Kenyan scientists are testing the efficacy of a herb used by traditional healers to find out whether it speeds up recovery from Covid-19 as the search for a cure for the disease intensifies. Researchers from the Institute of Primate Research (IPR) told us that the studies would first be done on monkeys before being conducted on …
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Breastfeeding mothers do not seem to be passing on the new coronavirus to their infants, and based on current evidence the benefits outweigh any potential risks of transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that it had carefully investigated the risks of women transmitting COVID-19 to their …
Four staffers working at State House have tested positive for the coronavirus, spokesperson Kanze Dena has said. President Uhuru Kenyatta and the First family are free of the virus, she said. In a statement on Monday, Dena said, “During last week’s mass Covid-19 testing held on Thursday, 11th June 2020, four (4) persons were found …
The government Wednesday launched protocols for home-based isolation and care, anticipating to discharge asymptomatic Covid-19 positive cases. Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Rashid Aman said the implementation of the protocols would start “immediately”, meaning that, from Thursday, Covid-19 positive patients who do not have any symptoms will start getting discharged. Dr Aman said that after announcing …
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The Parliamentary Budget Office has called for the prioritization of the health sector in the 2020/2021 budget with allocation of more resources mobilized from own revenue sources as opposed to over reliance on concessional funding from multinationals and donations from corporate entities. In a budgetary estimates review document published last Friday, the office noted most …
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced an extension of the nationwide curfew by another 30 days. However, the President relaxed the curfew hours which will now be between 9 pm to 4 am from June 7, 2020. In accordance with the advice of the National Security Council, the President also extended the cessation of movement into and …
Given the limitations of Kenya’s health care system in terms of funding and accessibility, the country is looking at a number of e-services to meet the needs of a population with limited spending power and poor access to formal health care facilities. Going Mobile Both the government and private sector have been looking at ways …
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A troop of monkeys snatched the blood samples of suspected coronavirus patients at a government hospital in the Meerut district of the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The incident happened on Thursday when a lab assistant working with the Covid-19 facility of the hospital was carrying blood samples due for testing, Dr Dheeraj Baliyan, …
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Kericho County becomes the latest to report a case of COVID-19 according to authorities. The national tally has reached 1,888 after 143 new cases were confirmed after testing 2,959 samples over the last 24-hours. One patient has also died bringing the death toll to 63. recoveries are at 464. All the 143 cases are Kenyans, 110 …
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Kenya has closed its borders with Somalia and Tanzania as the country strives to stem further spread of the coronavirus. In a televised address to the nation, President Uhuru Kenyatta said he was imposing more measures after it emerged that some of the cases had crossed the border from Tanzania and Somalia. “If we do …
President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the closure of Kenya’s borders with Tanzania and Somalia to all passenger traffic beginning midnight on Saturday in measures to combat the spread of coronavirus. The order which will remain in force for 30 days is aimed at taming cross-border transmission of the disease with border towns of Namanga and …
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The Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed 45 new cases of Coronavirus, the highest number ever recorded in a day since the country reported its first case. This brings the total cases of Covid-19 in Kenya to 535 and of the 45 cases, 30 are males and 15 females.The new cases are from Nairobi (29), …
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Kenya is not quick to take up experimental cure for Covid-19 from Madagascar. This revelation came even as the government confirmed the country has been approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to take part in clinical trials.The confirmation for the Solidarity Trial, which is a WHO-led programme in which countries and scientists sign up to find treatment …
Scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) headquartered in Nairobi, announced that they had discovered a microbe that could potentially prevent mosquitoes from infecting people with malaria. The basis of the microbe, malaria-blocking bug, is aligned to a perspective that by protecting mosquitoes from infection, individuals would be protected too. The study conducted primarily …
As the COVID-19 turns into a national crisis in Kenya, individual counties in the country are taking some of the necessary measure to contain the pandemic. Most of the counties are engaging the national government in the acquisition of necessary interventions for preparedness for a possibility of the outbreaks in the regions, but very few …
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Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Monday announced that Kenya had confirmed 8 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number to 363. CS Kagwe, addressing the press at Afya House, said 4 of the new cases were recorded in Mombasa, three in Nairobi and one in Kwale. The CS, while stating that all the 8 …
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Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced that 12 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed. Speaking earlier on Friday when he received medical supplies from China, the CS said in the last hour 450 samples have been tested. “We have already got 12 positive cases and we have not finished the day. What this tells …
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Roll up for Donald Trump’s old West traveling medicine show. He’s marketed steaks and real estate, board games and vodka, but nothing the incorrigible salesman has tried to hawk measures up to his latest routine as he speculated on a possible new cure for Covid-19. For most of his life as a pitchman, Trump has …
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The experimental coronavirus treatment remdesivir has failed in its first randomized clinical trial, inadvertently released results showed Thursday, dampening expectations for the closely watched drug. A draft summary went online briefly on the website of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and was first reported by the Financial Times and Stat, which posted a screenshot. But Gilead Sciences, the …
The Kenya Government is not aware of plans by researchers from Oxford University to test out the new coronavirus vaccine trials in the country. Speaking on Friday, Health CAS Rashid Aman said that the government was yet to receive any official communication on the matter. “We do not have any communication on this at the …
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Kenya has confirmed 17 more cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 320. 12 of the new cases are from Mombasa while 5 are from Nairobi. Speaking on Thursday from Afya House, Health Ministry CAS Dr Mercy Mwangangi noted that 15 of the new cases were picked by the …
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Kenya has confirmed 7 more cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 303. Six of the cases are from Mombasa while one case is from Nairobi. The latest cases are from 707 samples tested in the last 24 hours. All the new cases are Kenyan from the newly kicked-off …
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Kenya has confirmed 15 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the tally of positive cases to 296. The new cases are from 545 samples tested in Kenya in the last 15 hours. 7 of the new cases are from Mombasa, 2 from Mandera and 6 from Nairobi. The government has also embarked on following …
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Covid-19 is rapidly paralysing every aspect of life across the globe, but the work-from-home government directives have provided an innovation environment where solutions are fast being birthed in emerging technologies to contain the virus. The latest viable global solution, experts say, lies in blockchain technology and Big Data. In its simplest explanation, blockchain is a …
Over 300 participants from various parts of Africa are gathering in Kenya this week to address the issue of African Trypanosomiasis, commonly known as sleeping sickness or Nagana. This disease is responsible for more than 50,000 deaths each year, and over 65 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa are currently at risk of contracting it. These …
Suba North MP, Millie Odhiambo, is advocating for the passage of two Bills related to reproductive health, drawing from her own experiences. She is championing the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill 2022 and the Family Reproductive Health Care Bill 2022, both of which aim to address various aspects of reproductive health. The Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill …
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KDHS data indicates that approximately half of educated and affluent women of reproductive age in Kenya are overweight or obese, whereas only about a quarter of their less educated counterparts fall into these categories. According to the recently released Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) for 2022, 50 percent of women aged 20 to 49 with …
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Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakumicha has taken action against eight branch managers of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) who have been accused of engaging in fraudulent activities to exploit Kenyan citizens. Nakumicha specifically criticized the involvement of cartels collaborating with branch managers to execute this deceitful scheme. On Monday, the Cabinet Secretary ordered the …
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Uganda has reported a significant rise in the number of men seeking DNA paternity tests for their children, with an increase of 70 percent. Previously, the average number of men requesting such tests was only three per month, but it has now escalated to a hundred within the same …
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Kerugoya Level Five County Referral Hospital, which will be opened by President William Ruto, brings great relief to the residents who will now be able to receive an array of specialized services for which they have always had to seek from facilities outside the county. The five-storey complex which stands tall in Kerugoya Town was …
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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has criticised the actions of unscrupulous individuals undermining the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) scheme, stating that they are hindering the goal of achieving universal healthcare for Kenyans. He highlighted the involvement of cartels in the medical insurance business, who are motivated by their own interests rather than the welfare …
A meeting that brought together health specialists from Siaya County to discuss the effects of non-communicable diseases in the county, was informed that 50 percent of patients in public health facilities in the county were suffering from NCDs. According to the coordinator of the NCDs in Siaya, Peter Omoth, the diseases cumulatively account for 39 …
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Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) said its two-dose vaccine was 80% effective against COVID-19 in a late-stage trial testing the shot in teens aged 12 to 17 years. The trial involved 2,247 adolescents and took place between May and September last year when the Delta variant was the dominant strain in the United States. The vaccine was 82% …
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President Uhuru Kenyatta during a luncheon at State House, Nairobi President Uhuru Kenyatta will today launch the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), expected to increase access to health services in the country. The president will also preside over the international conference on harmonisation of curriculum and training of health professionals at a separate venue in Mombasa. …
