Covid-19 patients
Insurers to pay Sh1.3b Covid-19 virus claims
Reading Time: 2 minutes Insurers offering medical covers for treatment of Covid-19 paid claims worth Sh1.3 billion between March 2020 and June 2021 during […]
CS Mutahi Kagwe tells off rich nations on children jabs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Oliver Musembi and Clement Kamau Heath Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe yesterday accused some rich countries of vaccinating children against Covid-19 while some […]
NHIF pushes for law to enforce contributions
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the implementation of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to succeed, all Kenyans must be obligated to contribute to the […]
Kisumu county to expand oxygen plant in Covid war
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Kisumu county government will expand its oxygen production in a bid to boost the treatment of Covid-19 patients. Governor […]
Alarm as lifestyle Non-Communicable Diseases rise by 12pc
Reading Time: 2 minutes George Kebaso @Morarak Deaths from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have increased by 12 per cent in the last seven years. Data […]
Sharp rise in Covid deaths causes alarm in lake region
Reading Time: 4 minutes Medical experts have raised concern over a sharp increase in Covid-19 related deaths in areas around the Lake Basin. Reports […]
Urge to save lives keeps medic going even in tragic times
Reading Time: 3 minutes When Covid-19 struck in March last year, Nicholas Otieno, a paramedic nurse at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital […]
WHO advises against worms drug on Covid-19 patients
Reading Time: 3 minutes The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday that ivermectin — touted by some on social media as a Covid-19 “miracle […]
Oxygen crisis hits hospitals as Kenyans hoard cylinders
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kagwe appealS to Kenyans hoarding oxygen cylinders to surrender them to manufacturers so they could refill and supply them to hospitals.
We’ve run out of ICU beds for Covid patients, counties warn
Reading Time: 3 minutes Shortage of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds for Covid-19 patients worsened yesterday after it emerged that a majority of hospitals […]