July 2019 DailyNation; When Ann Waitherero was diagnosed with breast illness, her doctors recommended surgery to remove one of the organs but she did not have the Sh50,000 needed for the operation. “I had already used close to Sh100,000 on medical bills. I had exhausted my NHIF card dues and …

July 2019 thestar; Earlier on Thursday, Health CS Sicily Kariuki said 15 per cent of the samples collected for testing have tested positive for sodium metabisulphite. Governors Mike Sonko (Nairobi) and Alfred Mutua (Machakos) on Thursday closed down the meat sections of various supermarkets in their counties. Naivas has suspended …

July 2019 DailyNation; Eleven babies died at the Kenyatta National Hospital’s newborn unit last week, and a drug-resistant bacterium known as Klebsiella is suspected to be the cause, the Nation has learnt. The situation was aggravated by lack of the most basic products for taking care of babies. SUCK FLUIDS Sources …

July 2019 Standardmedia; Fraudulent ways that teachers and hospitals used to abuse the Sh5.6 billion government-funded medical cover have emerged, as the scheme contract is set to end this September. Some teachers listed false beneficiaries while others made huge claims based on false diagnosis, threatening to cripple the multi-billion cover.In …

July 2019 thestar; More than 100 officials have been moved in a big shakeup at the Ministry of Health. Health CS Sicily Kariuki said the reshuffle was to align the ministry administration to the Health Act 2017.  The changes began with a small reshuffle in April, which saw Dr Wekesa …

June 2019 Business Daily;The listed firm says the move will lower the cost of treatment, encourage insurers to lower medical cover premiums as well as seeing more underwriters introduce medical covers. “Improving access to medical cover is one of the government’s Big Four pillars that can best be addressed by …

June 2019 Businessdaily; Located in the posh Nyali suburb in Mombasa County is Premier Hospital, a private health facility that seeks to attract Kenyan patients who would otherwise seek medical services abroad. Dr Fardosa Ahmed opened the hospital with an investment of Sh1 billion, intending to tap into the medical …

June 2019 thestandard;The US drug regulator on Friday approved Palatin Technologies and Amag Pharmaceuticals’ drug to restore sexual desire in premenopausal women, the latest attempt to come up with a therapy that some have dubbed as “female Viagra”.The therapy, Vyleesi, will compete in a market which has seen previous attempts …

June 2019 Businessdaily; While Kenya is often thought of as a haven for wildlife and stunning natural landscapes, the quiet stability of the country has seen it become one of the most developed nations in Africa with the capital, Nairobi, established as a significant business hub in the eastern region …

June 2019 cnbc; When word spread that Amazon would move into health care in 2017, health-care executives had a ready answer: We are not afraid. “I honestly don’t believe that Amazon will be interested in the near future in the next few years in this market,” Walgreens’ CEO Stefano Pessina told investors …