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. …
As the world marks World Cancer Day on February 4, the Ministry of Health has emphasised the importance of cancer screening and to monitor lifestyle. This year’s theme, “close the care gap”, shows that it is every person’s responsibility to help in fighting the disease. “As this year’s theme is “close the care gap,” everyone has …
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Scientists in South Africa have produced a copy of the Moderna Covid vaccine, raising the prospect of wider access to jabs in poorer parts of the world. Researchers in Cape Town backed by the World Health Organization hope to begin human trials in November. They’ve used publicly available information to produce the mRNA vaccine which …
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The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Alzheimer’s-like changes seen in COVID-19 patients’ brains People who die of severe COVID-19 have brain abnormalities that resemble changes seen in Alzheimer’s …
Fresh hope for Kenyans battling obesity after the national drug regulator approved the use of a pill-sized gastric balloon that reduces a patient’s food intake. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has given a clinic in Nairobi the greenlight to administer Allurion – a soft polyutherane balloon packed into a swallowable capsule connected to a …
Mombasa doctors on Wednesday issued a strike notice after the county failed to implement a return-to-work agreement signed in January last year. The doctors have also gone for two months without salaries. Speaking during a press conference in Mombasa, the doctors said all the county health workers have not been paid their November and December …
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Clinicians have urged the state to shift focus to strengthening primary health facilities in an effort to reach more Kenyans with services. The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers said it is unfortunate that some Kenyans take days to access healthcare due to poor infrastructure and inaccessible roads. They said despite adopting the Cuban healthcare system, …
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It has never been easier to cut down on meat or even to ditch it entirely. I’m writing this while munching on a takeaway vegan sausage roll, and my local supermarket has an ever-growing range of “faux-meats”. You can even get pig-free vegan “pulled pork”. I enjoy eating meat, but have been trying to eat …
A total of twenty-one children have undergone cleft-lip and palate surgery at the Nyanchwa Adventist Mission Hospital in Kitutu Chache South Sub County, Kisii County this year. Speaking during the commemoration of World Smile Day at the facility, Team Coordinator and Pediatric Nurse for the Cleft Josephat Bosire said many children in the region suffer …
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Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache is currently in London, United Kingdom to initiate implementation of the Kenya-UK Health Workforce Collaboration. The PS is in the company of Officials from the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Council of Governors and the Nursing Council of Kenya. This is a follow-up meeting …
