Ministry of Health Stories
With cannabis use on the rise in Kenya, public health experts stress the need for awareness campaigns and targeted interventions to mitigate its impac...
Last month, the Health Ministry reported that 18,988,530 Kenyans had registered for SHA, but concerns over its effectiveness persist.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the KMPDC stressed that such locations were unsuitable for healthcare services due to the potential spread of infe...
PS Muthoni said the government is now preparing for the second phase of SMC in June 2025, which will integrate digital monitoring tools to enhance eff...
According to PS Kimtai, SHA has so far registered 20.2 million Kenyans, reinforcing the need for an additional Sh3 billion to boost primary healthcare...
The initiative aims to educate consumers on the dangers of products like e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, which have gained traction, particularly amo...
The agency is also burdened with significant debts, with outstanding payments amounting to Sh6.1 billion. Of this, county governments owe Sh3.5 billio...
Health Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai informed the committee that suitability tests for ex-NHIF staff transitioning to SHA would begin before the en...
With potential shifts in US aid strategies, Kenya needs to prepare for possible reductions or redirection of donor contributions.
In his ruling, Justice Mwamuye stressed that further spending on the taskforce would be a waste of public funds.
Ministry officials warn that those who do not undergo the test will automatically be excluded from key healthcare services such as hospital admissions...
The Ministry of Health is gradually increasing domestic healthcare financing to ensure uninterrupted access to these life-saving services, even as don...
The CS emphasised that there was no cause for alarm, adding that he had already initiated measures to ensure the continuity of health programmes that...
Nine regional depots across the country, including Nairobi, have already received the BCG vaccines from the central vaccine store in Kitengela.
