Gaza Health Ministry Stories
According to the Ministry, 79 people were killed in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of Palestinians killed since the war began in October...
The DRC Health Ministry reports 32 suspected Ebola cases, including 20 confirmed infections and 16 deaths, with a new case 70 kilometres from Bulape r...
The new framework is intended to standardise the detection and management of H. pylori infections across the country. It is currently under final revi...
According to the Ministry, SHA has already settled claims amounting to Sh24 billion, with an additional Sh2.1 billion paid under the primary health ca...
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dispatched officials to Kisii to aid in identifying the disease outbreak.
The Health Ministry shocked Parliament when it revealed that its development budget for the 2025/26 financial year faces a funding gap of Sh68 billion...
Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa echoed these concerns, highlighting the devastating impact of drug abuse on young people.
The Ministry of Health notes that it is committed to ensuring that the transition to SHA is as smooth as possible while addressing any concerns from t...
The petitioners argued that the Social Health Insurance Act was being implemented without the necessary subsidiary legislation in place.
Amoth said the patient is currently in stable condition and undergoing management in an isolation unit in Nairobi.
Health PS Mary Muthoni says that immediate symptoms of exposure include headache, dizziness, shortness of breath, nausea, and vomiting.
In total, 27 counties are severely affected, with regions in Western Kenya and along the Coast experiencing worm infection rates of 40-50 per cent.
The public health department noted the potential for diarrhoea outbreaks, largely attributed to the consumption of contaminated food and water.
Amoth highlighted key services such as water chlorination, waste disposal, and immunisation via the dispatch of teams to villages.
The healthcare system has long been overburdened and underfunded, but it has ground to a near halt after about 7,000 professionals walked off the job.
CoG chair Anne Waiguru noted that a court declared the industrial action illegal, hence the need for the doctors to return to work.
Miskellah warned that unless the issues are addressed within seven days, the union will initiate a strike and continue the industrial action until res...
In the meantime, the public will continue paying for the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and receiving healthcare services under the NHIF.
