EAST AFRICAN NEWS

November 2018 Dailynation;Mr Geoffrey Mwangi, the chief executive officer of the National Health Insurance Fund, is a man in trouble. If detectives prove their claim that, under his watch, money intended to cover expectant mothers under the Linda Mama programme was used for trading in opaque circumstances, he may well …

November 2018 Dailynation;Magistrate Francis Andayi has dismissed an application by NHIF CEO Geoffrey Kurgat and Finance Director Wilbert Kurgat that sought to suspend their planned prosecution for hampering investigations into claims that the national health insurer misused contributors’ funds. Mr Mwangi and Mr Kurgat had argued that the charges were …

November 2018 Standard media; Some of the blood transfused in hospitals is contaminated with dangerous substances. This chilling admission by insiders at the blood transfusion centre comes amid reports that some patients were being dangerously exposed to cancer causing radiation, while most soils and Lake Victoria water are contaminated with toxic chemicals. The …

November 2018 TheStar; The December festive season may kick off on a low note as nurses and clinical officers threaten to go on strike over labour issues. The nurses’ union has issued a 21-day strike notice over non-payment of service and uniform allowances while the clinical officers are in protest …

November 2018 Standard media;Marie Stopes Kenya has been ordered to stop offering abortion services in all their facilities, a move that could see them run out of business. The order by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) comes after a public outcry against the clinics’ advertisements that have …

November 2018 Business Daily;Taking hot tea while chewing miraa and frequent drinking of mursik (fermented milk) are the leading causes of cancer of the oesophagus or food pipe in Northern Kenya and Rift Valley respectively. The National Cancer Institute on Thursday said Rift Valley, upper Eastern and North Eastern regions …

November 2018 Dailynation; Kenyans can breathe a sigh of relief after the Ministry of Health confirmed that ultra-modern CT scanners, and qualified personnel to handle them, are now available in public health facilities. Director of Medical Services Jackson Kioko on Sunday said Kenyans no longer have to travel abroad for …

November 2018 Standard media; The Health Ministry is once again on the spot over a substantial variation in the controversial medical equipment leasing scheme that will cost the taxpayer an extra Sh15 billion. Initially, the ministry had entered into a deal with five global companies for the supply of the …

November 2018 Dailynation;That unusually nasty hangover you feel when you wake up after chugging your favourite pricey whisky brand could be because you consumed a counterfeit drink. This is because counterfeiters have now started targeting premium liquors in a new smuggling and counterfeiting scam. With intensified crackdowns on illicit and …

November 2018 TheStar; More than 23 per cent of deaths in Africa are linked to the environment, the World Health Organisation has said. According to WHO, this is the highest for any region on a per capita basis (deaths per 100 000). Matshidiso Moeti, WHO’s Regional Director for Africa says …