Health
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Polio case in Malawi takes Africa aback after being declared polio free
After five years of ‘polio-free’ status, Africa has received its first wild polio case from Malawi.A young girl from Lilongwe,…
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Cholera outbreak claims 33 lives in Cameroon
32 people have died in an outbreak of cholera in the central-western African state of Cameroon, the authorities said Wednesday.The…
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SportPesa Foundation donates medical equipment to Njiru, Kasarani hospitals
SportPesa through its foundation has handed equipment to support maternal health in Kasarani Health Centre and Njiru, to improve the…
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World Cancer Day; WHO reveals number of deaths from cancer by 2021
In 2021, the world crossed a sobering new threshold, an estimated 20 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and 10…
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Kenya, Portugal strike bilateral deal to improve health sector
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe met with the Head of mission at the Portuguese Embassy Luisa Maria Fragoso Monday to…
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NHIF moves to tame unregistered Kenyans in fresh law
The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is drafting regulations that will see Kenyans penalized if they fail to register as…
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Reasons why you won’t receive NHIF services in private hospitals
Private hospitals will not offer services to some members of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) beginning January 31, 2022.According…
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Civil servants seek alternative medical cover to depleted NHIF
The National Health Insurance Fund’s(NHIF) limited medical cover for civil servants, as effected this year, has sent many of them…
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Why Viagra kill older men easily than young ones
Sex enhancement pills, commonly known as ‘Blue Pill’ contain an active ingredient sildenafil citrate, a PDE5 inhibitor. They inhibit degeneration…
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COVID-19 likely to become endemic with unfolding evolution; warns WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic is growing into an endemic disease and it is still in the process of evolution, said an…
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