healthcare delivery Stories
The unions under the Health Sector Caucus, said at least 97 Global Fund staff, mostly clinical and laboratory officers, have gone nearly a year withou...
The system allows applicants to submit all required details electronically, including the facility name, location, classification, services offered, s...
Of those admitted, 44,459 were in public facilities, despite Kiambu’s total bed capacity of only about 1,600.
This marks a 13.5 per cent increase from the Sh107.52 billion allocated in the 2023/24 financial year.
Though hired on contractual terms, they were assured that their positions would be converted to permanent and pensionable roles after a set period.
The medics said they would not accept being moved to the counties under what they termed “stipend arrangements.”
KNH has established both verbal and non-verbal communication channels, including social media platforms, to encourage patients and their families to p...
According to UHC workers, they have endured years of unfulfilled promises since their recruitment in May 2020, particularly regarding their absorption...
Patients continue to experience long delays, and healthcare workers are burdened with inefficient manual systems.
The well-known maxim that “prevention is better than cure” holds not just for health outcomes but also for economic efficiency.
Among the resolutions are the acceleration of digital health system integration in counties, the distribution of essential medical devices, and the ab...
Critically ill patients are treated in general hospital wards, and the provision of essential emergency and critical care is limited.
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu said the key projects, including the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Paediatric Emergency and Burns Centre, the Kisii...
Many of these projects were announced during President Ruto's development tours in response to public requests for improved infrastructure.
The facilities, which are supposed to provide basic health services, are severely understaffed, underfunded, and plagued by equipment shortages and fr...
One prominent example of the gap in localised healthcare data can be seen in the area of smoking cessation and harm reduction strategies.
Only 46 out of 110 municipalities had submitted financial statements for audit by June 2023.
MCA Ong'ao informed members that residents of Mwakirunge and its environs were forced to seek medical care from distant and costly private facilities,...
There needs to be a robust mechanism for monitoring and evaluating healthcare practices to ensure that standards are upheld.
The ceremony was a testament to Mombasa County's dedication to excellence in healthcare delivery.
