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David Njaaga
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SHA will offer free delivery services at dispensaries and health centres, ending out-of-pocket costs for mothers giving birth at the country's most accessible public facilities.
By David Njaaga
2026-05-11 21:15:29
KMPDU) issues 21-day strike notices to the Meru and Isiolo county governments over salary delays, stalled promotions and staffing shortages.
By David Njaaga
2026-05-12 15:11:00
KMPDU) issues 21-day strike notices to the Meru and Isiolo county governments over salary delays, stalled promotions and staffing shortages.
By David Njaaga
2026-05-12 15:11:00
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has condemned the storming of Naivasha County Referral Hospital by a mob that seized a body from hospital custody.
By David Njaaga
2026-05-19 12:10:49
Kenya has received recognition from the World Health Organization for eliminating sleeping sickness, ending a disease that threatened communities in western Kenya for more than a century.
By David Njaaga
2026-05-19 15:15:45
Roughly 80 per cent of people living with epilepsy across sub-Saharan Africa receive no treatment at all, a figure that an epilepsy advocate says exposes a failure at the heart of global health.
By David Njaaga
2026-05-28 11:33:00
Kenya has fewer than 10 doctors trained to treat older persons for a population of 3.6 million elderly people, ageing advocates have warned.
By David Njaaga
2026-06-07 16:06:00
Kenya has screened more than 77,000 travellers at entry points as authorities intensify measures to block Ebola from entering the country, with 37 people currently in quarantine.
By David Njaaga
2026-06-08 16:01:00
Pharmacy and Poisons Board arrests 95 people and shut down 48 unlicensed pharmaceutical premises following a week-long crackdown in Nairobi's informal settlements and parts of Kajiado County.
By David Njaaga
2026-06-22 19:32:36
Kenya will host the World Dental Federation Regional Dental Congress in Mombasa from October 21-23 as scrutiny grows over the accreditation of the country's two public dental schools.
By David Njaaga
2026-07-05 18:50:00
Kenya has received five tonnes of medical supplies from India as the government raises Ebola preparedness amid a court dispute over the controversial Laikipia quarantine facility.
By David Njaaga
2026-07-22 14:56:18
KMPDU threatens nationwide strike over delayed salary adjustments, saying counties have no justification for further delays.
By David Njaaga
2026-07-22 15:27:14
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