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Treasury kicks off shift from donor-dependent healthcare

Nairobi, March 5 -- The Treasury has kicked off preparations for the transition of the country's healthcare to a sustainable, domestically financed system, amid shocks of the waning donor funding. Th... Read More


Lack of information locks Kenyan patients to costly cancer drug purchases

Nairobi, March 2 -- Thousands of cancer patients, including those with blood and breast cancer, could be spending up to Sh300,000 a month on some drugs that are available for free at select public and... Read More


Kenya joins the WHO vaccine technology transfer programme

Nairobi, Feb. 25 -- Kenya is among six African countries selected to participate in the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) mRNA Technology Transfer Programme, an initiativ... Read More


Why Kenyans spend much to renovate their rented houses

Nairobi, Feb. 16 -- In the quiet northern suburb of Ruaka in Kiambu County, Candy Nabwire has transformed her two-bedroom rental into a space that defines her identity as an African woman. "People he... Read More


UoN leads Kenyan universities in fresh sub-Saharan Africa rankings

Nairobi, Feb. 12 -- The University of Nairobi has claimed the top position among Kenyan institutions in the inaugural QS World University Rankings for Sub-Saharan Africa, achieving an overall score of... Read More


US funding cuts leave Kenya with Sh35bn medicine gap

Nairobi, Feb. 8 -- Hospitals in Kenya risk a shortage of essential medicines following funding cuts by the United States government, pushing millions of patients to the brink, according to a review by... Read More


Kenyans spend less than Sh2,000 a month on wellness - report

Nairobi, Feb. 5 -- Kenyans, on average, spend less than Sh2,000 on wellness monthly, way below what many of them living in urban areas spend on mobile phone bills and internet data, a new survey shows... Read More


Kenya faces fresh health funding shock as US widens global gag rule

Nairobi, Jan. 30 -- The US has expanded the Mexico City Policy, commonly known as the "global gag rule", in yet another sweeping executive action that marks President Donald Trump's aggressive reshapi... Read More


183 indoor plants: The Nairobi home that has more plants than furniture

Nairobi, Jan. 27 -- While many people fill their homes with furniture, Michelle Mashauri has sacrificed comfort for plants. In her small apartment in Nairobi's Ruaka, she owns only a small three-seate... Read More


Patients' boost as sickle cell fully covered in SHA package

Nairobi, Jan. 21 -- The Ministry of Health is set to fully integrate Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) into the Social Health Authority's (SHA) benefits package, a move that will reshape how care for patients... Read More