Willow Health Media

11 October 2025

• The Village Prescription: How pots and patience outshine nutrition clinics  
  11 October 2025
  The strongest cure for hunger isn’t found in a syringe or a pill—it’s simmering in a village pot, ladled by a mother’s hands, and passed from one home to the next. This is how Siaya fights back. 
• The Missing Paragraph: Cindy’s heartbreaking story of a microdeletion 
  10 October 2025
  Microdeletion-which has no cure, is a tiny missing piece from your body’s genetic instructions. For Cindy Nyambura, it meant seizures, repeated pneumonia, slow growth, draining fluid from her brain and endless hospital visits.    Lucy Wanjiku Mwaura’s pregnancy began with the universal daydreams of motherhood: names, first smiles, that first day of school. But the flutter […]
• Dr Paulin Basinga: Why Africa’s homegrown innovations will drive Universal Health Coverage    
  09 October 2025
  At the Goalkeepers Event in New York, African innovators like Kenya’s Margaret Odera and Uganda’s Kristal Birungi showcased homegrown solutions for improving maternal health, child survival, and fighting diseases.  At the recent 80th UN General Assembly in New York, where global health took centre stage, the Gates Foundation’s Africa Director, Dr Paulin Basinga, highlighted Africa’s […]
• Breast Cancer: ‘Should I remove a healthy breast to avoid a future diagnosis?’ 
  08 October 2025
  This is the question emerging among urban women, particularly those with access to genetic testing…  It began as a tiny lump the size of a groundnut, barely noticeable beneath the skin of her left breast. She found it by accident one evening while dressing for bed. There was no pain, no redness, no urgency. Just […]
• KDF Recruitment: Why they check teeth, cross eyes, deformed testicles, flat feet  
  08 October 2025
  ‘Overly discoloured teeth could indicate underlying bone infections,’ explains Lieutenant General Jonah Mwangi. ‘Recruits run five kilometres to gauge cardiovascular fitness, stamina, and physical capability.  The Kenya Defence Forces’ (KDF) recruitment process is engineered with military precision, where every health check serves an operational purpose. Far beyond basic medical screenings like HIV status, critical health […]