Kenya puts sickle cell disease under universal health insurance cover
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said that sickle cell disease remains one of the country’s most serious yet under-recognised public health challenges, with an estimated 14,000 children born with the condition every year.
Antimicrobial resistance emerges as one Africa’s deadliest killers than HIV, tuberculosis and malaria combined
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is emerging as one of Africa’s deadliest but least visible public health threats that cause more deaths on the continent than tuberculosis, malaria and HIV combined, health experts have warned. Speaking during the Kenya National AMR Conference 2026 in Mombasa under the theme: “Working Together to Tackle...
Kenyatta National Hospital marks milestone after pioneering rezūm water vapour therapy
While Rezūm therapy is well-established in Europe and the US, and available in Kenyan private hospitals, its introduction at KNH is a significant step forward.
Nutritionist warns Kenyans’ affinity for ultra-processed foods exposes them to accelerated memory vacuum
The nutritionist noted that foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants help reduce inflammation in the brain and slow cognitive decline.
New medical research finds beige fat can manage blood pressure, Medical News Today reports
People who have obesity generally have more white fat known as white adipose tissue – in the body than beige fat, or brown adipose tissue. White fat stores calories for energy, while beige fat is functional and helps to burn calories.
In the cutting of a drink: No nonsense police in Kakamga North seize and destroy 2,700 litres of bootleg Nubian gin
The operation is part of intensified nationwide crackdowns under the 100 Days Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) to eliminate illicit brews and drugs that began on January 9.
Kenya’s ministry of health launches four-year plan to eliminate cervical cancer
The newly launched, costed and results-oriented action plan is designed to drive progress towards the global 90-70-90 targets – vaccinating 90 per cent of girls against HPV, screening 70 per cent of women and ensuring 90 per cent of those diagnosed receive timely treatmen
Nakuru County to dispose of 49 unclaimed bodies 21 days after public notice
The bodies comprise of 17 adults and 21 infants at the Public Mortuary (Annex PGH) and 11 adult bodies at Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary.
Plight of pregnant wife spurs 28-year old Kenyan man to hug tree for 90 hours and break month-old Guinness Book of Records feat
Through the protest, Munene advocated for right to essential services such as access health, tarmacked roads, reliable water supply for domestic use and irrigation, as well as electricity connectivity in the arid region.
Health minister Duale and Kenya BioVax Institute explore possibilities of local vaccine production
The engagement focused on the institute’s mandate to manufacture and commercialise safe, high-quality and effective human vaccines, alongside other critical health products and technologies essential to national health guarantees.
