Health awareness campaigns in January
Health awareness months, weeks and dates continue to be used as tools to draw attention to medical issues plaguing populations globally.
Educational and fundraising events are often held at these times to create a ripple...
Health CS handed report to guide doctors fee
A report that will guide medical fee to be charged by doctors has finally been handed over to the cabinet secretary in the ministry of health.
The report from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and...
Residents hold demo over poor health services at Cherangany hospital
A section of residents in Cherangany held a peaceful demonstration against poor health services at the Cherangany Sub County hospital in Kachibora.
They alleged negligence in the hospital and criticized their leaders for showing little interest...
Former KNH CEO Lily Koros appointed Administrative Secretary Health Ministry
Former Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) CEO Lily Koros has been appointed an Administrative Secretary at the Health Ministry.
Koros will work under the Principal Secretary, Peter Tum, and will be in charge of Administration...
Kenya, Boehringer Ingelheim, AMPATH Consortium partner to boost health sector
Kenya has partnered with Boehringer Ingelheim and the AMPATH Consortium in order to boost the health care sector.
The collaboration will cover three main strategic areas of activity including equipping healthcare workers with the requisite mentorship...
Migori County launch program to integrate health workers
The Migori County Government has launched a program that will see community health workers integrated into the mainstream health system.
Speaking during the launch, Migori Health CEC Isca Oluoch said most of the outreach programs...
3.2M Kenyans to benefit from the Universal Health Care program
The launch of the pilot Universal Health Care program will see 3.2 million Kenyans in four counties namely Isiolo, Kisumu, Machakos and Nyeri access free health care services.
The program which is a key milestone...
First Lady pledges for a healthier Kenya, relaunches marathon
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has relaunched the Beyond Zero marathon with a new resolve to step up her work towards a healthier Kenya.
The First Lady kicked off the momentum towards the forthcoming marathon by...
Kenyans urged to practice healthy eating to curb obesity
Health experts are sounding a warning that the currently soaring obesity level in the country is taking a huge toll on all efforts to curb non-communicable diseases.
This warning comes following reports that obesity...
Nurses are the backbone of our health sector, First Lady
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta said Friday that nurses play a pivotal role in healthcare provision and called on all stakeholders to invest more resources in the development and continuous improvement of the profession.
She said...