US Issues Travel Health Alert for Kenya Over Rising Dengue Fever Cases
The United States has issued a travel health advisory for Kenya following an increase in reported dengue fever cases, urging visitors to take preventive measures against mosquito bites. In a notice released by the US Embassy in Nairobi, the US Centers…
Government approves 23 additional works at Mama Rachel Ruto Referral Hospital
The government has approved 23 additional critical works at the Mama Rachel Ruto Referral Hospital in Mutuini, Dagoretti South, in a move aimed at ensuring the facility is fully operational. This comes ahead of the planned September commissioning that…
Local Bone Marrow Transplants Give Kenyan Cancer Patients New Hope
For months, 57-year-old Mr. Severini Tole lived in a cycle of exhaustion, frequent hospital visits and repeated blood transfusions. His blood counts kept dropping, leaving him too weak to carry out everyday activities. Doctors eventually diagnosed him…
Health Unions Declare Nationwide Strike, Accuse Governors of Ignoring Workers’ Demands
The Health Union Caucus has announced a nationwide strike beginning at midnight on Monday, July 20. The Unions have accused the Council of Governors (CoG) of failing to address long-standing grievances over workers’ welfare, job security and terms…
High Court Dismisses Rastafarians’ Bid To Legalise Cannabis
High Court has dismissed a bid a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious purposes.‎ ‎The Rastafarian community had argued that the ban on smoking cannabis infringed on their rights to freedom of religion and belief…
Healthcare Workers Have Depression Symptoms-Study
New findings from a study by the Aga Khan University Brain and Mind Institute (AKU-BMI) reveal 43.1 per cent of healthcare workers in Kenya report having depressive symptoms. The study, dubbed the UZIMA Data Science (UZIMA DS), was conducted over 12…
MoH Scales Up Ebola Surveillance and Border Response Measures
Kenya has heightened national preparedness and emergency response measures following the regional outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), as the Ministry of Health intensified coordination with health and development partners to…