Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr Ouma Oluga during a consultative meeting with the Beginnings Fund team / HANDOUT Kenya and the Beginnings Fund are advancing an Sh10.4 billion five-year investment plan aimed at reducing preventable maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths…
Experts advise some repetitive animal testing should be avoided to give people a vaccine quickly. Kenya has conducted two trials before Experts have backed plans to speed up the testing of vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola by allowing…
Digital transformation has revolutionised healthcare through artificial intelligence. Ethical and moral principles have long guided medical professionals in making complex decisions, ensuring patient safety, dignity and quality care. However, healthcare systems facing economic pressures and workforce shortages are increasingly adopting…
Participants follow proceedings at County Hall, Nairobi, on September 24, 2026, during a public hearing on the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill by the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health. The Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill has an important purpose: protecting young Kenyans from…
SPECIAL REPORT | Daniel Dramile, a psychiatric nurse at Oli Health Centre in Arua City, Uganda, was part of a small team who staffed the facility’s Ebola isolation centre during the country’s recent Ebola outbreak in 2026. Dramile emphasizes the importance of…
The Social Health Authority (SHA) has detailed alternatives for Kenyans who struggle to pay their Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) contributions, including instalment payments and government support for those unable to afford the premiums. SHA Senior Officer for Registration and…
Ugandans returning from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, the health ministry has said, as the country tightens restrictions to contain the spread of Ebola virus. More than 4,800 people have died in DR Congo since May…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is closing in on 8,000 confirmed cases, with the virus continuing to spread into new health zones and raising fresh concern over cross-border transmission. The latest figures show 7,911 confirmed cases and…
A nurse prepares a shot of malaria vaccine on March 7, 2023. Murang'a, Kirinyaga and Nyeri are reporting imported malaria cases, making it harder for them to eradicate the disease even as confirmed infections have increased. According to health sector data, Murang’a…
The Social Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed the resumption of verification of pending claims from the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), targeting healthcare facilities owed at least Ksh10 million. The authority directed healthcare providers to check the visitation schedule published…
Health and medicine in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia: outbreaks, the Social Health Authority, hospitals and health workers.
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