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Hepatitis B: How a new initiative is saving newborns from infection
Salima Sitet's journey from a hepatitis B diagnosis during pregnancy to delivering a hepatitis B-free baby highlights Kenya's efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of the virus.
By Mercy Kahenda
2026-08-02 16:30:00
Health experts have said over 40 percent of newborns are not breastfed within the recommended first hour after birth.
By Boniface Gikandi
2026-08-02 11:32:00
The Kenya National Union of Nurses has threatened a strike at Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital over the continued employment of nearly 100 nurses on renewable three-month contracts.
By Eunice Omollo
2026-08-02 10:58:00
The nurses’ strike enters another week, the national union maintaining it would not flinch.
By Stecy Atieno
2026-08-02 07:15:00
Seventy-seven weeks after the first infections were detected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the world's largest outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has crossed another grim milestone
By Eunice Omollo
2026-08-01 14:38:52
Nelson once moved without fear. He shared meals, laughter, and closeness with those he loved. At sixteen, everything changed. Diagnosed with Hepatitis B
By Mercy Kahenda
2026-08-01 09:00:00
Healthcare services across the country were disrupted on Friday as the nationwide nurses' strike forced some public hospitals to shut down while others struggled to operate with few staff
By Saturday Standard Team
2026-08-01 09:00:00
Public health services in three Rift Valley counties were paralysed as nurses and clinical officers downed their tools over unresolved grievances affecting their work.
By Wycliff Kipsang, Evans Yego And Bakari Ange’ela
2026-07-31 00:00:00
A scabies outbreak has been reported at Naivasha Medium Prison, with over 100 inmates and remand suspects affected by the skin disease.
By Antony Gitonga
2026-07-30 14:25:09
For years, many residents living around the Mwakirunge dumpsite in Mombasa County have endured illness without seeking medical care, because they cannot afford it.
By Eunice Omollo
2026-07-30 08:00:00
AAR Insurance has urged the insurance industry to redesign health insurance products to provide better protection for people living with chronic illnesses
By Noel Nabiswa
2026-07-29 15:19:20
Nearly 100 nurses at Mathari Hospital say years of rolling three-month contracts have left them battling anxiety.
By Eunice Omollo
2026-07-29 14:12:18
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