August 2020 BBC; More than half a million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in South Africa, according to the country’s health minister. Zweli Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases on Saturday, bringing the tally to 503,290, along with 8,153 deaths. South Africa is the hardest-hit country on the continent and accounts …

August 2020 DailyNation; Government employees and front-line health workers continue to remain exposed during the Covid-19 pandemic period following the expiry of their medical, life and last-expense insurance covers. The contracts for the scheme that caters for civil servants and the National Police Service expired on March 31, but the …

August 2020 BBC; Stella Immanuel, a doctor at the centre of a controversy over unproven and potentially dangerous claims that an anti-malaria drug can treat Covid-19, is no stranger to conspiracy theories. Facebook and Twitter have taken down the viral video in which she appears, saying it violates their policies …

August 2020 OxfordMail; DOZENS of cancer researchers are set to lose their jobs in a ‘devastating’ move described as a ‘kick in the teeth’ to scientists who have dedicated their lives to helping people. Oxford University’s Department of Oncology – based in the same building as its coronavirus vaccine team – is …

August 2020 BusinessDaily ; The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) will only provide cover for Covid-19 patients admitted to public hospitals, the insurer has said, a decision that is likely to rattle many members amid rising infections. Peter Kamunyo, the CEO of NHIF, said the fund will only pay rebates …

July 2020 the Star ;They did everything right, even went to extremes to prevent infection. They still caught Covid-19. Nairobi lawyer Eddy Orinda, 41, shares his Covid-19 experience, saying we should always be our brother’s keeper. He, his surgeon wife Faith Orinda, their six-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter all tested …

July 2020 BBC; Some experts say the crisis has shone a light on the poor state of our health as a nation. But in many communities it has also highlighted the link between ill health and poverty. So what lessons has coronavirus taught us – and will ministers and health …

July 2020 WHOmedia: The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned of the threat posed by COVID-19 to health workers across Africa. More than 10 000 health workers in the 40 countries which have reported on such infections have been infected with COVID-19 so far, a sign of the challenges medical staff …

July 2020 the Star ;Dennis Omondi was hit by a matatu in Nairobi’s CBD on April 1 and was writhing in pain from a broken knee when he was rushed to the hospital. More than 110 days later, Radiant Hospital has turned into a virtual detention centre because the 28-year-old …

July 2020 the Star :You fall sick and suspect pneumonia. You have a Sh500,000 health insurance cover. You are confident that should be a simple matter. You just need to check in to any contracted hospital to sort it. Not so fast.  Robert Kariuki, 36, was not even allowed to …