Health
SHA Releases Sh12.7 Billion To Healthcare Providers In May Claims Cycle
The Social Health Authority (SHA) has disbursed Sh12.741 billion to healthcare providers under its May 2026 claims payment cycle as part of efforts to ensure un...
Kenya Intensifies Ebola Border Screening As Duale Warns Of Regional Risk
Kenya has intensified surveillance and screening at all points of entry as the government steps up preparedness against Ebola following outbreaks in neighbourin...
Kenya At Low Risk Of Hantavirus Infection, Health Ministry Assures Public
The Ministry of Health has stated that Kenya remains at low risk of Hantavirus infection, despite global awareness of the disease caused by rodent-borne viruses...
Aden Duale Announces Rollout Of KSh300,000 Last Expense Benefit
The Government of Kenya has commenced disbursement of a KSh300,000 last expense benefit under ongoing health financing reforms, marking a key step in expanding...
Two Killed As Protests Over Ishiara Level 4 Hospital Turn Violent In Embu County
Two people were killed following violent clashes between police and protesters at Ishiara Market in Mbeere North, Embu County, after demonstrations over the poo...
KNH Nurses Call Off Strike After Deal With Government
Nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital have called off their strike after reaching a return-to-work agreement with the government, bringing relief to patients fol...
SHA Adds PET Scan Services To Patient Cover For Advanced Cancer Diagnosis
The Social Health Authority has added Positron Emission Tomography scan services to its patient cover, expanding access to advanced cancer diagnosis in Kenya.Th...
Norwegian Man Cured Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant, Doctors Announce
A man has achieved long-term HIV remission following a stem cell transplant carried out to treat a serious blood cancer.Doctors confirmed that the patient’s HIV...
Services Paralysed At Kenyatta National Hospital As Nurses Go On Strike
Services at Kenyatta National Hospital were on Monday, April 13, 2026, paralysed after nurses downed their tools, triggering a major disruption at the country’s...
Court Orders Nairobi Hospital To Release 78-Year-Old Cancer Patient Amid Bill Dispute
A court has reportedly ordered Nairobi Hospital to discharge a 78‑year‑old cancer patient who had been admitted amid a disagreement over medical bills.The legal...
Police Disperse Naivasha Residents After Hospital Siege Over SHA System Failures
Police in Naivasha were on Monday forced to disperse angry residents who had stormed a sub-county hospital, paralysing operations and exposing deep frustrations...
Kanja Confirms Police Transition To SHA Without Complaints
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has confirmed that the National Police Service has successfully transitioned its medical cover to the Social Health Au...
Murkomen Says Emergency Medical Care Free For First 24 Hours Under SHA
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that many Kenyans remain unaware that emergency medical treatment is free across the country under th...
Government Bans Peanut Butter Brands Over High Aflatoxin Levels
The Ministry of Health has ordered an immediate halt in production and sale of Nutie, Kismat, Pannaj, and Muleka peanut butter brands after tests revealed dange...
Chun Jeong–Eun–Nyong’o Cancer Centre Unveiled In Kisumu
Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o and Peter Chun, Chairman and President of the World Smart Cities Forum, officially unveiled the Chun Jeong–Eun–Nyong’o Cancer Ce...
KnH Issues Seven-Day Notice To Claim 480 Unclaimed Bodies
Kenyatta National Hospital has issued a public notice urging families to identify and collect 480 unclaimed bodies currently lying at its Farewell Home mortuary...
Nairobi Hospital Admitting Staff Association Disowns Doctors Who Met President Ruto, Labels Meeting Informal
The Medical Advisory Committee of Nairobi Hospital’s Admitting Staff Association (ASA) has distanced itself from a group of doctors who met President William Ru...
Duale Pledges To Protect Nairobi Hospital Amid Governance Concerns
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has assured that the government will protect The Nairobi Hospital in the same manner it safeguards other Level 6 referral fa...
Govt Assures Teachers Of Uninterrupted Healthcare Under SHA
Govt Assures Teachers Of Uninterrupted Healthcare Under SHAThe government has assured teachers that their medical services under the Social Health Authority (SH...
Govt Assures Teachers Of Uninterrupted Healthcare Under SHA
Govt Assures Teachers Of Uninterrupted Healthcare Under SHAThe government has assured teachers that their medical services under the Social Health Authority (SH...