High cost of living threat to reproductive health access
Economic stability and healthcare access are closely related. Poor healthcare might affect social-economic development, economic instability may also influence healthcare…
KU to host regional health hub
Kenyatta University has become the new hub of multibillion shillings health investments after it was picked to host the first…
660 private hospitals plan to ditch NHIF over pay row
Over 660 hospitals plan to withdraw outpatient services for members of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) in protest following…
DR Congo reports new Ebola case in eastern city of Beni
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a new case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, the country’s health ministry…
Breast Lumps: Causes and When to See a Doctor
You notice that something is different with your breast, and you find a lump. Now what? If you notice any breast…
Kisumu to get sickle cell centre of excellence
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is seeking to establish a centre of excellence to combat rising cases…
Drive to curb sickle cell disease in Africa intensifies as Kenya bolsters prevention
Nearly 1,000 children in Africa are born with sickle cell disease every day making it the most prevalent genetically-acquired disease…
Germany gives Sh950m to boost Covid vaccines uptake
The Covid-19 vaccination drive has received a boost through a Sh950 million grant from the German government. The grant was…
Task force wants tax on cancer treatment products removed
The National Cancer Task Force wants the government to remove tax on cancer treatment products. The task force said in…
Gov’t moves in to contain devastating Swine flu outbreak in Nakuru
The Ministry of Health has dispatched a team of experts and disease surveillance officers to Elementaita, Nakuru County in an…