Health
INTERNATIONAL DAY to END OBSTETRIC FISTULA
An obstetric fistula occurs when a mother has prolonged, obstructed labour, but cannot access immediate medical care such as C-section. The labour pain can last...
FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS DAY
Every 12th May, the world raises awareness of Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain that is accompanied by f...
Mental Health Awareness among Children
Being mentally healthy during childhood means reaching developmental and emotional milestones and learning healthy social skills and how to cope when problems a...
Third Ebola Case Confirmed In Northwest Congo
Health authorities have confirmed a third Ebola case in the city of Mbandaka in the northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Malaria Menace In Kenya
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has lauded the government's effort in fighting Malaria through combined efforts with county governments, local communities...
NON–HORMONAL MALE CONTRACEPTIVE 99% EFFECTIVE
A team of scientists led by Lundquist Institute investigator Wei Yan, on Wednesday said they have developed an oral non-hormonal form of birth control for men t...
Mandatory Wearing Of Masks Lifted
Mandatory wearing of masks in public has been lifted, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced."There has been a lot of debate on facemasks. Wearing...
Needy Households In Migori County To Benefit From UHCS
120,000 needy and less privileged households in Migori county are set to benefit from Universal Health Care Services launched by the county government.Speaking...
The Govt To Review Covid 19 Measures
Health Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi Kagwe says, the government is planning to review Covid 19 containment measures due to the continued low positivity rate recorde...
Health CS Urges Health Workers To Adopt Managerial Skills
Health Cabinet secretary Mutahi Kagwe now says the medics should adapt managerial skills in the workforce saying, it will benefit the health sector.Speaking in...
The Govt Launches Covid 19 Mass Vaccination Campaign
The government of Kenya has launched a 10-day mass Covid 19 vaccination campaign targeting at least 10 million people.Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe spea...
Pharmacy And Poisons Board Crackdown On Illegal Pharmacies
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PBB) has intensified a three-day crackdown on illicit drugs and unlicensed pharmacies in the Coast region.Speaking to the media...
Lake Victory Initiative Aids Persons With HIV In Migori County
Persons With HIV from six selected sub-counties in Migori county, are set to benefit from foodstuffs for the next three months from the Lake Victory Initiative...
KMPDU Calls Off Health Workers Strike In Mombasa
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), has called off the strike which was supposed to take effect as of yesterday midnight fo...
WHO Warns Countries Against Referring to Omicron as 'Mild'
World Health Organisation has warned countries referring to the Omicron variant as mild because of the rate at which it is spreading and killing people across t...
Medics Raise Alarm Over High Covid 19 Positivity Rate in Siaya
Medics in Siaya County, have raised an alarm over the increasing positivity rate of Covid 19 infections, which is being driven by the Omicron variant.According...
No Vaccination Certificate, No Service
Government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna has said, you will not be able to access government services without a Covid-19 certificate.Speaking yesterday during a sens...
Kenya Records 1,372 New COVID-19 Cases, Positivity Rate at 24.4pc
Kenya Records 1,372 New COVID-19 Cases, Positivity Rate at 24.4pcThe Ministry of Health yesterday announced that 1,372 people tested positive for COVID-19 from...
COVID-19'S Omicron Variant Now in Kenya
Ministry of Health has confirmed cases of the covid 19's Omicron variant, this after World Health Organisation has announced that the new coronavirus variant Om...
KPA to construct classrooms for Coast schools
The Kenya Ports Authority has handed over a sixty-bed capacity dormitory block to Shimo la Tewa High School to ease the student population, this is among the 50...