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Locked 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

Vaccine, not condoms, can prevent sexually transmitted cancer

Gardasil offers solution to illness more infectious than HIV-Aids

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%

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