January 2016 BusinessDaily; Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has raised bed charges at its private wing wards, pushing the cost of healthcare at the main referral unit beyond the reach of many consumers. Chief executive Lily Koros said the upward adjustment was a product of rising inflation on the back of …

January 2016 BusinessDaily; Rent-seeking doctors are pocketing up to Sh100,000 for every patient they refer abroad for specialised treatment, a cancer specialists lobby group has said as the stash of hard currency spent on medical tourism hits new highs. The Kenya Network of Cancer Organisations said deep-pocketed foreign hospitals have …

January 2016 DailyNation; Scientists have sounded the alarm over the safety of a number of foods sold in Nairobi, including bananas, apples, poultry, sukuma wiki and milk. They say the foods could be laced with toxic chemicals. The chemicals are either mixed with feeds for poultry, added to dairy products, …

January 2016 StandardDigital; Patients at Kapsabet County Referral Hospital are sleeping on the floor without proper bedding. In the maternity ward, three pregnant women were found to be sharing a bed under very unhygienic conditions. The poor state of the county’s biggest hospital is made even worse by bleeding patients who …

January 2016 StandardNewspaper; The National Health Insurance Fund( NHIF) has called for research to determine why over 42 per cent of women seeking maternity services are opting for surgeries as opposed to normal delivery. According to data from NHIF, the number of women seeking birth surgeries, referred to as Caesarian Section, …

January 2016 MalawiNewsAgency; The health services which are supposed to be provided for free to Malawians in government’s public health facilities are said to be paid for as some medical personnel at Nsanje District Health Office are allegedly demanding cash from patients, Malawi News Agency can reveal. The development has …

January 2016 Leadership; The Dangote Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a combined financial package of $100 million over the next five years (2016-2020) towards ending malnutrition in Nigeria. This commitment is expected to improve the lives of at least five million families by 2020. Chairman of …

January 2016 TheNewTimes; When the Ministry of Health introduced the Rapid SMS system about seven years ago, the number of women giving birth in hospitals was low, and infant mortality rate was high. Health officials also say traditional birth attendants, who lacked expertise to handle infections or complications, performed most …

January 2016 NewTimes; 2015 was a great year with regards to the health sector. A lot of progress was registered in various programmes. Now, 2016 is at hand and with it comes very many other aspirations. Healthy Times’ Donah Mbabazi talked to various stakeholders in the health sector about their plans for …

January 2016 fin24; The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday approved the merger of SA’s biggest private hospital group Mediclinic [JSE:MDC] and Abu-Dhabi-based Al Noor Hospitals Group. Stellenbosch-based Mediclinic listed its proposal to combine with Al Noor Hospitals Group in its 2015 annual report. The hospital group was seeking to expand in …