Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) Population Health in collaboration with Dumisha Afya has donated a mobile X-ray truck to Busia County with a view to improve healthcare coverage in rural areas. The handing over of the truck event was held at the Busia County Referral Hospital on Monday 5th of September 2023. In […]
The food security situation in Kenya has dropped from 4.4 million to 2.8 million. Speaking to the press in Narok at the Ewaso Nyiro South Development Authority (ENSDA) headquarters, The Cabinet Secretary in charge of The Ministry of East Africa Community, Arid, and Semi-arid Lands (ASALS) and Regional Development, Rebecca Miano, released the report on […]
The government is committed to eradicating Neglected Tropical Diseases(NTDs) by 2030. While addressing the community Health volunteers at a campaign launch on Wednesday 24th August 2023 of the lake region’s community-based mass drug administration (MDA) initiative at KMTC grounds in Siaya town. , Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards Ms. Mary Muriuki, lauded the country […]
Photo: Empty beds at Kocholia Subcounty Referral Hospital In-Patient services at Kocholia Subcounty Referral Hospital have been suspended for two weeks now after over 30 casual workers down their tools demanding unpaid salaries for 10 months. This action has resulted in the paralysis of medical services to over 50,000 residents across the Teso-North sub-county and […]
Photo: Chief Officer for Medical Services, Dr Gilchrist Lokoel, said that the county would support any research meant to reveal gaps in maternal healthcare The Department of Health and Sanitation, in partnership with the Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society (KOGS), will conduct a three-year study to identify the gaps in maternal care in Turkana, meant […]
Photo: Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha The Government is working towards strengthening health systems and promoting local manufacturing of health products and technologies in efforts to reduce cases of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha said that Kenya is promoting self-sufficiency and reducing the cost of providing safe and quality care […]
PICTURE: Kenya Medical Pharmacist and Dentist Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Dr. Davji Atella Doctors in Embu have issued a 21-day strike notice lamenting that health facilities across the county have been hit by acute shortages of drugs and equipment and are tired of pleading with the government to address the crisis to alleviate patients’ sufferings. […]
PICTURE: Yoni Pearls Pharmacy and Poison Board on Monday issued a warning against the distribution, supply, sale or use of Yoni pearls, also known as vaginal detox pearls, herbal tampons or cleansing pearls, believed to have cleansing attributes. In a statement shared on social media, the Pharmacy and Poison Board stated that Yoni pearls contain […]
PICTURE: An elderly adult receiving Oral Cholera Vaccine Ministry of Health has kicked off Oral Cholera Vaccination in 8 counties across the country, namely; Suba South (Homa Bay), Kajiado East (Kajiado), Moyale (Marsabit), Kamukunji and Embakasi Central (Nairobi), Wajir North (Wajir), Mandera East (Mandera), Machakos, and Garissa in response to the ongoing cholera outbreak that […]
PICTURE: A grade 4 pupil aged 10 years receiving her HPV first dose from a nursing officer Jemimah Langat at Gertrudes Garden Primary school in Bureti sub-county, Kericho with a community health volunteer Sammary Mutai busy noting down the details during a HPV vaccination outreach held at the school. Kericho County Department of Health has […]