Health workers Stories

Ruto grants health human resources taskforce 60 more days to finalise reform recommendations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2024

According to President Ruto, its work is critical in addressing existing gaps in the recruitment, replacement, training, and retention of health worke...

Community health workers set to join government payroll under new Bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 26, 2024

With the National Assembly's approval, the Bill now proceeds to the Senate for further consideration.

Ruto calls for Africa to develop independent, sustainable health financing models
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 24, 2024

The Head of State emphasised the need for Africa to break away from the traditional multilateral funding systems, which he said have repeatedly failed...

Mpox: African countries have beaten disease outbreaks before – here’s what it takes
The Conversation  |  Aug 25, 2024

Since July 2024, cases of Clade Ib, linked (in the way it emerged and spread) to the outbreak in the eastern provinces of DRC, have been detected in f...

Discontent simmers in Garissa as health workers cry foul over broken promises
Abdimalik Hajir  |  Jan 13, 2024

Garissa County's healthcare system is grappling with simmering discontent. Health workers, speaking on condition of anonymity, paint a bleak picture o...

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