Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease occurs when stomach acid frequently flows back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach; the esophagus. This backwash can irritate the lining of your esophagus. This happens in both children and adults. Our reporter Rose Mukonyo discusses this condition with Dr. Peninah Musyoka, a Pediatrician at Machakos Children's Clinic.

Urinary tract infections are one of the leading conditions in children and may cause a burning effect when the child is passing urine, pain, and urgency with urination, blood in the urine, abdominal or pelvic pain, fever, and vomiting. Dr. Peninah Musyoka, a pediatrician at Machakos Children’s Clinic explains more on UTIs in this episode with our reporter Rose Mukonyo.

Adenoid Hypertrophy is the unusual enlargement of the adenoid tissue which is located in the upper airway between the nose and the back of the throat. This enlargement occurs most commonly in children under the age of 5 and may occur with or without any infection. Dr. Peninah Musyoka, a Pediatrician at Machakos Children’s Clinic discusses more on this condition with Rose Mukonyo.

We discuss World Prematurity Day, celebrated on Wednesday 17th November 2021. This is a day that provides an opportunity to call to attention the heavy burden of death, disability, the pain and suffering that preterm birth causes. This day focuses on initiatives to increase awareness, reach, and engagement about the issues of preterm birth, preterm survival, and optimal development of preterm to reach their potential. It is also a chance to talk about solutions focusing on high-impact but low-cost solutions such as Kangaroo Mother Care. In this new episode, Rose Mukonyo discusses with Dr. Peninah Musyoka, a Pediatrician at Machakos Children's Clinic on prematurity.

Neonatal Sepsis is a blood infection that occurs in an infant younger than three months old. This can be seen in the first week of life. There are a variety of infectious agents that can lead to sepsis. In this episode, Rose Mukonyo discusses this topic with Dr. Peninah Musyoka, a Pediatrician at Machakos Children's Clinic.

Breast cancer is curable when discovered in good time before spreading to other parts of the body. In today’s podcast, our reporter Rose Mukonyo will be discussing with Dr. Gavin Orangi, the Oncology Coordinator at Makueni Referral Hospital Cancer Unit on breast cancer in stage four and how a patient is managed.

Sickle cell anaemia is a blood disorder that is usually inherited, that causes red blood cells to contort into a sickle shape. This shape makes it difficult for them to pass through the blood vessels and cause pain. In today's episode, our reporter Saada Hassan talks with Dr. Fred Okinyi, the Chairperson of the Sickle Cell Federation of Kenya about sickle cell anaemia.

Since the first case of COVID-19 was reported, children were least affected, but with the new variants, reports have shown that children are getting more and more affected with most of them exhibiting signs and symptoms unlike before. In this podcast, Rose Mukonyo discusses with Dr. Peninah Musyoka, a Pediatrician, on Covid in Children.

One in four deaths globally can be attributed to thrombosis, a condition that is both treatable and preventable. Thrombosis occurs when a blood clot develops in a blood vessel and can often lead to life-threatening conditions such as a heart attack or stroke.

In this episode, Rose Mukonyo will be speaking to Dr. Henry Ddungu, a Hematology Consultant at Uganda Cancer Institute, who will shed more light on this topic.

Dr. Elly Odongo is a Gynecological Oncologist with over 20 years of experience in clinical practice and programmatic leadership of public health initiatives

He specializes in diagnosing and treating cancers of the female reproductive tract among women, girls, and children.

In today's episode, Dr. Odongo speaks to our reporter Faith Kutere about Ovarian Cancer in children, in relation to a two-year-old girl who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 8 months old.