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Kenya went digital with health, but did we lock patient data?
The Social Health Authority (SHA) holds data on 27 million patients across…
How turning houses into ‘mosquito nets’ is slashing malaria cases
Researchers from KEMRI blocked mosquito entry using mesh on open eaves, doors,…
Out of 18 drugs, only 1 worked: Why antibiotics fail and what Kenya is doing about it
Antimicrobial resistance kills over one million people each year, but weak rules…
Why Kenya’s primary healthcare is still finding its footing
Funding shortfalls, staff and equipment shortages, drug stock-outs, lack of awareness and…
Rays of hope: How radiotherapy is Kenya’s lifeline against cancer
Cancer cases in Kenya are set to hit 95,000 by 2040. Radiotherapy…
Gates Foundation, OpenAI pump Ksh6.4 billion to power AI in Africa’s health systems
The project plans to integrate Artificial Intelligence into 1,000 primary healthcare clinics…
Care at the doorstep: Why CHPs thrive in villages but fade in cities
Community Health Promoters (CHPs) are in all 47 counties, but unlike in…
County dispensaries & health centres get lion’s share of primary healthcare funds
Between July 2025 and January 2026, Kenya paid out Ksh12.6 billion to…
When grass runs out: How herders are learning to outsmart the weather
Incomes up 41 per cent. Birth weights doubled. Twenty thousand households in their sights.…
