May 2020 DailyNation; Non-communicable diseases were the underlying common factor among those who have died of Covid-19 in Mombasa. According to data seen by the Saturday Nation, at least 26 of the 32 people who succumbed to the virus in Mombasa had diabetes, hypertension, asthma and heart-related diseases. The revelation …
Read More »Kenya reports 57 new Covid-19 cases
May 2020 DailyNation; The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has risen to 887 after 57 people tested positive in the last 24 hours, the highest tally since the first case was reported in the country in March. The cases comprise 23 females and 34 males, all aged between two …
Read More »KENYA: Doctor targets foreign-bound patients with Sh1bn hospital
June 2019 Businessdaily; Located in the posh Nyali suburb in Mombasa County is Premier Hospital, a private health facility that seeks to attract Kenyan patients who would otherwise seek medical services abroad. Dr Fardosa Ahmed opened the hospital with an investment of Sh1 billion, intending to tap into the medical …
Read More »KENYA: State issues national cholera alert as it steps up surveillance
May 2017 BusinessDaily;The government has activated national outbreak management and rapid response teams across the country to mitigate a cholera outbreak that has caused deaths in different parts of the country. As of last Sunday, four people had died in Nairobi, Vihiga, Murang’a and Kiambu counties with another 142 hospitalised …
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