Child cancer survivors stigmatised as witches and isolated
Their families too are shunned as many people believe cancer is contagious, fatal and associated with evil
Health
Use technology to improve patient experience, medics told
Rachel Njiru from Infobip, a cloud communications platform, said it also reduces operational costs.
Kenyan groups dismiss WHO's new pandemic treaty
The Ministry of Health last month said Kenya strongly supported the current text of the treaty
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.
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.
States agree to revise 'flawed' Pandemics treaty
The treaty was mooted by retired President Uhuru Kenyatta alongside 24 other world leaders in March 2021.