Health & Sanitation
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Blood availablity key to achieving Universal Health Coverage, Oluga says
Medical Services Principal Secretary Dr Ouma Oluga has reaffirmed the central role of blood availability in Kenya’s journey towards Universal…
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Kenya deepens health sector collaboration with Egypt and Belgium
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has held talks with the Egyptian Ambassador to Kenya Wael Nasreldin Attiya in a bid…
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Pwani Oil facilitates hygiene training at Kwale Hospital
Over 400 residents of Kwale County have benefited from health talks to boost hygiene during an activation drive to mark…
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Kisumu county denies eviction of traders at Kibuye market
Kisumu county government has dismissed claims that traders at the popular open-air Kibuye market are being evicted following its shutdown…
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Public health officers, lab technicians threaten strike over Duale’s directive
The Kenya Environmental Health and Public Health Practitioners Union (KEHPHPU) and the Kenya National Union of Medical Laboratory Officers (KNUMLO)…
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KMPDU demands audit of hiring of foreign doctors in the wake of organ trafficking claims
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has demanded for an investigation into the licensing and recruitment of foreign…
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Bungoma to boost maternal health after Sh75 million ultrasound devices donation
Bungoma County has received a transformative donation of 150 Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) devices valued at Ksh 75 million from AMPATH…
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US firm says potential mpox and smallpox vaccine to be tested in Kenya shows promise
US-based biopharmaceutical company, Tonix Pharmaceuticals, has presented data demonstrating that TNX-801 protected animals from mpox and rabbitpox and was well…
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Ombudsman orders KPMDC to submit details of regulation of dentistry within seven days
The Commission on Administrative Justice (Office of the Ombudsman) has directed the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) Chief…
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Expanded use of new dual-insecticide nets offers hope for malaria control efforts in Africa
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) have been a cornerstone of malaria prevention efforts over the past two decades, and their widespread use…
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