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Rodgers Otiso

Reporter · KE

Indexed articles, last 90 days
12
Latest publication
Sep 14, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Standard Kenya
Top 50K sites
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Rodgers Otiso

    Sickle Cell: A strange malaria advantage, but not immunity (opens the original)

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    For Rehema Ogutu, malaria is strangely not the enemy she has spent most of her life fearing. Diagnosed with sickle cell disease (SCD) when she was only six months old, the 44-year-old has endured years of hospital admissions, blood transfusions and painful crises. Yet, living in Kisumu, a region where malaria remains a major public health concern, she says the mosquito-borne disease has barely featured in her long medical journey. Her story is one that many sickle cell warriors in Kisumu share.

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Rodgers Otiso

    Kisumu health facilities put on alert amid fears of flash floods (opens the original)

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    Kisumu’s health system is on high alert as the county prepares for possible severe flooding during the October-November-December (OND) 2026 rainy season. Kisumu County Director of Public Health and Sanitation Fredrick Oluoch said the county has intensified disaster preparedness through training of disaster management teams and strengthening early warning systems to ensure communities are alerted before flooding occurs. “We are a disaster risk team, and we have been undergoing training. Even last

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Rodgers Otiso

    Beyond diagnosis: Why Kenya needs to bring liver transplantation closer home (opens the original)

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    For families whose children develop advanced liver disease, the greatest challenge is often not the diagnosis itself, but what follows: when doctors know the required treatment, yet it is not available in Kenya. The case of 11‑month‑old Ethan Nolan, who died after a long battle with chronic liver disease while awaiting a transplant, underscores the gap in specialist care and the heavy financial toll on families forced to seek treatment abroad. Dr Achieng Adem, a paediatric gastroenterologist pra

  4. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Rodgers Otiso

    A mother's sacrifice, Sh6m cost for liver and the battle they ultimately lost (opens the original)

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    For nearly a year, Lilian Aluoch's life revolved around hospital corridors, medical tests, blood transfusions and the fragile hope that her firstborn son would one day get better. Since Ethan Nolan was about two weeks old, the 33-year-old mother had barely known what it meant to raise a baby at home. Instead of watching him grow through his first year, she spent months carrying him from one hospital to another, trying to understand why his eyes had turned yellow and why his urine.

  5. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Rodgers Otiso

    A mother's sacrifice, Sh6m cost for liver and the battle they ultimately lost (opens the original)

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    For nearly a year, Lilian Aluoch's life revolved around hospital corridors, medical tests, blood transfusions and the fragile hope that her firstborn son would one day get better. Since Ethan Nolan was about two weeks old, the 33-year-old mother had barely known what it meant to raise a baby at home. Instead of watching him grow through his first year, she spent months carrying him from one hospital to another, trying to understand why his eyes had turned yellow and why his urine.

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