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At least four clinical officers have died by suicide in the last three months due to mental health-related stress, a union has said. Kenya Union of Clinical Officers national chairperson Peterson Waachira said healthcare workers undergo a lot of stress at their workplaces. He said there are deep-rooted problems that have …

Their tiny bodies can barely survive the harsh treatment. Eventually, eight out of 10 succumb within five years. But the two that survive must pay a price for the rest of their lives. That is the reality of children with cancer in Kenya. In 2019, Dr Gilbert Olbara, a young …

September 2022 ;Patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital and other health facilities around Nairobi have for the last two days been stranded in hospital facilities following a major system outage in the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) systems. Health facilities have not been able to access payment services to NHIF …

August 2022 Dailynation ;A potential cancer-causing ingredient has been found in a common diabetes drug, but health authorities say halting its use is more life threatening than the drug component is to the patients. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted Merck & Co, the manufacturers of the drug whose …

July 2022 AL Jazeera ;The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries an “emergency of international concern”. The WHO label – a “public health emergency of international concern” – is designed to sound an alarm that a coordinated international response is needed and …

July 2022 BusinessDaily; The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has doubled the number of surgical procedures under its patient’s cover, expanded oncology benefits for cancer patients and increased the reimbursement rates for contracted health facilities by 12 percent. The State-backed insurer will from Friday pay for 549 surgical procedures up …

June 2022 Aljazera; The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark ruling that granted the right to abortion for nearly five decades in the United States, in what President Joe Biden has described as a “sad day” for the country. In a decision released on Friday, the country’s …

June 2022 Justice ; An Alexander doctor has been convicted for his involvement in a multi-million-dollar kickback conspiracy at the conclusion of a week-long trial. A federal jury found Joe David “Jay” May, 41, guilty on all 22 counts for which he was indicted.       The jury returned …

June 2022 Businessdaily ;As the country gears up to a general election, a key campaign pledge by the leading contenders for the presidency is for Kenya to attain universal health coverage (UHC). Both presidential candidates have stated their intention to achieve this feat by ensuring that every Kenyan is enrolled …

May 2022 Businessdaily ; The Ministry of Health has lost Sh5.3 billion that was meant to finance the fight against Covid-19, HIV, tuberculosis and malaria due to lack of capacity to use the funds. The Treasury has rationalised the ministry’s development spending due to low absorption of donor-funded projects. The …