Health CS Receives 5 Tonnes of Medical Supplies From India to Strengthen Ebola Preparedness
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Wednesday received a consignment of five tonnes of medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPEs) donated by t...
Oxford Ebola Vaccine Becomes First Candidate To Enter Human Clinical Trials
A new Ebola vaccine developed by scientists at the University of Oxford has become the first of four candidate vaccines targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the v...
US Commits Sh1.9 Billion To Strengthen Kenya's Ebola Preparedness
The United States has committed Sh1.9 billion to bolster Kenya's preparedness and response against Ebola, reinforcing the country's disease surveillance systems...
Health CS Aden Duale Presides Over Posting Of 6,360 Medical Interns In Nationwide Deployment
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has presided over the official Flagged off 6,784 healthcare interns for the 2026/2027 internship cohort of medical interns a...
Kenya Screens Over 140,000 Travellers As Ebola Surveillance Intensifies
Kenya has screened more than 140,000 travellers arriving from Ebola-affected countries and investigated over 100 disease alerts, all of which have tested negati...
Korere Demands Answers Over Proposed Ebola Facility In Laikipia
Laikipia Woman Representative Sarah Korere has intensified pressure on the government over plans to establish a U.S.-supported Ebola quarantine facility at Laik...
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...
Riggy G Rallies Kawangware Crowd In High Energy Anti Ruto Campaign Tour
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Saturday led a politically charged rally in Dagoretti, Nairobi, where he intensified criticism of President William...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lekek Chebii Resigns from Nairobi Hospital Board Amid Governance Turmoil
Lekek Chebii has stepped down from the board of The Nairobi Hospital, citing personal reasons and an inability to dedicate sufficient time to his responsibiliti...
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...
DPP Moves To Withdraw Charges Against Three Nairobi Hospital Directors
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an application to withdraw criminal charges against three directors of the Kenya Hospital Asso...
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...