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Kenya Ebola case exposes screening lapses

Nairobi, Oct. 6 -- Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case after its citizen, who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), died in Nairobi on Monday night after a trip on public tra... और पढ़ें


Why Kenyan men also need to worry about HPV risks

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Human papillomavirus (HPV) is best known for its link to cervical cancer in women. However, the virus can also cause cancer in men, particularly in the middle part of the throat beh... और पढ़ें


SHA tightens licensing rules for contracted hospitals

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Health facilities will not be allowed to sign contracts with the Social Health Authority (SHA) for services they are not licensed to provide, in a new requirement that will determin... और पढ़ें


SHA extends healthcare provider contracting deadline

Nairobi, Oct. 1 -- Health facilities accredited by the Social Health Authority (SHA) have been granted an extension to conclude contract signings with the State agency by October 14, which would autho... और पढ़ें


Cancer drugs among most counterfeited in Kenya

Nairobi, Sept. 29 -- Cancer drugs are among the medicines most frequently targeted by falsifiers, putting patients at risk of receiving treatments containing the wrong ingredients or no active medicin... और पढ़ें


Gathungu faults Mbagathi Hospital over job contracts

Nairobi, Sept. 23 -- More than half of the casual workers at Mbagathi County Referral Hospital worked without contracts in the year to June 2025, in breach of the Employment Act, an audit revealed. A... और पढ़ें


Tuberculosis, HIV, malaria dominate active clinical trials

Nairobi, Sept. 21 -- Research into tuberculosis (TB), HIV and malaria accounts for 50 percent of all active clinical trials in Kenya across four main categories listed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Boar... और पढ़ें


Kenya cuts AIDS deaths by 69 percent amid improved diagnosis

Nairobi, Sept. 17 -- Kenya has reduced AIDS-related deaths by almost 68.9 percent over the past 15 years, bringing the country closer to achieving the global goal of eliminating AIDS as a public healt... और पढ़ें


Study backs smartphone-linked brain tests for epilepsy

Nairobi, Sept. 14 -- A portable brain test that uses a smartphone to send results to specialists could help patients suspected of having epilepsy access specialised testing closer to home, reducing th... और पढ़ें


The plants costing Sh100,000 and why Kenyans are rushing to buy them

Nairobi, Sept. 14 -- Would you spend Sh144,000 on three trees? Last Friday, someone did at Planty Kenya, a small shop in Lavington, Nairobi. Three European olive trees, each at ShSh48,000, left the sh... और पढ़ें