Health Care

Mombasa: Livestock experts in Kenya have urged citizens to vaccinate their animals as part of a national initiative to curb livestock diseases that impact both local communities and the national economy. The State Department for Livestock Development …

Kiambu: Kiambu Director of Health Dr Hillary Kagwa has firmly refuted reports and propaganda circulating about the polio immunization programme, assuring Kenyans that the vaccines are safe and approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). During a …

Busia: Parents in Busia County have been urged to ensure their children aged 10 years and below stay at home for the next five days so that they could benefit from the second phase of mass polio vaccination. Speaking to the press during the official l…

HOMA BAY: The County Government of Homa Bay has ventured into a number of collaborative partnerships as a new strategy to tackle maternal deaths in the County. The strategy will address the need for collective action, as the County is still struggling…

Thika: Health care workers in Kiambu County have downed their tools in protest over delayed two month’s salary and difficult working conditions. Over 500 medics from the 15 wards of the County staged peaceful demonstrations from Thika Level 5 Hospital…

Kigumo: The County Government of Murang’a has inaugurated a new dialysis centre at Kigumo Level 4 hospital, significantly easing the burden for patients with chronic kidney disease in the area. The facility’s opening marks a pivotal moment for residen…

Nairobi: The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has mandated the immediate shutdown of Ominicare Medical Limited in response to the death of a patient following surgery at the facility. Public Health and Professional Standards Pr…

Nairobi: The Ministry of Health has commenced investigations into the death of Lucy Wambui’s tragic passing following complications from a surgical procedure at a Nairobi hospital. Wambui, the wife of a prominent Nairobi businessman, died after underg…

Siaya: Siaya county referral hospital will begin chemotherapy treatment early next year in a bid to cut down on cost incurred by local patients to pursue treatment outside the county. According to Kenya News Agency, the county coordinator for non-comm…

Kenya: Kenya has intensified surveillance of the Marburg Virus Disease and response plans due to frequent travel and trade with Rwanda, where an outbreak was recently reported. Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary (PS) Mary Mut…