EAST AFRICAN NEWS

May 2020 BBCNews; A test to find out whether people have been infected with coronavirus in the past has been approved by health officials in England. Public Health England said the antibody test, developed by Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, was a “very positive development”. The blood test looks for antibodies …

May 2020 BusinessDaily; About 34 frontline healthcare workers have tested positive for coronavirus, the Health ministry has said even as Kenya confirmed 14 new cases on Friday. The new Covid-19 cases bring the total national tally to 621. Ministry of Health Director General Dr Patrick Amoth said the healthcare workers, …

May 2020 theStandard; Health workers will now receive medical emergency allowance and benefits after Salaries and Remuneration Commission approved distribution of funds. In a letter written to the commission by the Council of Governors and Ministry of Public Service and Gender, both institutions had requested payment of allowances to health …

May 2020 BusinessDaily; Kenya has hit another record high in terms of the number of coronavirus cases recorded daily, reporting 47 more positive test results on Wednesday. The Health ministry said 32 of the new cases were recorded in Mombasa, 11 in Nairobi, two in Busia and one each in …

May 2020 CitizenDigital; Coronavirus infections in South Africa have risen to 6,336 the highest in the continent. A statement from Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Saturday said the total number of tests conducted to date is 230,686. “13,164 tests were done in the last 24 hours. This is the highest …

May 2020 theStandard; Twenty four people have tested positive for coronavirus in Kenya in the latest update from the Health ministry. It is the highest number of confirmed cases reported in a day since March 13, Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi has said. Mass testing drives in Kawangware, Nairobi, have netted …

May 2020 DailyNation; Can he succeed where his predecessors didn’t? Can he tame the crooks and criminals who have called the shots at one of the country’s most important ministries for decades? Those are some of the questions in the minds of many as Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe faces …

April 2020 BusinessDaily; Equity Group   CEO James Mwangi is donating Sh300 million to aid in the country’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, making the payout the largest philanthropic personal gift by a Kenyan to be made public. Dr Mwangi’s donation is part of efforts to raise Sh1.1 billion for purchase of …

April 2020 theStandard; Health workers now say they will issue fresh strike notice on Monday next week, to protest unfavourable working conditions. The seven-day ultimatum that had been issued expires today and the union leaders now say they have extended an olive branch to the government to engage them appropriately …

The country has run out of essential screening and testing equipment even as the government projects a worst-case scenario of as many as 30,000 Covid-19 deaths. At least Sh790 million is needed to restock the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri).edica Kemri– the crucial agency at the centre of screening, testing …