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Public hospitals struggle to resume services as families blame government
Services in public hospitals were gradually returning to normal even as families who lost their loved ones because of the strike blamed the national government
By Patrick Beja
2026-09-12 00:00:00
Head of the Public Service Felix Koskei has challenged oral health professionals to move beyond treating disease and become stronger advocates for prevention
By Mike Kihaki
2026-09-11 18:12:41
Preliminary findings from an ongoing mass screening exercise in Lamu suggest Hepatitis B may be more prevalent than previously thought, particularly among people who inject drugs.
By Mercy Kahenda
2026-09-10 15:39:04
For doctors working through the ongoing nurses' strike, the trauma is no longer only about the patients they struggle to save.
By Mercy Kahenda
2026-09-10 08:05:00
For 43 days, Kenya’s public health system was paralysed by a nurses’ strike—a crisis marked by immense pain, suffering and loss of life.
By Stacy Atieno And Mercy Kahenda
2026-09-10 08:05:00
Several young mothers detained days after giving birth inside the Makueni Mother and Child Hospital Unit revealed the difficult conditions they are facing while confined to hospital beds.
By Stephen Nzioka
2026-09-10 00:00:00
Children have also been affected, with some unable to access routine clinics and immunisation services as the prolonged strike continues.
By Stecy Atieno and Stephen Nzioka
2026-09-09 06:30:00
Police in Starehe Sub-County in Nairobi are investigating circumstances under which two women were rescued in a house believed to be abortion den on Monday evening.
By Pkemoi Ng’enoh
2026-09-09 00:00:00
A patients’ rights group has called on President William Ruto to intervene in the ongoing strike by nurses and clinical officers to end disruption of health services.
By Stecy Atieno
2026-09-08 17:18:39
The equipment supplied under the Oxygen as a Service (O2aaS) programme by the county and Centre for Public Health and Development (CPHD) will improve access to medical-grade oxygen.
By Benard Lusigi
2026-09-08 15:32:24
Lamu County is recording a high burden of Hepatitis C among the older population.
By Mercy Kahenda
2026-09-07 14:59:06
Pharmacists have threatened to down tools over the new guidelines that bar them from practising in Level 3 and 4 health facilities.
By Antony Gitonga
2026-09-07 11:18:59
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