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Kenya hosts AU InterAfrican Bureau Global Conference on Tsetse Flies and Sleeping Sickness

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 …

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Suba North MP, Millie Odhiambo

Suba North MP Pushes for Reproductive Health Bills – Here’s why

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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The Kenya Demographic Health Survey 2022 shows more women are obese or overweight, raising concerns among health officials.

Obesity among women could be our next big ‘pandemic’- KDHS report

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 CS Susan Nakumicha

Health CS suspends NHIF managers in crackdown ​​

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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Joy for Kirinyaga residents as county’s largest hospital prepares to open

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 speaks at a past event

Mudavadi cautions against undermining NHIF, urges enhanced management of the healthcare sector

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 …

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Health professionals are issuing a cautionary message, alerting us to the growing concern of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which are now emerging as the second most prominent contributor to mortality rates within the nation.

Kenya witnessing increased mortality due to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

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 says COVID-19 shot 80% effective in adolescent study

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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Uhuru set to roll out UHC for 47 counties

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. …

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