Kilele Health Association Stories

10 runners race up Mt Kenya in 10 hours to honour women lost to cervical cancer
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 17, 2025

Globally, the disease causes more than 600,000 new cases and over 340,000 deaths annually. About 90 per cent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-...

Why health promoters need to address hesitant uptake of HPV vaccine
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 23, 2024

There is no cure for HPV itself, but treatments are available for the conditions it causes. 

Charting a path: How survivors, patients are navigating the cancer landscape
Eunice Omollo  |  Feb 05, 2024

Data from WHO shows that approximately 1.1 million new cancer cases occur each year in Africa, with about 700,000 deaths.

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