands with soap. This is a key approach towards the prevention of hand transmitted diseases. According to research, washing hands with soap reduces the mortality rates related to ... Read more
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CISCO systems unveils $10 Million for Digital Villages
Cisco systems is to spend $ 10 Million in bridging the digital divide in the marginalized communities in Africa over a three- year period. This is done through partnerships with local Non- Governmental organisations in Kenya, Ethiopia, Angola, Nigeria and Rwanda. According to an article appearing in The Standard newspaper today under the Tech.Insight pullout, The Cisco Academy and ... Read more
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Drugs and substance abuse in Mariakani
Mariakani is a town located 35 km from Mombasa town on the Mombasa- Nairobi Highway. This is a busy route where transit trucks use to transport goods to east and central Africa such as Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and estimated population of 60,000 people. The town borders Kaloleni and Kinango Districts. The geographical location ... Read more
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World AIDS Day 2011