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Senators said the practice amounts to a serious breach of public trust and has contributed to the worsening state of healthcare in the country.
The CS confirmed that the process should conclude by next week, after which qualified personnel will be employed on permanent and pensionable terms.
To address the crisis, Duale has directed all national referral hospitals to conduct comprehensive security audits and implement reforms such as anony...
According to the ministry, Tawila locality in North Darfur State recorded the highest number of infections with 519 cases, while Bileil locality in So...
He said the murders and growing public complaints highlighted systemic failures that have eroded trust in public health institutions. He reminded hosp...
The violation centres on the illegal placement of 42 Bachelor of Science (BSc) Nursing students into internship positions before they had completed th...
According to media reports, the agreement was also endorsed by Namibia, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Oman, and Saint Vincent a...
He said that the typhoid vaccine has achieved 84 per cent national coverage while the measles vaccine reached 81 per cent.
Duale also emphasised that any facility intending to admit more patients must first expand its physical infrastructure—such as beds and space—to accom...
In a major crackdown in December 2024, authorities inspected 466 health facilities in Nairobi, shutting down 117 clinics and arresting 15 individuals...
Health CS Aden Duale warned that hospitals admitting patients beyond their licensed bed capacity will be held accountable. He stated that any claims i...
The campaign, set to run from July 5 to 14, 2025, will offer typhoid vaccines to children aged 9 months to 14 years and measles-rubella vaccines to th...
The funds, allocated in the 2025/26 financial year by the National Treasury, are expected to stabilise vaccine availability and support an expansive i...
The complex procedure was conducted on June 24, 2025, by a team of specialists from the hospital’s Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Unit, led by Dr...
According to the Ministry of Health, the decision was made in response to the physical injuries and emotional trauma experienced by protest victims.
The majority of cases have been reported in Busia (48 cases) and Mombasa (37), followed by Nakuru (16) and Makueni (10). Smaller clusters emerged in N...
They will undergo a 12-month structured internship programme aimed at providing supervised clinical training and practical exposure within real-world...
The PS explained that out of the 98,112 employers registered on the SHA portal, only 53,000 have complied with the new law, which came into force in O...
According to Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, the move is part of a wider government effort to make healthcare more inclusive, particularly for yo...
The caucus is demanding that the Ministry of Health withdraw the bill and instead amend the Health Act 2017. It also wants Kenya to honour the Abuja D...
During this period, the agency confirmed that both the receipt and dispatch of medical supplies will be suspended. However, it clarified that emergenc...
The annual event seeks to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products.
The warnings, featuring newly approved pictures and pictograms, must appear on all tobacco packaging to alert users to the deadly effects of smoking a...
Other counties with confirmed cases include Makueni (10), Nairobi (5), Kajiado (3), Bungoma (3), Taita Taveta (2), Kericho (2), Kilifi (2), Machakos (...
Nsanzimana also warned of the possibility of increased malaria during the period, calling upon people to eliminate mosquito breeding sites, drain stan...
The legislators faulted weak regulation, poor diagnostic systems and inadequate medical infrastructure in Kenya as among issues accelerating the misus...
In numerous informal settlements, calls for better services, such as effective rubbish collection and proper drainage, have gone unanswered. As a resu...
Duale assured the Committee that the Ministry had conducted public engagement specific to the tariffs. He said the Ministry published a newspaper adve...
The agreement, formalised through an MoU, is part of the government’s broader efforts to strengthen financial protection for cancer patients in line w...
The committee will conduct thorough reviews, analyse Kenya’s disease burden, and provide expert recommendations to inform policy decisions grounded in...
