There comes a time in life when one needs to get away from the everyday hustle and bustle of Nairobi to a quiet haven. Contrary to popular belief, Spas in Kenya are not only places for women but men also go there to relax. Services offered in spas in Nairobi range from facials, localized massages, full body massages, skin treatments, body wraps, hot baths, steam baths and nail care among others.

Angsana Spa, in The Sankara Hotel in Nairobi

Angsana Spa, Sankara Nairobi is located in the heart of Westlands in Woodvale Groove, off Waiyaki Way in Nairobi, and is home to a range of award winning treatments. Angsana Spa in Sankara Hotel is located in the hub of Nairobi’s commercial retail and entertainment hub. Angsana Spa in Nairobi is also strategically placed in a five-star hotel in Westlands; The Sankara Hotel. Angsana Spa in Westlands is situated in the topmost floor of the Sankara Hotel. Angsana Spa in Kenya features a range of Asian therapies.

Kaya Spa in Tribe Hotel in Nairobi

The Kaya Spa in Nairobi is an exclusive spa that combines the traditional and new world treatments from around the globe. Kaya Spa has five treatment rooms and a tranquil ambience. Kaya Spa is in Tribe Hotel in Nairobi. The Tribe Hotel is located along Limuru Road in Nairobi, near KCB village Market. The Tribe Hotel in Nairobi also has a state of the art gym that is open 24hours.

Wild Earth Day Spa in Nairobi

Wild Earth Day Spa in Nairobi is a sanctuary in the busy Westlands business hub on Peponi Road. Wild Earth Day Spa in Nairobi is inspired by the Moroccan theme designed to revive and rejuvenate all your body senses. Wild Earth Day Spa in Kenya has massage, body scrub, manicure and a salon. Wild Earth Day Spa in Westlands also has a massage catered for pregnant women and the staff is very friendly. The Wild Earth Day Spa in Nairobi even gives you fruit to eat after massage. The best thing is you can book your appointment online from Wild Earth Day Spa website in Nairobi on http://www.wildearthdayspa.com/ The food in Wild Earth Day Spa in Nairobiis also great.

Silver Springs Hotel Spa in Nairobi

Silver Springs Hotel Spa in Kenya is among the best spas in the country. Silver Springs Hotel Spa in Nairobi pride themselves of having state of the art equipment and fitness knowledge to assist every member who walks through their doors. The opening hours of Silver Springs Hotel Spa in Nairobi also suit the busy people who work through the day. One can work out alone or have a personal assistant guide you through the workout in Silver Springs Hotel Spa in Nairobi . There is also a great swimming pool located in the Silver Springs Hotel Spa. Kids pay Kshs 400 while adults pay Kshs 500 to swim in the crystal clear swimming pool of Silver Springs Hotel Spa in Nairobi . In this spa in Nairobi, one receives a pure individual experience. It is the best place to relax and unwind after a stressing week. Silver Springs Hotel Spa in Nairobi also have the following packages with excellent services; Mothers Day Package, birthday packages, bride and groom to be packages, prenatal indulgence and the stress buster. If you are looking to have that one on one individual attention, this is the place to be. Silver Springs Hotel Spa in Nairobi is located on Valley Road near The Nairobi Hospital.

Most of the people in Kenya have never experienced that spa treatment because they believe that the spa services in Kenya are meant for the upper class. It is true that these spa services in Nairobi cost a lot of money, but someone can save some money through the year and treat themselves once in a while. Your body is your temple and so you should treat it with care. A few of these spa treatments also have medicinal value in Kenya. For example, the aromatherapy and steam bath during spa treatments in Nairobi helps to open up your nasal passages increasing your wellbeing and reducing your predispose to respiratory diseases. The massages in spas in Nairobi reduce stress and cause the free circulation of blood reducing stress related diseases. In a nutshell, you should visit the spa in Nairobi once in a while.

If one is a victim of rape or assault in Kenya, there are laid down laws to ensure that the victim gets justice for the injustice perpetrated upon her by the perpetrator. However, without taking proper steps after the ordeal, the victim may end up losing the case due to lack of evidence or poor defense on the side of the prosecution.

Immediately after the ordeal, the victim is advised to go to the police station to report the incidence. They are urged not to take a bath or change clothes as these two actions may alter the evidence that the police may use for prosecution purposes. Additionally, taking a bath will wash away any traces of the perpetrator and hence a weak defense on the side of prosecution.

If possible, the victim is urged to mark the face of the perpetrator so that they can be able to identify them in court. If they cannot identify them, then other methods such as matching of alien DNA found on the victim with that of the accused may be used. This also explains why the victim should not change clothes or take a bath before reporting to the police officers.

It is important to note that once the victim reports to the police officers and a case is set in the courts, then the victim will have to testify in court against the perpetrator. This therefore means that the victim should ensure that they give factual information to the police officers since this information might be used against them by the defendant if it is not true.

If the victim feels like they are not in a state to give a straight statement due to trauma or other understandable reason, they should make it known to the police. This should be done to ensure that the statement given by the victim is a true account of the happenings and should be used to build a strong case against the perpetrator. The worst thing however,, is to keep quiet after such an ordeal.

A large portion of the Kenya population today is faced with a threat of drug addiction. These comprise of both the youth as well as the elder people in the society. The commonest substances abused in Kenya include narcotics; cocaine, bhang, heroin, tobacco, and other substances that alter the mood of the users. Alcohol is the commonest drug abused in Kenya. To reduce the effects accompanied by abuse of these substances various rehabilitation centers have been put up across Kenya to help the addicts come out of the dangers and continue with their normal life.

The following is a list of Rehab centers in Kenya:

• Asumbi treatment center, Langata Road

Mobile: 0715997445

• Asumbi Treatment center, Ridgeways Branch, Kiambu Road

mobile: 0711657481

• Asumbi Treatment center, Karen Branch,

Tel: +254-202322497

• Blue Cross, Mombasa Road,

Mobile: 0722231273

• Blue Cross,

Mobile: 0720652024

• Conquerors with Christ Trust Rehabilitation center, House 961 Next to PCEA Church off Thika Road,

Mobile: 0727268232

• Blessed Talbot Recovery center, Ndumberi,

Mobile:0722341452

• Asumbi treatment Centre, Homabay branch.
• Anti-Abortion and drug abuse- Kenya, Kenote Road,

Mobile: 0735987043

• A.P.D.K rehabilitation Clinic,

mobile: 0723732010

• Cerebral Palsy Society of Kenya,

mobile: 0700665580

• Drug fighter and counseling for the Young, Mbagathi Road,

Mobile: 0722557735

• Eldo care Recovery center Eldoret-Iten Road
• Forward Resolutions Trust, Embu road,

mobile: 0718769381

• Eden Vilage, Lower Kabete,

mobile : 0726552476

• Faith treatment and rehabilitation center, Muranga-Kathewa road
• Freedom Homes,

Mobile: 0723632501

• Good hope Rescue center, off Mombasa-Nairobi Highway.
• Freedom from addiction Organization( Alcohol and Drug rehabilitation), Biashara street ,

Mobile: 0720277447

• Good hope Rehabilitation center,

mobile: 0722909478

• Haven Recovery center,

Mobile: 0722620511

• Jorgs Trust and Jorgs Sober House, Old Limuru Road,

Mobile: 0723692848

• Harmony restoration and empowerment center,

Mobile: 0733970553

• Jorgs ark center, Limuru road.

mobile: 0721712968

• Lamu anti-Drugs, Harambee road.

Mobile: 0711459102

• Movement Against substance in Africa,

Mobile: 0720316019

Catholic rehab provides two drug and alcohol rehabilitation program options for its clients; inpatient and outpatient rehab. Determining whether to go for either an inpatient catholic rehab or outpatient rehab has various importances. Apart from just determining which choice will serve you better, one will be able to prepare other people which will be directly or indirectly affected by the rehab program. The choice of the rehab type may affect the treatment effectiveness.

Catholic drug and Alcohol Rehab centers

In outpatient catholic rehab centers neither board nor rooms are provided. Treatment for drugs and alcohol addiction are provided. However, the inpatient programs vary and clients are attended to for some hours per week. The various services provided in outpatient catholic drug and alcohol rehab centers include:

• Support group meetings

• Classes on relapse prevention techniques

• Psychological drug treatment and counseling

This program best suits clients who have already passed through Inpatient rehab but faces the challenge of a relapse and are not addicted to their drug of abuse of their choice

This program provides board and room for accommodation on twenty hour basis for all the patients that undergo drug and alcohol addiction treatment and detox. The program provides a medical of hard drugs including heroin, cocaine, alcohol and prescription painkillers. This program best suits clients who face the risk of developing withdrawal syndrome after they stop using their drug of choice. The constant supervision, a characteristic of inpatient program, provides best platform for dealing with relapses during early stages of recovery.

Kenya is an inclusive and diverse nation. It is well known that there are 42 tribes in Kenya, all from different origins and different ancient traditions, beliefs and practices. Some activities that our ancestors practiced were simply barbaric, unfair and corrupt and should be stopped straight. Some were okay, and that science and I do not object, they can still be carried on. For example, there is no reason to stop Isukhuti dance an ancient Luhya dance or their bull fighting. Some practices however are simply out of time. Pay attention and let me take you through some of these.

Female Genital Mutilation

What is meant by catching up with time? I am a surprised patriot of this nation. Just the other day, a group of Kenyan women took to the streets to demand their rights to circumcise their daughters. I did not know what to say. I was totally surprised. Is it not clear, has it not been proven that Female Genital Mutilation is harmful to the health of a woman? Is it not open as the day that the cut can affect the sexual life of the woman forever? Then why is it that some of us are so stubborn? The women took to the streets and a while later, Citizen TV aired a documentary titled “The Elite also Cut”. I watched it, did you? I was amazed by the resistance of some of our elite to change and development and these elite are the chief architects of this.

Wife Battering

This is another practice that needs to be stopped on its tracks. Although situations were vice versa in Central Kenya where wives were physically assaulting their husbands’ allegedlly over excessive taking of alcohol, especially locally prepared brews that reduced their ability to carry out their responsibilities including performance in bed, women are the victims in the other parts. Everyone hopes that as time goes, the more we get civilized and therefore the less these activities happen. The sad news is that if you thought the same too, you are mistaken. Some men still hold the mentality that a woman should unconditionally submit and obey and if the woman goes against this, she is ‘disciplined’. This is a backward practice and should stop.

Gender Discrimination

Gender discrimination is sadly still practiced in a thousand forms. The oppressed are women and girls, who succumb to pressure from their male counterparts. I am completely optimistic when it comes to the elimination of gender discrimination in Kenya because foremost, the constitution provides for equity and the minimum fraction of one third that women representation must not go below by law. At least that is in the political arena and other positional areas. When it comes to inheritance, the constitution step up too and gives the girl child equal opportunities to inherit property, unlike the previous constitution.

Health is important to any individual in the society and who are able to take care of their bodies. Most people therefore visit most health centres for their body screening and treatment of the diseases diagnosed. This have therefore ensured that many hospitals and health centres have been established to offer these services to the people.

Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital is one of the best hospitals which offer not only eye services as the name suggests but also other health services to the society. Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital is located in the uptown estate of Loresho in Nairobi. This institution has been recognized by the Medical Practitioners and dentist board as a specialist recognized training Centre. The lions Medical Training Centre has also trained students in small incision cataracts surgery (SICS). Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital was established in 1997 and they had few facilities but since then, they have been able to develop and expand and acquire the most modern equipment for the better services offer.

Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital has the objective of eliminating preventable and treatable blindness by offering equitable, efficient and comprehensive patient care, sight enhancement and rehabilitation services related to specialized services. The services that they offer in regards to eye and sight include the diagnosis and treatment of Cataracts, Refractive errors, Glaucoma, Squint, Uveitis, Computer Vision Syndrome, Ptosis, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Orbit and Oculoplasty, Low vision, Age related Macular degeneration and Amblyopia. They also have different departments offering other services and include;

Dental services: it provides dental services and the clinic is located in the Lions services Centre offering full range of dental services to adults and children. These services range from routine dental care to the latest methods in restorative dentistry. This dental unit is manned by highly experienced dental surgeons who work closely with other specialists to provide pre-operative screening for patients with medical conditions that might affect their dental health.

Renal services: this hospital has a renal unit providing services related to the kidney and its functions. For instance, kidney failure alters the filtering mechanism becoming seriously inefficient. This may cause disorders such as High blood pressure and diabetes. The unit therefore carry peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplant as well as hemodialysis. The hospital renal unit is equipped with four ultramodern dialysis machines and therefore patients can be able to get the services and conveniently.

Ear services at Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital: this unit deals with the ears of the deaf and partially deaf. Apart from the normal treatment of those with hearing-related ailments, other activities carried out by the unit include awareness campaigns, hearing screenings and the provision and services of hearing aids. This unit also provide the advice that people should have to avoid the ear and hearing problems such as avoidance of noise to protect the ear and other advices to prevent the hearing complications. They offer the solutions to these ear problems through different ways such as comprehensive hearing evaluations, use of hearing device consultation, hearing device fitting and real ear verification measures.

Laboratory services: Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital offer laboratory services to their patients as it has a lot of equipment required by the patients. The laboratory investigation required for patients care to ensure physical health status before eye surgery. The laboratory is dedicated to provide comprehensive and high quality laboratory services to the communities, physicians and patients. Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital believes that each patient should be treated as an individual whose laboratory testing forms as an integral part of their total medical care.

Pharmaceutical services: Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital has a pharmacy providing a comprehensive service to all of the clinics’ patients. It provides the prescriptions of all the drugs that the patients purchase from the pharmacy. This pharmacy also provides supplies items to both inpatients and outpatients.

 

 

The Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR is one of the ten (10) Research Centres of the Kenya Medical Research Institute KEMRI. The Centre is strategically located in Kisumu City, in western Kenya, in an area that is endemic for major infectious diseases. Since its establishment in 1984, CGHR has been on the world map as the site of ground-breaking research focusing on infectious diseases of medical importance such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Dengue fever, schistosomiasis, yellow fever, TB among others.

Specifically, the Centre has carried out cutting-edge research focusing on trials on the efficacy of drugs, emergence of drug and vector resistance, epidemiology, immunology, molecular biology, vector biology, climate and human health, characterization of malaria vaccine candidate antigens, malaria vaccine trials, malaria in pregnancy and interaction of malaria and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), schistosomiasis, intestinal helminthes, HIV/AIDS and its impact on the community, HIV interaction with other infectious diseases, tuberculosis and reproductive health. Currently, there are more than 20 ongoing research studies, surveillance and health systems research and support programmes in the Centre. A demographic surveillance system and health survey (DSS) has been set up in one of the study areas and has been collecting vital health data for the last 6 years. The Centre has a very impressive track record in completion of studies and programs as attested by the number of publications by scientists affiliated to the Centre.

KEMRI-CGHR clinic is a health centre in the research set up which offers services to the KEMRI-CGHR workers and the entire community on special reference from referral hospitals such as Jaramogi Oginga Odinga teaching and referral hospital and even Aga khan hospital. The services offered in the clinic by the specialists are;

• Complete Blood Count (CBC) test – This is the calculation of the cellular (formed elements) of blood. These calculations are generally determined by special machines that analyze the different components of blood in less than a minute. The major components of CBC are White blood cell count (WBC or leukocyte count), WBC differential count, Red blood cell count (RBC or erythrocyte count, Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), Red cell distribution width (RDW), Platelet count, Mean Platelet Volume (MPV), Hematocrit (Hct) and Hemoglobin (Hb). All this parameters are found using coulter counter machine.

• Widal test for typhoid test.

• Malaria Microscopy for determining malaria parasites

• Pregnancy tests and Phlebotomy

• HIV Testing and Counseling

• Brucellin Test for determining antibodies against brucellosis disease.

• TB test (Acid Fast technique)

• Stool Test and Analysis

• Urinalysis

The clinic also has a pharmacy which has most of the drugs preferred for the patients and also it’s meant for out-patients only.

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Healthcare services to patients or sick people from a hospital require that they be offered in the best environment for their quick recovery from the diseases they were suffering from. Elderly people may also need more attention in the care for their better living. This has therefore made certain companies to offer care and therapy services to ensure that the sick and elderly are given the care services that they need. Kenya Home Nursing and Therapy Services (KEHNTS) is one of the services providers for the elderly and sick in the society and they provides various services which include;

Home-Based Services

Home based clinical nursing, assisted living care, medical management and medication to patients are all provided at home by personnel of KEHNTS. This nursing and home care services provider also offer other professional home nursing care services which include care provided at home by very qualified registered nurses who are certified with the nurse aids. The nursing services include clinical assessment, IV services, medication training, family education, diabetic treatment and any other needs that require supervised clinical nurse. This nurses also can offer 12 hours services or 24 hours depending on the condition of the individual requiring the services. They offer other additional services such as self-care assistance, meal preparation, hygiene, medications, safety, companionship and general support. They also provide elder care services, a specialized nursing and therapy care program for elderly who need assisted living, medication assistance, feeding and meal preparation assistance, safety supervision, hygiene and general care as their staff are certified in a gerontology program that include elder care special need management.

Physiotherapy Services

At Kenya Home Nursing and Therapy Services, they provide special physiotherapy (or physical therapy) services to a wide variety of patients, including but not limited to Back pain problems, Post-Surgical pain (orthopedic or medical), Accidents and Sports Injuries, Post Child Birth Pain, Stroke Rehabilitation, Neurological weakness, Tension headaches, Tension Massage and Relaxation, Abdominal pain as well as Sports injuries. All these services involving Physiotherapy are offered from their Center or at home in case the patients cannot reach the center and offered by the best qualified personnel with great experience in the field.

Speech Therapy services

KEHNTS offer the most unique services which involve speech and language therapy services to carious clients through a network of consulting speech therapists. This services covers the disorders that affects the patients speech, language, cognition, voice, swallowing and the rehabilitation or corrective treatment of physical and/or cognitive deficits/disorders resulting in difficulty with communication and swallowing. They offer the treatment of these disorders and difficulties depending on the nature and severity of the disorders, and the treatment range from physical strengthening exercises, instructive or repetitive practices and drilling, to use of audio-visual aids. Speech therapy may also involve sign language and the use of pictures symbols or augmentative and alternative communication.

Special Therapy Services

This institution also offer other special therapies which include hospital-based therapy which involve delivering rehabilitation services and involve Pediatrics therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, Pain management and counselling, Occupational Therapy/ Occupational Health, Ergonomics/ Independent Living Retraining, Substance Abuse Rehabilitation, Nutritional Services, Bariatric and Counselling as well as Family Therapy/ Counselling. In addition, KEHNTS provide outpatient Therapy services all the regions that have regional health centres.

As an institution for the provision of medical services, the institution also provide health management training which offer educative services such as nurse assistant training for the assistance of the nurses in charge of offering the home-based services to the patients. For the provision of the services, they can be contacted through their website at www.kehnts.org and dully filling the online form for their services. You can also visit them located in Gigiri Shopping Centre above Eldochem Pharmacy or contact them through Telephone +254 716 318356 or +254 774 307111