EAST AFRICAN NEWS

November 2020 BusinessDaily; Details of intriguing boardroom fights over tenders at the premier private health facility Nairobi Hospital have emerged, even as the institution’s ousted chief executive officer, Allan Pamba, demands Sh218.8 million in compensation for unfair dismissal. Court filings by Dr Pamba link his ouster to multi-billion shilling contracts …

November 2020 BBC; The coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech appears to protect 94% of adults over 65 years old. More data released from their continuing phase three trial suggests it works equally well in people of all ages and ethnicities. The companies say they will now apply for …

November theStandard; Members of Parliament serving in the Departmental Committee on Health were moved to tears as they listened to the harrowing tales documenting the plight who are forefront in the fight against Covid-19. After issuing a strike notice and airing their grievances, the medics appeared before the committee chaired by Murang’a Woman …

November 2020 theStandard; A female form four student at Lureko Secondary School in Mumias West Constituency has died of Covid-19 related complications. Kakamega County Health Executive Dr Collins Matemba told The Standard that parents of the student have also tested positive for the virus and have been put on home-based care under close supervision. …

November 2020 BBC; The doctors’ union in Kenya has accused the government of not protecting healthcare workers who are treating Covid-19 patients, after the deaths of four medical practitioners last week. They all died in a 24-hour period, although it is unclear if they had contact with coronavirus patients. The …

November 2020 lshtmNews; During the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, whilst the absolute risk remained low, patient-facing healthcare workers were at three-fold higher risk of hospitalisation with COVID-19 than the general population, according to new research published in the BMJ. The study involving the London School of Hygiene …

October 2020 BusinessDaily; The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has approved a Sh203 million new salary structure for Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), paving the way for a pay rise for over 5,000 workers. The SRC says it has finalised the special job re-evaluation for the roles at East Africa’s biggest …

October 2020 DailyNews; ONLY 4.4 Tanzanians have enrolled with National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and thus get health services and benefits. That is a mere eight per cent of Tanzanian eligible population and the news comes as a shock in spite of the Fund drumming up for the public to …

October 2020 WHONews; The roll-out of new, World Health Organization (WHO) approved antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus in Africa will significantly boost testing capacity and marks a game changer in the continent’s fight against COVID-19. Many African countries have struggled to test in sufficient numbers to control …

October 2020 NYtimes; After contracting the coronavirus in March, Michael Reagan lost all memory of his 12-day vacation in Paris, even though the trip was just a few weeks earlier. Several weeks after Erica Taylor recovered from her Covid-19 symptoms of nausea and cough, she became confused and forgetful, failing …