Topic: Ministry of Health
Blow to medical interns as court upholds stipend cuts amid fiscal limitation
Nov 01, 2024 at 01:41 PM
In a significant ruling, the High Court of Kenya has affirmed the Salaries and Remuneration Commission’s (SRC) directive to cut the monthly stipend for medical interns from Sh200...
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Ministry of Health probes reports of adverse reactions to polio vaccine
Oct 11, 2024 at 04:43 PM
The Ministry of Health has commenced investigations into reports of adverse reactions linked to the recent nationwide polio vaccination campaign, which aimed to combat a recent out...
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State addresses key concerns as SHIF rollout faces confusion and service delays
Oct 03, 2024 at 07:23 PM
The government has issued a clarification following widespread confusion and patient struggles to access healthcare services amid the ongoing rollout of the Social Health Insurance...
12.5 million Kenyans have successfully registered for SHIF, data from SHA shows
Oct 01, 2024 at 05:45 PM
A total of 12.5 million people have successfully enrolled for the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), even as debate rages on over the transition from the National Hospital Insura...
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Safaricom consortium pumps Sh105 billion into Kenya's digital health systems
Sep 21, 2024 at 03:13 PM
Safaricom, Kenya's leading telecommunications company, has announced a significant investment of Sh104.8 billion in a consortium aimed at revolutionizing the country's healthcare s...
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Kenya confirms third case of Mpox as it intensifies efforts to combat outbreak
Aug 30, 2024 at 04:48 PM
The Ministry of Health in Kenya has confirmed a third case of Mpox, also known as monkeypox, in the country....
6 million learners in 16 counties to benefit from Govt School Deworming Campaign
Jun 29, 2024 at 04:02 PM
Six million children across 16 counties are set to benefit from the 12th round of the National School-Based Deworming Campaign, which will be launched on Thursday....
MOH urged to relook proposed health warnings on tobacco, nicotine products
May 03, 2024 at 09:12 PM
Ministry of Health (MOH) has been asked to relook proposed graphic health warnings on tobacco and nicotine products to ensure they serve their purpose to help smokers quit....
Kenyans to cough up 2.75 per cent of gross salaries to SHIF effective July 1
Apr 04, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Kenya's healthcare landscape is set for a significant shift as citizens prepare to contribute 2.75 per cent of their gross salaries to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) start...
Cabinet approved crackdown on illicit brews and drugs, pursues rehabilitation
Mar 13, 2024 at 06:41 PM
The Kenyan Cabinet has thrown its weight behind a multi-pronged approach to tackle the production, sale and consumption of illicit brews and narcotic drugs across the country....
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Kenya doctors' union leader Davji Atella injured during medics protest in Nairobi
Feb 29, 2024 at 05:43 PM
The Secretary General of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), Davji Atellah, was injured during a protest in Nairobi on Thursday....
State allocates Sh5 billion for Centralized Healthcare Management System
Jan 24, 2024 at 03:42 PM
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has unveiled plans to invest Sh5 billion in establishing a groundbreaking Centralized Healthcare Provider Management System (CHPMS) aimed at revolution...
Rwanda Food and Drug Authority recalls 'contaminated' Kenyan pharmaceutical
Jan 04, 2024 at 04:02 PM
The Rwanda Food Drug Authority (RFDA) has taken a decisive step to protect public health by recalling four bulk batches of pink Fluconazole 200mg tablets from its stores from a Ken...
Govt plans private leasing to clear passport backlog amidst machine failures
Aug 28, 2023 at 09:10 PM
The Kenyan government is set to embark on a pioneering initiative to lease high-capacity passport printing machines from private investors, aiming to address a significant backlog ...
Govt discloses cause of mysterious disease outbreak in Mukumu Girls and Butere Boys high schools
Apr 14, 2023 at 08:51 PM
The Ministry of Health has disclosed the cause of the mysterious and infectious disease at Mukumu Girls and Butere Boys High Schools in Kakamega County....
President Uhuru Kenyatta hints at lifting nationwide curfew
Oct 18, 2021 at 04:26 PM
President Uhuru Kenyatta has hinted the nationwide curfew may soon be lifted....
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...
Govt bans public gatherings, extends curfew in new Covid-19 confinement measures
Jul 30, 2021 at 11:40 AM
“If we do not take care of ourselves, then our hospital systems will be overwhelmed and at that point, there is nothing the doctors will be able to do,”...
Kenyans discolored as Kagwe ministry forms oxygen taskforce
Apr 08, 2021 at 11:29 AM
Kenyans online have reacted angrily after the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that it had formed an oxygen taskforce to deal with oxygen shortage in Kenyan hospitals....
Kenya records 20 Covid deaths as positivity rate stands at 16.5 per cent
Apr 03, 2021 at 04:54 PM
The Health Ministry also announced 220 new recoveries; 177 are patients under Home-Based Care and Isolation and 43 are admitted at various health facilities across the country....
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