When Mary Mwangi got her cancer diagnosis, she imagined death would follow shortly. Women say the affordable prostheses are a ...
Mwangi began in 2017 by knitting hats and scarves, then met a woman who was knitting a prosthesis. Now, in her shared tailor ...
With over 600 knitted prostheses sold, Mwangi's initiative highlights the importance of affordable cancer care and the therapeutic power of creative hobbies.
A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ones are expensive.
When Mary Mwangi got her cancer diagnosis, she imagined death would follow shortly. She did not expect that her hobby of knitting, which she took up while recovering, would affect the l ...
May and her group of women knit and sell the products to organizations that donate to cancer survivors who cannot afford to buy them. Together, they have sold more than 600 pieces in the last three ...
When Mary Mwangi got her cancer diagnosis, she imagined death would follow shortly. She did not expect that her hobby of ...
A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ones are expensive.
Chappell Roan rocked a see-through dress and entirely backless look paired with a lacy thong while hitting up the ...
Brenda Ogden lost her waterproof prosthetic leg 10 months ago, and with it, her zest for swimming. Then a local fossil hunter stumbled upon it. By Isabella Kwai The last time Brenda Ogden saw her leg ...
65-year-old John Munyiri underwent life-saving cancer surgery that left him without his left eye and part of his upper jaw After years of rehabilitation, Kenyatta National Hospital specialists ...
That's the number of jobs the healthcare sector added in the 12 months through January. The allied social-assistance sector—which includes jobs such as home health aides—created about 321,000. These ...