Universal Health 2030 Solving Complex Health System Problems
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 …
Read More »KENYA :Health ministry loses Sh5bn donor funds for HIV, Covid
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 …
Read More »Kisumu County leases out hospital to private firm
May 2022 Businessdaily ;A private investor has taken over the management of Victoria Annex Hospital in Kisumu in an effort aimed at revitalising the performance of the sub-county facility. Oasis Doctors Plaza won the bid to operate the hospital that has been an annex of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and …
Read More »Drinking, even at modest levels harms your health
May 2022 Businessdaily ; Just like many Kenyans, 35-year-old Martin has embraced drinking for pleasure and socialisation purposes. He usually meets his friends at his neighbourhood pub most evenings after work, for a few drinks before heading home to eat and sleep. This routine seems normal and harmless to Martin …
Read More »Monkeypox likely spread by sex at two raves in Europe, expert says
May 2022 NBC News ;A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event” that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe. In an interview with The Associated Press, Dr. David Heymann, …
Read More »Men, these drugs can make you infertile
June 2022 Businessdaily; Drugs use whether legally prescribed or illegally acquired may have adverse effects on male fertility. The spectrum of these drugs is extensive spanning from legal to illegal drugs. Even clinically prescribed drugs through moderated can have the same effect. Should you be using these drugs and have …
Read More »Shorter drug duration to improve TB treatment
May 2022 Businessdaily ;Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the respiratory diseases that pose a major risk to children in Kenya. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are 21,000 new childhood TB cases in Kenya but only 7,648 (36 percent) are notified or confirmed. It is estimated that about …
Read More »KENYA :Half of NHIF members risk freeze on Huduma Namba
May 2022 Businessdaily ;More than half of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) members risk being locked out of healthcare over a State directive requiring the use of Huduma Namba cards as the single source of truth for all government services. NHIF officials told Parliament that out of its 13 …
Read More »Comesa reveals Kinder Joy chocolates Kenyans should not eat
April 2022 Businessdaily; The Comesa Competition Commission has warned consumers against eating some Kinder Joy chocolates recalled on Tuesday by the Italian candy maker Ferrero from the European and United States markets. The manufacturer has voluntarily recalled some of its products over increasing concerns that they might contain salmonella …
Read More »Sri Lanka doctors warn of ‘catastrophic deaths’ amid shortages
April 2022 AlJazeera ; Doctors in Sri Lanka have warned that a catastrophic number of people could die as the crisis-hit country’s healthcare system teeters on the edge of collapse amid crippling power cuts and shortages of life-saving medications. Drugs to treat heart attacks and tubes to help newborn babies …
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