Terry Maina

[David Maraga @dkmaraga]

Statement on the use of Kenya as a US Ebola Quarantine Centre

[KMPDU @kmpdu]

🔵 for IMMEDIATE RELEASE

[Simon Thazhigilla Simon🇳🇬 @Thazhigilla_]

I am Nigerian, and right now my dream is bigger than me.

Only about 4.5% of medical literature globally are represented on Black skin.

That means millions of Black patients are learning from systems that barely look like them. Medical students study diseases on skin tones that are not their own. Doctors are trained with visual references that often fail Black bodies.

That gap has consequences.
So I am deciding to build towards changing it.

I’m starting with a book.
But the larger vision is far beyond that. I want to help build software and medical visualization tools that make Black medical representation impossible to ignore.

This is not just about diversity aesthetics, this is about accuracy, education, visibility and better healthcare outcomes.

One day, I want a Black child studying medicine anywhere on earth to see themselves fully represented in what they learn.
And I believe we can build that future.

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

In 1935, two American doctors examined seven women's ovaries and saw small lumps. They called them cysts and named the disease after them. They were wrong. It took 91 years to fix.

What we called PCOS is now Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), announced today in The Lancet by an international panel of doctors and patients. The renaming followed more than a decade of consensus work and 22,000 patient and clinician survey responses.

The lumps Stein and Leventhal saw were never cysts. Modern imaging shows they were follicles, the tiny sacs inside the ovary that grow and release an egg each month, frozen partway through by a hormonal imbalance. PMOS is a multi-system disorder centered in the endocrine system, the body's network of glands that produces hormones like insulin (controls blood sugar), cortisol (the stress hormone), and thyroid hormones (set the body's metabolism). The ovary trouble flows downstream from there.

The naming choice is not academic. When doctors hear "ovary" in a diagnosis, they look at the ovary. "Metabolic" and "endocrine" send them to the whole body.

PMOS affects roughly 1 in 8 women worldwide, more than 170 million people. The WHO estimates 70% have never been diagnosed. Among those who do, 1 in 3 wait more than 2 years, and nearly half see 3 or more doctors first. The CDC reports more than half of women with PMOS develop type 2 diabetes by age 40, a risk 5 to 10 times higher than women without the condition. Around 37% have clinically significant depression, compared with 14% in women without it. Anxiety runs at 42% versus 8.5%.

A label born from a 1935 look at seven ovaries is finally going away. The new diagnostic guidelines roll out fully in 2028. By then, a woman walking into a clinic with these symptoms should hear questions about her blood sugar and her mood alongside her cycle. Those are the parts of the disease the old name hid for 91 years.

[David Maraga @dkmaraga]

Asanteni sana, Kapenguria!

Pamoja, tutachukua kura tukomboe nchi yetu. @UGMParty

#MaragaMashinani #TukoKadi

[Ademba Allans @Ademba_47]

,@IEBCKenya hiii ndo kazi ilikua inawalemea?????

[Bella 💙 @_Nana_Kc]

Pharmacist title is earned, it is regulated and carries accountability.
The pharmacist is licensed by PPB and has a legal responsibility for your medication safety. Not everyone behind the counter does.
Know Your Pharmacist!

#HakikishaNiPharmacist
#GreenCross

@PSofKenya @ppbkenya

[Kodiwo A.B 🇰🇪🇰🇪 @AntonyBenard]

Please note that the lady in the video circulating online is not a pharmacist.

Not every person in a white coat in a pharmacy is a pharmacist.

Did you know that only about 4% of pharmacies in Kenya have pharmacists?

#HakikishaNiPharmacist #SisiNdioPharmacist

[Dr. Libeya Bethwel @libeyabethwel]

Safety: The Pharmacist is your last line of defense against medication errors. Speaking to them is a critical step in your healthcare journey.

#HakikishaNiPharmacist
#MimiNdoPharmacist
#GreenCross

@_Nana_Kc @Belive_Kinuthia @Dr_Kibagendi @AntonyBenard

[Bella 💙 @_Nana_Kc]

Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya @PSofKenya has confirmed the individual in the footage below is not a licensed PHARMACIST and is not a member of PSK!
Kenya gossip hub, Please get your facts right before maligning a whole profession!

[Bella 💙 @_Nana_Kc]

Not everyone wearing a white coat in a pharmacy is a pharmacist!A pharmacist is university trained (Bachelor of Pharmacy) licenced professional, registered by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
Know Your Pharmacist
#HakikishaNiPharmacist
#GreenCross

[The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) @PSofKenya]

We officially condemn a serious breach of patient privacy involving a public figure at a pharmacy outlet.

We must emphasize that pharmacies are confidential healthcare environments. Recording patients without consent violates our fundamental ethical & professional obligations.

[The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) @PSofKenya]

We confirm that the individual featured in the footage is NOT a licensed pharmacist and is NOT a member of PSK.

It is important to correct public and media mischaracterisation that refers to every person working in a pharmacy setting as a “Pharmacist.”

#HakikishaNiPharmacist

[The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) @PSofKenya]

PSK Clarifies Professional Status and Calls for Strengthened Patient Safety Safeguards

Following preliminary verification, PSK confirms that the individual featured in the circulating footage is NOT a licensed Pharmacist & is NOT a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya.

[Hon.Victor Mwalu @victormwalu]

Bill Kaunda a bright soul living with a disability, was brutally taken from us in a hit and run accident. The perpetrator, driving a Toyota Prado (KDU 122Y), was arrested but shockingly released. Bill touched so many lives through NAJIMUDU INITIATIVE. #JusticeForBillKaunda

[Dr. Githui @g_njora]

Day 3 of seeking #JusticeForBillKaunda , his live matters and Abdi Kafar must pay for killing our brother, people living with disability lives matter @_James041 @africaupdates @amenya_nelson @C_NyaKundiH @FaithOdhiambo8 @NPSOfficial_KE

[Whitney @_mulekani]

You've touched many young souls at different levels of life... Your work will continue to rise. Indeed, a visionary and a friend to many. RIP Bill.💔😭
#JusticeforBillKaunda

[Dr. Githui @g_njora]

The vehicle KDU 122Y of Mr. Abdi Kafar Sheikh hit and killed our fellow medic Dr. Bill Kaunda who was walking on the pedestrian lane, We are seeking justice for the late Bill following the release of the suspect, vehicle and no action taken towards the case. #justiceforBillKaunda

[Nemoe @WairimuwaMbogo]

Our reservations are centred on two CEPA clauses: Article 2.13, regarding non-tariff measures, and Article 13.33, concerning data exclusivity and patent linkage.

Trade policy must support, not undermine, public health.

@PSofKenya @NCDAllianceKe

[The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) @PSofKenya]

Kenya stands at a crossroads.
The CEPA deal must protect our health system, our patients, and our pharmaceutical future.

One that strengthens and not weakens our progress.

Stand with PSK. Protect Kenya.

#CEPAisBadForHealth #ProtectOurMeds #PSK2025