Universal Health 2030 Solving Complex Health System Problems
June 2020 theStandard: Crooks from the Ministry of Health officials, Kenya Revenue Authority and rogue businessmen from China tried stealing donated Covid-19 kits for Kenyan health workers. Investigations by The Standard have revealed an intricate scheme that involves possible collusion between Chinese businessmen, government officers and other local operatives to …
Read More »Scanty information on theft of donated Covid-19 equipment
June 2020 Dailynation: The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is looking into two separate theft reports relating to donated Covid-19 equipment in March, when the Ministry of Health was plotting how to combat the virus that has now infected 4,374 people in Kenya. While the police at Mazingira House have …
Read More »KENYA:Ministry warns of counterfeit testing kit as cases shoot to 4044.
June 2020 theStandard: The Health Ministry has warned of counterfeit Covid-19 testing kits that have penetrated the market and advised Kenyans to only use the real-time PCR tests approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).This is as another 184 people test positive for the coronavirus today, raising the national tally …
Read More »Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
June 2020 BBC: A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to …
Read More »KENYA: 19 more healthcare workers test positive of coronavirus
June 2020 BusinessDaily: Some 19 healthcare workers are currently hospitalised in various facilities across the country after they tested positive for Covid-19.Some 19 healthcare workers are currently hospitalised in various facilities across the country after they tested positive for Covid-19. This now takes to 72 the total number of healthcare …
Read More »Kenya records highest positive cases of Covid-19 in a day
June 2020 theStandard; Health CS Mutahi Kagwe (pictured) has sent a warning shot to persons celebrating the reopening of certain areas yesterday by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Eastleigh and Old Town suburbs that were under partial lockdown ceased to – following the president’s directive, but to which the CS has warned that “It …
Read More »KENYA: Government rolls out home-based care for Covid-19 patients to decongest facilities
June 2020 theStandard; The directive is to decongest the Covid-19 treatment facilities that are currently running out of space, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has said. The government has said that asymptomatic or stable coronavirus patients will henceforth be subjected to home-based care under the supervision of the health officials. The …
Read More »Insurers rule out corona treatment payments to private hospitals
June 2020 Business Daily; Insurance companies will only pay for coronavirus disease treatment in public hospitals after the regulator adopted proposals from insurers to drop coverage in private institutions on fears of increased expenses related to the respiratory disease that could push them into losses. The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) …
Read More »Virus strain in Kenya similar to Wuhan’s, says Kemri
June 2020 TheStar; The novel coronavirus spreading in Kenya is the same strain that has killed thousands of people in Wuhan, China, and in Europe, scientists at the Kenya Medical Research Institute say. The researchers studied the genetic structures of 122 virus samples in Kenya but did not find any …
Read More »Kenya coronavirus cases top 2,000
June 2020 BusinessDaily; The Covid-19 cases in the country passed the 2,000 mark after 59 more persons tested positive Monday, this coming in the wake of growing community transmission. Nairobi accounted for 29 cases, Mombasa 14, Turkana six, Busia four as Taita Taveta and Kajiado counties had two cases each. …
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