Health
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Dialysis services at Lamu County Hospital paralysed over water shortage
A water shortage at Lamu’s King Fahad County Referral Hospital renal unit has disrupted dialysis services for kidney patients. According…
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Penda Health, Phillips ink deal to offer medical services to vulnerable communities
Penda Health has entered into a new deal with Phillips Foundation to offer X-ray and Ultrasound services to over 250,000…
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M-Pesa Foundation launches Ksh.50 million Daktari Smart Initiative in Samburu
M-Pesa Foundation and Gertrude’s Hospital Foundation launched a Ksh.50 million telemedicine initiative, Daktari Smart in Samburu County. The initiative aims…
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Pfizer COVID Vaccine efficacy declining; study shows
A study by New York State Researchers state that Two doses of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has…
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US donated extra 1.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Kenya
Kenya received 1.8 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the United States at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)…
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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…
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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.…
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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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