EAST AFRICAN NEWS

January 2015 DailyNation; Two of Nairobi’s largest hospitals are targeted for a major expansion that will cost the county government over Sh1 billion. The county government has advertised a tender for the expansion of Pumwani Maternity Hospital and the Mbagathi Level Four Hospital. A school of midwifery will be established …

January 2015 TheNewTimes; Young graduates of Nursing and Midwifery have faulted the National Council of Nurses and Midwives (NCNM) for delaying to issue licenses to allow them apply for jobs. They said several months had passed since they sat for licensing examinations but results were yet to be out. “I …

January 2015 TheStandard; Raymond Mwesiga’s “darling kid sister” had much to live for, but when she needed medical help after a car crash, Uganda’s overstretched health system fatally failed her. Distracted by her toddler while driving her new car, 22-year-old Sandra Mbabazi had a “minor” accident and didn’t seem to …

January 2015 TheIndependent;” For a country where less than 3,000 practicing doctors have to treat 34.9 million people, Uganda’s decision to export about 300 doctors to Trinidad and Tobago, a small country of about 1.3 million people, is attracting attention.  Patients like Zainabu Aligaweesa, have difficulty accepting it. She had …

January 2015 ThePresidency; President Uhuru Kenyatta today launched Kenya’s first Social Protection Week whose objective is to create links among all Government agencies involved in social protection schemes. The flagship of the Government’s social protection schemes are the cash transfer programmes to the elderly, orphans, the disabled and the Hunger …

January 2015 TheStar; New mandatory state health insurance contributions will be gazetted next week, Deputy President William Ruto has said, implying that deduction of the enhanced rates from employees’ payslips could begin in February or March. Ruto said the Federation of Kenya Employers has agreed with the National Health Insurance …

January 2015 DailyNews; THE Government has promised improved health facilities in Moshi Rural District by committing itself to equipping health centres at Uru Kyaseni, Uru South, Manushi and Umbwe with mortuaries. The Deputy Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Stephen Kebwe, said here recently that the government is keen …

January 2015 DailyNews; THE Aga Khan Hospital is finalising discussions with Amana Regional Referral Hospital to embark on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) to improve health services. The Aga Khan Regional Chief Executive Officer (RCEO), Mr Suleiman Shahabuddin, said the relationship will among other activities, allow Amana hospital to refer …

January 2015 DailyNation;  A couple’s hopes for a twin bundle of joy were cruelly shattered after the baby boys died at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in controversial circumstances. Jacinta Wanjiku, 24, was rushed to Pumwani Maternity Hospital from their Kariobangi South home on January 5 by her husband Dedan Kimathi. The …

January 2015 TheObserver; People living with hepatitis B have urged government to adopt policies and guidelines to fight the disease, whose spread is reportedly on the rise. Kenneth Kabagambe, the executive director of the National Organization for People Living with Hepatitis B [NOPLH-B], says there is need for specific structures …