Director General of Health Patrick Amoth Stories
Screenings have been intensified at major border crossings, including Busia, Malaba, and Suam, as well as at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Ministry officials warn that those who do not undergo the test will automatically be excluded from key healthcare services such as hospital admissions...
In a statement, Dr Patrick Amoth, Director General of the Ministry of Health, expressed concern that only 18.8 million Kenyans are enrolled on SHA.
Nine regional depots across the country, including Nairobi, have already received the BCG vaccines from the central vaccine store in Kitengela.
The task force is expected to identify challenges in the health sector related to human resources and recommend legal, policy, and operational reforms...
However, despite the widespread uncertainty, some parents who are well-informed about the importance of vaccination have chosen to move forward with v...
The campaign targeted over 3.8 million children under the age of five in nine high-risk counties, including Nairobi, Busia, Bungoma, Turkana, Trans Nz...
The scheme will cover the entire spectrum from outpatient consultation, and counseling, inpatient management of different mental health conditions, an...
Amoth said the patient is currently in stable condition and undergoing management in an isolation unit in Nairobi.
Amoth has been serving in the role in an acting capacity for five years.
Nakhumicha highlighted that Dr. Amoth's nomination is in line with the powers conferred by Section 16(2) of the Health Act.
Tests on Sherehe GSM maize flour with no batch number have shown it contains a high level of aflatoxin, ministry says.
Amoth highlighted key services such as water chlorination, waste disposal, and immunisation via the dispatch of teams to villages.
The disease which was first reported in Mombasa is self-limiting.
Kenya has confirmed a reported human case of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Turbi, North Horr.
