Kenyan healthcare Stories

Anguish for patients as healthcare delivery plagued by delays, mismanagement across counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 28, 2025

Patients continue to experience long delays, and healthcare workers are burdened with inefficient manual systems.

Multi-billion shilling health projects stall, deepening Kenya's health crisis - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu said the key projects, including the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Paediatric Emergency and Burns Centre, the Kisii...

Growing concerns on Kenya's preparedness amid pandemic fears
Charity Kilei  |  Feb 27, 2025

Years of mismanagement, corruption, and financial instability have left the healthcare system fragile hospitals remain underfunded, patients struggle...

Patients at risk as Senate audit exposes chronic failures in county hospitals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 18, 2024

The facilities, which are supposed to provide basic health services, are severely understaffed, underfunded, and plagued by equipment shortages and fr...

Healthcare data gap hindering proper policymaking in developing nations
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 29, 2024

One prominent example of the gap in localised healthcare data can be seen in the area of smoking cessation and harm reduction strategies.

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