July 2013 Heritage; President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has reportedly closed down the Birth Certificate Division at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. According to credible report obtained by the Heritage over the weekend, President Johnson-Sirleaf took the action on Friday, June 28, 2013 after she held a meeting with authorities …

July 2013 DailyObserver; The Ministries of Basic and Secondary Education, Health and Social Welfare and the United Nations World Health Organisation country office, have jointly won the African Development Bank (AfDB) ‘Health Award’ for 2012. A press release sent to the Daily Observer from the World Health Organisation Banjul office …

July 2013 WHOBulletin; New HIV treatment guidelines by WHO recommend offering antiretroviral therapy (ART) earlier. Recent evidence indicates that earlier ART will help people with HIV to live longer, healthier lives, and substantially reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to others. The move could avert an additional 3 million deaths …

June 2013 CapitalFM; The Transition Authority has downplayed concerns by doctors and nurses over their pay once health services are devolved to the Counties. Chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi has told Capital FM News that the national government had agreed to facilitate payment of health workers over the next six months to …

June 2013 DailyNation; Public health officers have threatened to go on strike if they have to be paid by county governments. The Association of Public Health Officers in Kenya (Aphok) on Sunday warned of “catastrophic implications” should the Transition Authority rush in devolving the responsibility of paying them to county …

June 2013 TheStandard; The National Council for Population and Development (NCPD) has hinted of attempts to declare the increasing population rate in the country a national disaster.The council said that population was an issue in Kenya and a strict measure should be formulated to check the worrying trend. NCPD’s deputy …

June 2013 irinnews ; The global target of a 50 percent reduction in tuberculosis (TB) by 2015 may already have been achieved, but TB remains a neglected disease among women and young children, say health experts. In 1993 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared TB a global public health emergency. …

June 2013 TheStar; CHINESE investors will collaborate with the Kakamega county government to upgrade the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital to a referral status at a cost of Sh4 billion, governor Wycliffe Oparanya has said. Oparanya said his government has allocated Sh411 million towards the upgrade adding that negotiations with Chinese …

July 2013 IRIN; In May, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) announced the prequalification of PrePex, the first non-surgical device for adult male circumcision. Compared to surgical circumcision, the device has fewer complications and is easier and quicker to use, allowing lower-cadre medical workers to be trained to perform the …

June 2013 SHOPs; Businesses have different financing needs depending on their stages of growth, thus requiring different financing methods. Health businesses go through the same growth cycle as other types of business, but they are often perceived as high-risk by banks and other financial institutions due to a lack of …