health
To empower women, we must invest in their health
Reading Time: 3 minutes A 2024 World Economic Forum report reveals startling data on women’s health. According to the report 25 per cent of […]
Ruto promises Kenyans medical care at their doorstep
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kenyans will now access quality medical care at their doorstep, President William Ruto has promised. This follows the unveiling of […]
We need to build people-centric health facilities
Reading Time: 3 minutes Achieving universal health care and health care equity needs building capacity and creating community health systems that are people-centric. But […]
Little known mental disease that affects men more
Reading Time: 5 minutes Two months prior to his visitation to the hospital, James Kimanzi, 28, had developed what many termed as weird character. […]
Bid to cover over 5m vulnerable people in national health fund
Reading Time: 2 minutes The government is planning to reform the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to cover more vulnerable groups, even as it […]
Training of health staff will help eliminate diseases
Reading Time: 2 minutes Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. According to WHO, they kill 41 […]
Kenya still selling Indomie despite health concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Indomie noodles are still on Kenyan shelves one week after a regional watchdog raised concerns that some of the products […]
Financial inclusion key in building economic resilience
Reading Time: 3 minutes As countries around the world—from Kenya to Canada, South Africa to Sweden—relish the prospect of an unofficial transition of Covid-19 […]
NHIF must incentivise scheme to achieve UHC goals
Reading Time: 3 minutes Universal Health Coverage (UHC) plan by the Jubilee government stands as the most significant milestone towards revolutionising the health sector. […]
Oral health handbook goes digital
Reading Time: 2 minutes The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a digital oral health handbook to promote oral health through text messages to […]