Herbs could soon be covid-19 cure, local scientists
Kenyan scientists are testing the efficacy of a herb used by traditional healers to find out whether it speeds up…
WHO clears breast milk free from covid-19
Breastfeeding mothers do not seem to be passing on the new coronavirus to their infants, and based on current evidence…
Fears as covid-19 hits State House
Four staffers working at State House have tested positive for the coronavirus, spokesperson Kanze Dena has said. President Uhuru Kenyatta…
MoH launches home-based care guidelines for corona patients
The government Wednesday launched protocols for home-based isolation and care, anticipating to discharge asymptomatic Covid-19 positive cases. Health Chief Administrative Secretary…
Parliament keen on allocating more funds for healthcare
The Parliamentary Budget Office has called for the prioritization of the health sector in the 2020/2021 budget with allocation of…
Smiles and tears as Uhuru extends curfew
President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced an extension of the nationwide curfew by another 30 days. However, the President relaxed the curfew…
E-health services transforming Kenya’s health sector
Given the limitations of Kenya’s health care system in terms of funding and accessibility, the country is looking at a…
Drama as monkeys snatch covid-19 blood samples from technician
A troop of monkeys snatched the blood samples of suspected coronavirus patients at a government hospital in the Meerut district…
Kericho county joins in positive cases as national tally bulge daily
Kericho County becomes the latest to report a case of COVID-19 according to authorities. The national tally has reached 1,888 after…
Ray of hope as borders closed against COVID-19
Kenya has closed its borders with Somalia and Tanzania as the country strives to stem further spread of the coronavirus.…
Kenya closes borders with Tanzania and Somalia as covid cases shoot
President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the closure of Kenya’s borders with Tanzania and Somalia to all passenger traffic beginning midnight…
Kenya records highest number of corona cases within 24 hours
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed 45 new cases of Coronavirus, the highest number ever recorded in a day…
Kenya joins world in COVID-19 vaccine trials
Kenya is not quick to take up experimental cure for Covid-19 from Madagascar. This revelation came even as the government confirmed…
Malaria will soon be gone, ICIPE Researchers
Scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) headquartered in Nairobi, announced that they had discovered a microbe that could…
Nutrition and the Immune System in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 turns into a national crisis in Kenya, individual counties in the country are taking some of the…
Kenya records 8 more cases raising corona infection to 363
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Monday announced that Kenya had confirmed 8 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number…
12 more Kenyans confirmed as tested numbers reduce
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced that 12 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed. Speaking earlier on Friday when…
Don’t inject bleach against corona virus, medics fault Trump
Roll up for Donald Trump’s old West traveling medicine show. He’s marketed steaks and real estate, board games and vodka,…
COVID-19 Vaccine fails first test on Human
The experimental coronavirus treatment remdesivir has failed in its first randomized clinical trial, inadvertently released results showed Thursday, dampening expectations…
We don’t know about COVID-19 Vaccine trials in Kenya: Gov’t
The Kenya Government is not aware of plans by researchers from Oxford University to test out the new coronavirus vaccine…
Mombasa leads in positive cases as 17 more are confirmed in Kenya
Kenya has confirmed 17 more cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 320. 12…
Positive cases increases to 303 as 7 more confirmed in Kenya
Kenya has confirmed 7 more cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 303. Six…
Kenya nears 300 as 15 more test positive for COVID-19
Kenya has confirmed 15 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the tally of positive cases to 296. The new…
Blockchain and Big Data could tame Corona virus
Covid-19 is rapidly paralysing every aspect of life across the globe, but the work-from-home government directives have provided an innovation…
Stomach balloon used to treat obesity
Fresh hope for Kenyans battling obesity after the national drug regulator approved the use of a pill-sized gastric balloon that…
Mombasa doctors issue strike notice over unpaid salaries
Mombasa doctors on Wednesday issued a strike notice after the county failed to implement a return-to-work agreement signed in January…
Clinicians urge state to strengthen primary health facilities
Clinicians have urged the state to shift focus to strengthening primary health facilities in an effort to reach more Kenyans…
How healthy are vegan ready meals?
It has never been easier to cut down on meat or even to ditch it entirely. I’m writing this while…
21 Children Get Free Cleft-Lip And Palate Surgeries
A total of twenty-one children have undergone cleft-lip and palate surgery at the Nyanchwa Adventist Mission Hospital in Kitutu Chache…
Kenya-UK Health Care Workforce Collaboration to facilitate capacity building for Kenyan Nurses
Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache is currently in London, United Kingdom to initiate implementation of the Kenya-UK Health Workforce Collaboration.…
NHIF claims down Sh4.5bn on reduced hospital visits
Medical claim payouts by the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) dropped by Sh4.51 billion in the year to June, the…
Employed nurses barred from Kenya-UK jobs deal
Nurses who are working will not be allowed to register for the employment deal between Kenya and the United Kingdom.…
What Kenya can do to achieve universal healthcare – Raila
ODM party leader Raila Odinga has outlined some of the opportunities Kenya needs to grab if it is to deal…
Crisis Looming as Mombasa Health Workers Issue Strike Notice
Health workers in Mombasa County have issued a strike notice due to unresolved issues with their employer, including non-remittance of…