Health
Health CS Announce New Malaria Approach
BY MUSA MARANGAHealth ministry cabinet secretary(CS) Susan Nakhumicha has announced a changed approach to malaria control measures terming it a paradigm shift b...
World Immunization Week
BY ESTHER WANGECIWorld Immunization Week is a global public health campaign celebrated from 24 to 30 April annually to raise awareness and increase rates of imm...
Doctors Strike In Various Counties
BY ESTHER WANGECIDoctors, nurses, clinical officers, and other health workers from Kisumu, Mombasa, Nyamira, Vihiga, Bomet, and Nyandarua counties are currently...
Hemophilia Patients Mark World Haemophilia Day
Patients with Hemophilia, a rare genetic condition where a person’s blood does not clot normally because of insufficient levels of certain clotting factors that...
Ghana Approves Oxford’s Malaria Vaccine
Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine from Oxford University, with children under the age of three in line to benefit...
Rotavirus Outbreak In Mombasa
The Mombasa County government has raised an alarm about the Rotavirus outbreak in various parts of the county, the Kisauni sub-county being the most affected.Sp...
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic disorder that affects connective tissues, such as muscles and tendons, and causes them to turn int...
Government Set To Reduce NHIF Rates
Kenyans in the informal sector will have improved access to medical care after the government announced a plan to reduce the monthly contribution rate of the Na...
Kenya Among Countries Hit By Cholera In Africa
Kenya is among countries which are experiencing an upsurge of cholera cases in the Eastern and Southern Africa, this is according to the United Nations Internat...
Stroke
American Stroke Association defines stroke as a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. It occurs when a blood vessel that carries ox...
What Causes Heart Attack?
Health experts describe a heart attack as an occurrence caused by severely reduced or blocked flow of blood to the heart.The blockage is due to a buildup of fat...
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Osteogenesis imperfecta also known as brittle bone disease, or Lobstein syndrome is a genetic disorder that prevents the body from building strong bones.Osteoge...
Migori Women Encouraged To Take A free Fistula Screening
Migori county women have been called upon to go for fistula screening services which are being offered at sub-county hospitals.According to Kenyatta National Ho...
WORLD CANCER DAY: Uniting our voices and taking action
Today, the World celebrates World Cancer Day marked every 4 February.The global initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) seeks to rai...
Adolescent Programme In Kisii County Given A Nod
A European Union-sponsored programme on teenage adolescent mothers' empowerment in Kisii county has been a nod to proceed to the next pace.The programme on Retu...
Thika Level Five Hospital Officials Put On Notice
Thika Level Five Hospital officials have been put on notice by Kiambu governor Kimani Wamatangi following drug theft reports and poor services being offered at...
KMPDU Issues Strike Notice
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) on Saturday issued a 60-day strike notice.Speaking to media while in Naivasha during the...
CT Scan Machine Worth Sh. 40 Million Launched In Homa Bay
Homa Bay county residents can now breathe a sigh of relief after a Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan machine and an Out Patient center were launched at the Coun...
Quarantine Imposed In Kisii County To Stem Anthrax
The County Government of Kisii has slapped a compulsory quarantine in anthrax-hit parts of Nyamache Sub County to contain an outbreak.Speaking at Sugubo, Agricu...
Health CS Urges KMPDU To Embrace Positive Dialogue.
Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Wafula is now optimistic that the ongoing negotiations between Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists (KMPDU) and...