Health

• Health workers transferred after public outcry on laxity

  
  1 hour ago
  Top hospital management and departmental heads in county also affected in massive shake-up.

• Awino: Doctor’s error that cost mum’s life

  
  1 day ago
  What was supposed to be a simple procedure to stop any further spread of cancer ended up killing her.

• More awareness is needed to increase contraceptives uptake

  
  1 day ago
  Contraceptives have for long been surrounded by myriad myths and misconceptions that have, to some extent, influenced their uptake.

• Postmortem on 12 Pumwani infants to be done Tuesday

  
  2 days ago
  The exercise will be conducted at City Mortuary on Tuesday.

• More married women go for abortion care

  
  3 days ago
  High rates of abortions were said to have been recorded in Nyanza, Western and Rift Valley regions.

• Pumwani left Sonko with egg on his face

  
  3 days ago
  But now that the dust has cleared, it is clear Sonko misfired by acting on partial information as Pumwani has bigger problems.

• Nairobi listed most dangerous county for newborns in Kenya

  
  4 days ago
  At least 10,000 newborns in Nairobi do not have access to a facility with adequate resources for essential care.

• Crisis looms as NGO withdraws medical staff

  
  5 days ago
  Plans to withdraw 200 health workers seconded to health facilities by an American donor organisation have triggered panic in the sector.

• Sonko suspends county officials over Pumwani Hospital saga

  
  6 days ago
  Governor Mike Sonko has suspended four county government officials over the Pumwani Hospital incident.

• Family planning nightmare in Tiaty

  
  6 days ago
  Residents are resistant because children are seen as a source of wealth that comes through bride price.

• Leased items best bet, says key supplier

  
  6 days ago
  GE Healthcare says the Managed Equipment Service (MES) programme offers the best strategy in managing Kenya’s health sector

• Reps vow to remove health executive

  
  1 week ago
  MCAs want to impeach the health executive because of the poor state of county hospitals.

• Relief as new technology to detect pregnancy complications

  
  1 week ago
  Gadget is intended to be used in remote regions where patients don't have access to hospitals.

• First Lady launches ‘Medical Safari’ to boost rural health care

  
  1 week ago
  First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has officially launched the first-ever ‘Free Medical Safari’ to boost health care among residents in rural areas.

• Governors root for key reforms at NHIF

  
  1 week ago
  Nyeri Deputy Governor Caroline Karugu says insurance uptake is notably low in the county at 32 per cent.

• Kibaki back after ‘routine’ checkup

  
  1 week ago
  Former President underwent a successful minor surgery two years ago.

• Joblessness and love gone sour fueling suicide in young people

  
  1 week ago
  One governor says suicidal tendencies are worsened by stigma when mental patients are described as being mad.

• Blow in HIV fight as viral suppression in children remains challenging

  
  1 week ago
  Achieving viral load suppression among children still remains a challenge according to health experts.

• Integrate health conditions in HIV management, government told

  
  2 weeks ago
  The UNAIDS target seeks to have 90 per cent of people living with HIV tested.

• US scientists invent methods to identify new 9/11 victims after 17 years

  
  2 weeks ago
  Survivors of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001 - and first-responders who were on the scene.