A South African woman identified as Elizabeth Holloway who had been placed under forced isolation at Kenya Industrial Training Institute Nakuru has been found dead. Her death was confirmed by Nakuru County Executive Committee (CEC) member in charge of health Gichuki Kariuki. Holloway was under 14-day mandatory quarantine, and allegedly
Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists' Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Dr Ouma Oluga has resigned after he was appointed to serve as Heath Chief Officer under the Nairobi Metropolitan Service. Dr Oluga stepped down from the Union leadership, a position he has held for the past five years following
The World Bank and International Finance Corporation have announced an increased package of $14 billion (Ksh1.5 trillion) to help companies and countries prevent, detect and respond to the spread of Coronavirus The package will strengthen national systems for public health preparedness, including for disease containment, diagnosis, and treatment, and support the
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have requested creditors to grant debt relief for the poorest countries. The financial institutions called on G20 to suspend debt payments from International Development Association (IDA) countries that request forbearance. In a joint statement, the regulators said the coronavirus outbreak may
Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi has temporarily banned all Public transport services among other key services within the county, effective March 27. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Kingi also directed all quarrying activities to halt their business, and all slaughterhouses until further notice. Hawking
Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poison’s board has advised the public against the use of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine as a means of treating coronavirus. The board has also banned all pharmacies and chemists from selling Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine drugs to clients without a prescription from a medical doctor. “Following the news
The United States' Senate has approved a $2 trillion (Ksh211.87 trillion) economic rescue bill to help lift the economy and address the coronavirus pandemic. The bill was unanimously approved on Wednesday and the legislation is currently under review in the US House of Representatives, US President Donald Trump
Kenya has registered one patient who fully recovered from Coronavirus. President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed the record during an address to the Nation on Wednesday with a hopeful stand that the country is poised to overcome the pandemic. “We have registered our first patient who has fully recovered from this virus. This
Uganda confirmed five more cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total to 13. According to Director General of Health Services Dr. Henry Mwebesi, among the infected was an 8-month-old baby whose father had recently travelled back to the country from Kisumu According to Mwebei who spoke to
By Daisy Okanga | More than 60 people who are believed to be migrants from Ethiopia were found dead in a cargo container in Mozambique's northwest Tete province, according to the United Nation’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) report. The Truck en route from Malawi on
