Private hospitals will continue offering services to National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) card holders following a deal reached with the Ministry of health. According to the Fund’s board chairman Lewis Nguyai, this follows consultations that extended the contracts’ deadline to March 31. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe stated that after this, new contracts which will…
Kenya has crossed the 8 million mark in the COVID-19 vaccination exercise, targeting to vaccinate over 10 million people by the end of this month. Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi Kagwe said that by December 12, more than 8.1 million people had been vaccinated, among them 3,251,688 who are fully vaccinated. “Doing so voluntarily is…
As the world celebrates World Aids Day, Kenyatta University and OraQuick HIV Self- Test have partnered to host an HIV Self-Test awareness camp. The awareness camp is part of the University’s initiatives to drive the HIV prevention agenda with 42% of new adult infections being among the youth. National AIDS and STIs Control Programme’s (NASCOP)…
During a meeting with the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta at The White House, President Joe Biden said that the United States will make a one-time donation of more than 17 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union. Biden said the 17 million doses will be in addition to 50 million…
During a meeting with the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta at The White House, President Joe Biden said that the United States will make a one-time donation of more than 17 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union. Biden said the 17 million doses will be in addition to 50 million…
Kenyans have been urged to avoid public gatherings even as campaign fever grips the nation ahead of next year’s polls to curb the spread of Covid-19. Speaking at Nanyuki Cottage Hospital during the launch of Dr Mary Robertson Glasgow funeral home, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman, lauded the hospital management for boosting Covid-19 vaccination,…
The Council of Governors (CoG) has unveiled a three-day vaccination campaign targeting delegates due to attend the 7th Annual Devolution Conference in Makueni. The vaccination drive which commenced on Tuesday will be conducted at the council’s Delta Corner offices in Westlands, Nairobi. The vaccination campaign is part of broad efforts to suppress the spread of…
The country has made strides in efforts to eliminate malaria by the year 2030 with a survey conducted by the Division of National Malaria Program showing a decline of malaria cases in children aged 6 months to 14 years by 2 % since 2015.The 2020 Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey (KMIS) survey released by the Division…
Following the introduction of new polio vaccine there is hope in the fight against polio in Kenya. This comes at a time when the country has detected new variant due to mutation of the virus and cases in Kamukunji, Nairobi and Daadab Refugees camp, in Garissa County two weeks ago. Kenya was certified poliovirus free…
Kenya has received 79 more Cuban doctors in the second deployment program who will be deployed to county hospitals on October 25.The first batch of Cuban doctors arrived in the country in 2018 as part of implementation of an agreement signed with Cuba in 2017. This follows an agreement signed by Health Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi…