Ministry of Health Stories
Between 2017 and 2021, maternal deaths more than doubled—from 409 to 1,053—while 4,307 newborn deaths were recorded in 2021. Prematurity, birth asphyx...
Kenya Red Cross, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Nairobi County Health Team, has intensified sanitation and hygiene campaigns in...
The assurance follows concerns raised after a recent meeting between the Ministry and key stakeholders where it was noted that the Kenya Health Inform...
The statement further noted that the MoH has deployed two mobile laboratories as part of an intervention to enhance early detection and treatment of t...
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...
