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Kenya on high alert as cyclone hits Tanzanian coast

Nairobi, May 4 -- Current observations indicate that Tropical Cyclone Hidaya has hit the Tanzanian coast, triggering a high alert by the Kenyan authorities. A landfall in this context, the Kenya Mete... Read More


Mabinti Centre, where Tanzania's fistula survivors mend their lives

Nairobi, May 3 -- At their home in Mbagala, Tanzania, Faith Carlos and her family wake up daily to the hum of a radio perched on the cupboard's top shelf. Years of mornings have begun this way. As sh... Read More


Breathe, Nairobians, flooding will soon ease. Coast, brace for heavy rains

Nairobi, May 1 -- Kenyans can expect near-average to above-average rainfall with occasional storms in May, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). This comes as many areas are already ... Read More


Breathe, Nairobians, flooding will now ease. Coast, brace for heavy rains

Nairobi, May 1 -- Kenyans can expect near-average to above-average rainfall with occasional storms in May, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). This comes as many areas are already ... Read More


Expect warm temperatures, heavy rain: weatherman

Nairobi, May 1 -- Kenyans can expect near-average to above-average rainfall with occasional storms in May, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). This comes as many areas are already ... Read More


Why didn't Poisons Board recall Benylin cough syrup batch sooner?

Nairobi, April 18 -- In August 2021, 11,184 Benylin children's cough syrups arrived in the country and ended up in hundreds of homes, dispensed to treat coughs and allergies in children over the age o... Read More


NMG's Hellen Shikanda wins prestigious June L Biedler award for cancer journalism

Nairobi, March 21 -- Nation Media Group's health and science reporter Hellen Shikanda has been named as the recipient of the AACR June L Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism, in the newspaper category.... Read More


KMPDU Secretary-General injured while protesting over intern doctors

Nairobi, Feb. 29 -- Dr Davji Atellah Secretary General of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU), was struck by a teargas canister during a demonstration over the rep... Read More


Kenyans get reprieve as SHIF contributions pushed to July

Nairobi, Feb. 26 -- Kenyans can breathe a sigh of relief as Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha announces a deferral in the commencement of contributions to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHI... Read More