Uproar over ‘dominance’ of Kenyans in Africa CDC jobs
Audit shows more than half of its 300 workers are from Kenya and Ethiopia, where it is hosted.
Health
State's war with tobacco 'cartels' profiteering from deaths
Novel oral nicotine products harm foetuses and brain of adolescents, but they are a big business
AstraZeneca: Kenya 'safe' as Covid vaccine recalled
Kenyans received 1.3m doses of donated Astrazeneca vaccine.
Top doctor to earn Sh1.4m per month in strike windfall
The government says the new salaries will begin in the new financial year.
Community health workers struggle to use digital phones – ministry
Of the 107,000, only 5,000 are able to send daily updates as required. 95,000 went quiet
Russian medical firms rushing to invest in Kenya – envoy
Ambassador says they are reputed for manufacturing highly affordable medical equipment
Kenya to benefit as new cholera vaccine licensed
Currently, all the global vaccine stockpiles are nearly depleted
Pill to cure kala-azar moves closer to reality
Current treatment involves 17 injections daily and has rare but serious side effects
Child deaths in Africa down on increased vaccination – WHO
Survey shows over 80 per cent of children aged 12–23 months in Kenya are fully immunised.
Kenyans prevented 2.4m pregnancies in 2023, says report
The figures, published last week, place Kenyans among the top contraception users in Africa.
Dangerous West African mosquito found in Kenya
It is highly competent, can tolerate more arid conditions, and thrive in both rural and urban settings.
Yes, your tribe determines how long and well you live
Ethnic geography matters in what you become in life and whether you realise your dreams.
Graphic images aim to cut 9,000 annual tobacco deaths
Images like skeletons smoking cigarettes, dead foetuses are proposed to cover 80% of cigarette packs.
Ministry moves to stop unworthy cancer clinics
The disease has become multi-billion business. Facilities are lining up to be called "cancer centres".
State to test children cough syrups for toxins
11,000 units of a popular syrup were recalled from Kenya last week
Governors threaten to pull out of talks on doctors strike
They also refused to pay doctors more saying they are already the best-paid professionals in counties.
Put HIV prevention pills in condom dispensers – researchers
NSDCC raised concerned over high number of young people who requested for PEP during Safari Rally
Latest results confirm malaria vaccine in Kenya safe
Latest results show a reduction in hospital admissions with severe malaria by 32%
Kenyan groups dismiss WHO's new pandemic treaty
The Ministry of Health last month said Kenya strongly supported the current text of the treaty