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WHO recommends use of masks for passengers in high-risk, long-haul flights
Jan 13, 2023 at 12:23 AM
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a health advisory recommending the use of masks for passengers travelling over long distances....
Safaricom Foundation gives Sh1 million boost to maternal healthcare in Siaya
Jan 12, 2023 at 11:02 AM
With the donations given through its Ndoto Zetu initiative, the foundation says it is seeking to improve access to safe and quality maternity services to at least 40 mothers per mo...
African scientists ask for adoption of harm reduction in public health policies
Dec 07, 2022 at 12:01 PM
African scientists attending the second Harm Reduction Exchange conference for African journalists have called for the adoption of harm reduction in strategies in public health and...
Kirinyaga County refutes claim of 12,000 secondary students contracting STIs
Nov 28, 2022 at 11:17 PM
Speaking at a graduation ceremony in the weekend, Machora sensationally said that 12,000 of the 16,000 students in Kirinyaga Central Sub-County had been tested and treated for STIs...
60 women living with fistula to receive free surgery and medical advice at KNH
Nov 18, 2022 at 04:00 PM
An estimated 3,000 new fistula cases are reported in Kenya annually and only 7.5 percent of the affected women can access medical care leaving more than 2,700 women unattended....
Terry Ramadhani Kiunge, first woman KEMSA CEO, promises reforms, openness
Nov 14, 2022 at 02:04 PM
Kiunge pledged to effect key reforms at the scandal-ridden KEMSA and also ensure there is transparency to ensure Kenyans get quality medicines in all health facilities....
Del Monte hosts cancer screening camp for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oct 04, 2022 at 10:44 AM
The medical camp is expected to offer free screenings to more than 1,000 residents of Ithanga in Murang'a County....
Government finally lifts 10-year ban on importation, cultivation of GMO products
Oct 04, 2022 at 07:17 AM
The Government of Kenya has lifted the ban on Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) products....
Kenyans envy as Finland allows mothers and fathers equal parental leave rights
Sep 21, 2022 at 07:23 PM
Kenyan parents are turning green en masse after it emerged that new family law adopted in Finland has changed how long both parents can stay at home and get child care benefits....
Relief as Govt confirms outbreak of Swine Flu in Nakuru has been contained
Aug 24, 2022 at 12:33 PM
The government through the Ministry of Health (MoH) has guaranteed Nakuru residents that it has contained the recent outbreak of Swine-flu in Elementaita....
CFK Africa hosts major CDC overseas initiative to track infectious diseases
Jun 11, 2022 at 12:12 PM
The surveillance program focuses on monitoring infectious diseases such as pneumonia, diarrheal and febrile illnesses, as well as Covid-19, which was added during the pandemic....
No cases of monkeypox in Kenya - Govt
May 25, 2022 at 03:41 PM
The Kenyan Government through the Ministry of Health has assured its citizens that the Monkeypox virus is yet to be reported in Kenya or the East African region....
Three deaths reported as Kenya declares Yellow Fever outbreak in Isiolo County
Mar 06, 2022 at 03:19 PM
The government of Kenya has declared a Yellow Fever outbreak in Isiolo County following the death of three people and reports of 20 people infected....
Aga Khan Hospital performs historic procedure to treat erectile dysfunction
Feb 17, 2022 at 03:27 PM
The procedure was performed on a man in his 40s and had been suffering from erectile dysfunction for a number of years and had tried other treatment modalities to no avail....
Hospitalised sports journalist Sean Cardovillis makes urgent medical appeal
Feb 17, 2022 at 12:34 PM
Renowned sports journalist Sean Cardovillis has made a medical appeal to the public for financial support....
MOH: We’ve administered 15.6 million Covid-19 vaccines in Kenya so far
Feb 15, 2022 at 05:04 PM
The Ministry of Health has said a total of 15,616,694 vaccines had been administered across Kenya by February 14, 2022....
KNH announces closure of clinics until New Year, save for emergency cases
Dec 21, 2021 at 01:13 PM
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has announced that it will close some of its clinics on 25th to 27th December 2021....
Kenya cancer fight receives major Sh250 million equipment boost from US agency
Dec 20, 2021 at 12:26 PM
Kenya's health sector has received a major boost in its fight against cancer after receiving two medical electron linear accelerators from America's International Atomic Energy Age...
Omicron variant of Covid-19 detected in Kenya, CS Mutahi Kagwe confirms
Dec 15, 2021 at 12:32 PM
The dreaded variant of the Covid-19 virus, Omicron has been detected in Kenya....
WHO blasts countries issuing blanket travel bans over Omicron cases - VIDEO
Dec 02, 2021 at 01:35 PM
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesusterms said the blanket bans by some countries were unnecessary and will only add to the heavy burden carried by some countries....
County Governments advised to prepare health facilities to handle new COVID-19 cases
Nov 26, 2021 at 12:28 PM
Dr. Patrick Amoth who is the acting Director General for Health during his engagement with Kenyans on Twitter said, given the nature of transmission of COVID-19, it is inevitable t...
Nairobi West Hospital unveils helipad to enhance emergency services - PHOTOS
Nov 24, 2021 at 02:26 PM
Dr Andrew Gachie, the Nairobi West Hospital Chief Medical Officer, says the resource will speed up access to medical services by many people in the country, especially critically i...
You won't access the following services in Kenya from December 21 without Covid-19 full vaccination certificate
Nov 22, 2021 at 06:43 AM
According to the CS, such persons will also be barred from accessing businesses serving 50 people and above daily, hotels bars and restaurants, national parks and game reserves as ...
Boost for Kenya as new consignment of 564,480 Moderna doses lands at JKIA
Nov 19, 2021 at 11:27 AM
Kenya received another consignment of 564,480 doses of the Moderna vaccine on Thursday night....
President Uhuru launches Integrated Molecular Imaging Center at KUTRRH
Oct 16, 2021 at 09:48 AM
Speaking during the event, the head of state has said that the government has launched several initiatives specifically to address cancer care....
Ministry of Health unveils smartphone application for screening eye diseases
Oct 14, 2021 at 11:17 AM
The government has unveiled a smartphone-based application (Portable Eye Examination Kit-PEEK) that teachers can use to screen eye diseases, and specifically, identify those childr...
Shortage of condoms and ARVs rocks Taita Taveta County
Oct 08, 2021 at 12:41 PM
A survey conducted by the country’s health services department has revealed Taita Taveta County is facing a shortage of condoms and antiretroviral drugs in both public and privat...
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