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How drug shortages, system failures are reversing primary healthcare gains
Despite Kenya registering 29.8 million people for free healthcare and disbursing nearly Ksh19 billion…
Ebola Outbreak: What you need to know
A rare and poorly understood strain of Ebola called Bundibugyo is driving…
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump eyes Kenya for Ebola centre, PS Oluga says country can handle emergencies
‘Kenya is a strong centre of (emergency) health response. We already have…
Ebola outbreak: Gates Foundation commits Ksh1.9 billion for emergency response
With no approved vaccine in sight, the world's largest private foundation is…
No monitors, no specialists: How a simple blood test could cut pregnancy hypertension, maternal mortality
A high blood pressure disorder that develops silently after 20 weeks is…
They came at night: In Sudan war, sexual violence is the weapon, women the casualties
Rape, abduction and exploitation are being used systematically against civilians. With healthcare…
Ebola outbreak: Kenya’s first suspected patient tests negative in Eldoret
Zambia-based Kenyan truck driver with DRC travel history had been isolated in…
Access, ethics and scalability take centre stage in push to digitise primary healthcare
Kenya is the first country in Africa to establish a semi-autonomous government…
Managing diabetes during Hajj: Here is what pilgrims should know
As 5,000 Kenyan pilgrims depart for Makkah, doctors warn that diabetes is one of…
