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World AIDS Day is marked across the globe on December 1 each year, to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. The theme for the 2014 World AIDS Day was ‘Focus,…

CHS invites applications for pre-qualification of suppliers for the supply of goods and provision of services as listed below: SUPPLY OF GOODS CHS/001/2015 – Supply and Maintenance of Computers, Computer…

Quick Facts About TB and Diabetes

• People with weak immune systems as a result of chronic diseases e.g. diabetes face higher risk of progressing from latent to active TB
• About 10% of TB cases globally are linked to diabetes
• A large proportion of people with diabetes as well as TB are not diagnosed/are diagnosed late
• Early detection of diabetes and TB can help improve care and control of both
• People with diabetes also diagnosed with TB have a higher risk of death during TB treatment and of TB relapse after treatment

  CHS held its 3rd Annual Stakeholders Meeting (ASM) from Thursday, November 20, 2014 to Friday, November 21, 2014 in Nyeri under the theme, ‘Strategic Information for Health Systems Strengthening.’…

In its quest to improve maternal and child health, CHS advocates for male involvement in reproductive health. Through the “Egemesha Wanawake Wetu” (Swahili for “Support Our Women”) initiative, CHS seeks…

As the CHS five-year strategic plan nears expiration in 2015, plans are underway to develop a new strategic plan to guide the organisation in delivering sustainable health interventions. Having made…

Tuberculosis Accelerated Response and Care (TB ARC) is a five-year USAID funded activity implemented by a consortium led by Centre for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS) to support TB control…