Dr Mercy Mwangangi

Cancer treatment time set to reduce following unveiling of machine

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cancer treatment time will narrow to one week from an estimated 37 to 51 days following the unveiling of an […]

Nicotine products importation ban here to stay, Heath ministry says

Reading Time: 2 minutes The government will not lift the ban on the importation of nicotine products, the Ministry of Health  declared yesterday. Health […]

Why J&J doses could be restricted to marginalised populations

Reading Time: 2 minutes The government is considering restricting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the marginalised populations and migrant communities in the country. […]

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 […]

Malnutrition blurs future of stunted growth children

Reading Time: 2 minutes George Kebaso @Morarak The future of more than a million stunted Kenyan children is at stake as the latest health […]

Ministry of Health honours fallen healthcare workers

Reading Time: < 1 minute Some 945 healthcare workers have contracted Covid-19 while 16 others have succumbed to the virus in the last six months, […]

Curve not yet flattened, warns Mwangangi

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Ministry of Health has cautioned Kenyans that the Covid-19 curve is yet flatten. Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr […]

Mwangangi: Pandemic statistics not cooked

Reading Time: 2 minutes Irene Githinji @gitshee The government yesterday raised the red flag over the high rate of Covid-19 infections in Nairobi, warning that […]

Russia becomes first country to unveil coronavirus vaccine

Reading Time: 4 minutes PD Reporter and Agencies Russia yesterday became the first country to announce that it had developed a local vaccine for […]

Ministry reviewing guidelines, control policy, says Mwangangi

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ministry of Health is in the process of reviewing the Infection Prevention and Control Policy and Guidelines to align it […]