Health & Sanitation
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NACADA seeks stricter regulation of operating hours for alcohol retail outlets
Proposals in a new policy by the National Authority on the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) will ensure…
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NACADA proposes to raise minimum age of drinking alcohol to 21 years, bans home deliveries, supermarket sales
The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has proposed to set the minimum legal age…
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LeapFrog Investments makes full exit from Goodlife Pharmacy to CFAO Healthcare
LeapFrog Investments has announced its successful exit from Goodlife Pharmacy, East Africa’s largest retail pharmacy programme, after its acquisition by…
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Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill approved by Cabinet despite concerns by unions
The Cabinet has approved the Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill 2025. A media dispatch issued after a meeting chaired…
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Mudavadi launches Kenya’s first National Radiotherapy Protocols
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said Kenya is strategically positioning itself as a regional hub for…
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US aid cuts have severely disrupted Kenya’s health system, new research shows
The United States has historically been a major supporter of public health initiatives in Kenya. From 2020– 2025, the United…
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Kenya’s organ transplant system in crisis, probe team says
The committee formed by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to probe organ transplants and trafficking in the country has recommended…
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Thang’wah gives Wamatangi seven days to resolve doctors’ strike crisis or face summons
Senator Karungo wa Thang’wah has given Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi a seven-day ultimatum to resolve a strike by doctors that…
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FIDA-Kenya demands transparent probe into death of Toto Touch CEO Susan Kamengere
The Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya) has called on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to conduct a…
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Sh517 million electric cookers initiative unveiled to tackle charcoal menace in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia
Kenya is among countries set to benefit from a Sh517 million (US$4 million) reimbursable grant to tackle charcoal dependence. The…
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