Kenya Hospices criticises health scheme for discrimination against patients with terminal diseases

Kenya Hospices criticises health scheme for discrimination against patients with terminal diseases

Speaking during the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2025 celebrations held at Embu Level Five Hospital on Wednesday, KEHPCA Director David Musyoki said SHA being the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) body in the country should guarantee full coverage for critical patients whether inpatient or under home-based care.

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Kenya roots for Comesa economic and currency integration, says wars slowing down growth

Kenya roots for Comesa economic and currency integration, says wars slowing down growth

According to Mudavadi, unlocking the estimated $2.1 trillion of assets under management of African pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds, will be critical to mobilizing resources for the continent’s transformation and sustainable development.

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Herbal medicine tossed back into public discourse as Kenyan authorities square it our with health workers

Herbal medicine tossed back into public discourse as Kenyan authorities square it our with health workers

While traditional health practitioners are rarely recognised among core health providers, they managed to register their services under the umbrella of Kenya National Traditional Health Practitioners Association (NATHEPA) on October 29, 2021.

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Cameroon’s Paul Biya seeks eighth term in power as youth vow to give the election a wide berth

Cameroon’s Paul Biya seeks eighth term in power as youth vow to give the election a wide berth

Cameroon faces escalating security crises. In the western region, a secession fight has long brewed mainly among English-speaking citizens who claim they are marginalised by the French-speaking majority. In the north, the Boko Haram insurgency spills over from neighbouring Nigeria, with armed groups routinely attacking border towns.

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UN to whittle down peacekeeping missions by 14,000 troops in response to US funding strains

UN to whittle down peacekeeping missions by 14,000 troops in response to US funding strains

UN peacekeeping operations have grown dramatically. At the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, there were 11,000 UN peacekeepers. By 2014, there were 130,000 in 16 peacekeeping operations. Today, around 52,000 men and women serve in 11 conflict areas in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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Back with begging bowl: Kenya will talk to IMF about new programme in Washington next week

Back with begging bowl: Kenya will talk to IMF about new programme in Washington next week

Some financial analysts have said that Kenya needs a new loan deal from the Washington-based Fund to anchor its external debt repayments.

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Log in your eye: Pope Leo tells US bishops to first address Trump’s immigration crackdown

Log in your eye: Pope Leo tells US bishops to first address Trump’s immigration crackdown

Leo, the first US pope, was handed dozens of letters from immigrants describing their fears of deportation under the Trump administration’s policies during the meeting, which included bishops and social workers from the US-Mexico border.

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Israel denies stripping naked South African activists on Gaza flotilla over genocide case

Israel denies stripping naked South African activists on Gaza flotilla over genocide case

Speaking after their return, the activists, which include the grandson of Nelson Mandela, said they were singled out after Israeli guards noticed that they were from South Africa. Two Muslim women among the group said they had their hijabs ripped off their heads and were forced to strip naked in front of Israeli soldiers.

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Medical tourism: Kenya’s world class kidney transplant centre in Nairobi nears completion

Medical tourism: Kenya’s world class kidney transplant centre in Nairobi nears completion

Other East African countries that have opted to have centres of excellence health facilities are Tanzania who have opted set up a heart centre, Uganda a cancer centre, Rwanda will have two centres, namely for vaccine and medical science, while Burundi opted for a nutrition centre.

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