Birth control jumps 11pc to 1.9m new users Data shows that family planning injections remained the most popular method of contraception.
PRIME Kenya gets three more years in vaccine financing deal The extension gives the country more fiscal space to strengthen its health systems for sustainability.
PRIME Tycoon Buffet gives Kenya Sh3.8bn after Trump aid cuts The Sh3.8 billion grant comes amid the unprecedented decision by the Trump administration to slash some of the big-ticket contracts.
PRIME Kenya's hospital market tipped to hit Sh349bn Report attributes the market's growth to the expanding middle class, which is increasingly demanding higher standards of healthcare, including access to specialised and comprehensive medical...
KMPDC audits foreign doctors amid organ trafficking concerns Foreign medical practitioners must meet several key requirements to practice in Kenya.
PRIME Only 33pc of Kenya’s adolescent girls got HPV vaccine in 2023 Only about three in 10 eligible girls in Kenya received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in 2023.
PRIME Hospitals sharpen their services with investment in specialists At the forefront of this transformation is the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Nairobi, which has become a regional leader in subspecialty training.
KNH eyes new revenue stream from 2,500 housing units for staff, caregivers KNH is the country’s largest public hospital presently, with a bed capacity of 2,400 beds, and serves more than 1.7 million Kenyans every year.
Court strikes blow for ‘equal pay for equal work’ The court stated that having workers doing the same job while earning different pay amounts to discrimination, which is a breach of Kenyan employment laws.
Undiagnosed rare bleeding disorder risks public health The primary risk factor for hemophilia is genetic inheritance.
PRIME Aga Khan Hospital says Sh1.5bn unpaid NHIF claims hurting operations The Aga Khan University Hospital says unpaid bills have disrupted financial planning and hampered investment in technology and infrastructure.
PRIME What WHO Maturity Level 3 status means for Kenya Maturity level 3 is the key benchmark for global recognition - it demonstrates that a country has established a reliable system that can independently regulate its medical devices.
Lobby warns of HIV gains reversal as funds shrinks The funding shortfall has led to the closure of critical services, the dismantling of community health systems, and the reversal of decades of advocacy and progress in prevention and treatment.
PRIME UN says Kenya off track to meet 2030 maternal mortality target Since 2000, Kenya’s maternal mortality ratio has dropped 15 percent, from 445 to 379 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2023.
PRIME How funds crisis hurt Sh7.2bn women, children health drive By the end of last June, the 36 counties had received Sh1.66 billion under the Danish programme.
PRIME AfDB fines Kenya Sh119 million for delayed kidney hospital project The AfDB loaned Kenya Sh3.34 billion in 2015 to construct a facility that would see the country conduct at least 100 kidney transplants every year.
PRIME Inside Kenya’s struggles with counterfeit medicines High demand for antibiotics and antimalarials in the country creates a lucrative market for substandard medicines.
PRIME 82pc of private hospitals downsize on cash crunch More worryingly, one in four private healthcare providers is considering selling their facilities or going out of business altogether, with level two and three hospitals most at risk.
PRIME Private hospitals get over half of Sh4.6bn Shif payment in shift Government hospitals received Sh1.43 billion for 2,021 claims, while faith-based hospitals received the least with only Sh532.5 million for 405 claims.
PRIME Beyond lungs: How Covid-19 affected cardiovascular health Experts say while Covid-19 primarily targets the lungs, it can also lead to serious heart complications, including blood clots, inflammation, irregular heart rhythms, and heart failure.
PRIME Revealed: The drug most abused by Kenya’s super-rich Campaigns against drug abuse have mainly focused on low-income neighbourhoods and slums—leaving the menace to flourish in affluent homes.
PRIME Kenya’s tough race to meet target on local production of essential medicines Currently, Kenya imports more than 70 percent of its essential medicines, mainly from India, China, and some European countries.
Teachers resort to over-the-counter treatment on private hospitals snub According to Kuppet, the Sh22 billion Teachers’ Medical Scheme is on the brink of collapse, with private and rural mission hospitals suspending services due to mounting unpaid bills owed by the...
PRIME Concern as Kenya’s cancer mortality rate ranked high Health experts attribute Kenya's high cancer mortality rate to weak policy implementation, a shortage of oncologists, and low rates of early detection.
State threatens to shut down private hospitals in bills dispute Hospitals have complained about unpaid bills inherited from the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) now replaced by the Social Health Insurance Fund (Shif), one of the kitties run by...
