Mitishamba: Indigenous herbal medicine inches ever closer to mainstream healthcare system in East Africa
Kenya’s minister for health commended partner states for developing policies, legal frameworks and strategic initiatives to guide safe and effective TCIM practice, stressing that regional cooperation through shared experiences and best practices will accelerate progress and address existing regulatory gaps.
Throat cancer survivors in Kenya call for tough punitive tax on tobacco to reduce spread of the disease
Despite this looming cancer crisis, Kenya’s health financing remains low, at around 3 per cent of GDP, far below the recommended 15 per cent under the Abuja Declaration.
Vihiga in western Kenya ranked highest in hypertension incidence as region sees rise in non-communicable diseases
According health ministry reports, the country is experiencing an epidemiological transition in its disease burden from predominantly communicable diseases to a rapidly rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries, resulting in a “triple burden of disease” that is in turn straining the health system.
