PRIME Nairobi County ordered to reopen medical tender The Public Procurement and Administrative Review Board has ordered Nairobi County to reopen a Sh1.4billion medical insurance tender after finding that Kenya Alliance Insurance Company was...
Free diabetes screening camp reveals big burden A Health Ministry report said over 87 percent of Kenyans were unaware of their blood glucose status as of November 2023.
PRIME SHIF transition team flags gaps in claims database The new development comes less than 40 days from the date set by the Ministry of Health for the start of deductions after a series of date changes.
New Mpox strain is changing fast, scientists say A new strain of the virus, clade Ib, has the world's attention again.
Students ordered to enrol in SHIF before school start All Kenyans aged above 18 will be required to make mandatory contributions to the SHIF, with billions of shillings marked for financing the universal health coverage (UHC).
Why Kenya is ill-prepared for Mpox health emergency As of today, Kenya has reported its first confirmed case of Mpox caused by a deadly strain only seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this is according to WHO.
How slow, costly lab supplies are hurting research in Africa Logistical hurdles sometimes saw researchers pay more in shipping fees than the cost of the actual supplies.
PRIME Kenya tops Africa in availability of priority medicines for maternal health WHO has urged the Kenyan government to prioritise maternal and newborn health
NHIF tips chronic illness patients on easing payment pain According to NHIF CEO, patients are sometimes transferred from private to government or mission hospitals because the private facilities are becoming too expensive.
Alert as Kenya records first case of flu-like Mpox disease According to the Health Ministry, Mpox usually resolves without complications within 2-4 weeks.
Kenya clocks 90pc HIV suppression milestone among patients on drugs The number of people on lifelong antiretroviral treatment in Kenya has almost doubled, resulting in a 90 percent viral suppression rate among those on treatment. Viral suppression means having...
Kenya unlikely to meet SDG malaria eradication target According to the Commonwealth report, Kenya has achieved slightly above 60 percent of the target, placing it 'off track' towards achieving the SDG target of ending malaria by 2030.
Lawyer seeks change of staff compensation law Mr Harry Stephen Arunda says in a petition at the Employment and Labour Relations Court that WIBA entails questions of negligence under the law of torts and cannot.
Aga Khan hospital gets accreditation as stroke management hub The Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi has been accredited as a centre of excellence for the management of acute primary stroke.
Kenyan healthcare system ranks Africa’s second best The Kenyan health system has been ranked second in Africa for quality services using top-notch equipment.
KNH chokes in debt as patients fail to settle Sh562 million medical bills The country’s largest public hospital owed suppliers Sh2.9 billion as of June 30, 2023, an increase of 83 percent from the Sh1.6 billion it owed at the end of the 2022 financial year, the latest...
NHIF system glitch leaves thousands of kidney patients stranded The system hitch has caused a major backlog in the approval of dialysis sessions, inconveniencing thousands of patients with the life-threatening condition.
Kenya's child malaria deaths fall three-fold on campaigns The number of children under five years dying from malaria in Kenya has dropped by about three-fold.
Jubilee Health launches virtual medical services in digital drive The initiative includes virtual doctor consultations, pharmacy-based doctor consultations, teleconsultations, medicine delivery, ambulance services and customer evacuation services.
Private hospitals get boost from Amazon Web Services The AWS Health Equity Initiative is a three-year, $60 million commitment.
Mosquito repellants to be exempted from taxation Treasury has proposed to remove three taxes affecting the production and consumption of mosquito repellents.
Number of Kenyans seeking digital health treatment rises The number of Kenyans seeking digital health treatment and care grew by 880,000.
PRIME Heavy rains expose Kenya’s sanitation and hygiene crisis Contaminated water and lack of access to sanitation facilities gave heightened the risk of outbreak of waterborne diseases.
PRIME How bacteria can become a bioweapon Bioweapons are microorganisms produced by living organisms that are released to intentionally cause disease and death in humans, animals or plants.
Africa CDC faults Moderna decision on Kenya vaccine plant Africa CDC says to blame Africa for the lack of demand for Covid-19 vaccines only serves to perpetuate inequity.
