Health

March 3, 2022
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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March 1, 2022
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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March 1, 2022
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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February 21, 2022
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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February 10, 2022
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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February 10, 2022
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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February 4, 2022
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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February 1, 2022
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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February 1, 2022
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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January 31, 2022
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.…
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