Uhuru directs Matiang’i to enroll secondary students to NHIF from January
President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed Education CS Fred Matiang'i to work with the Health ministry to enrol all 3 million secondary school...
Mombasa nurses threaten to boycott work over unpaid salaries
Mombasa nurses have threatened to boycott work over unpaid salaries. Mombasa union secretary general Peter Maroko said the nurses have...
Important facts, figures you must know about diabetes
By Grace Atieno Jalang’o Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disorder affecting over 380 million people worldwide. In Kenya it is...
Government urged to step up screening pregnant women for diabetes
The Kenya Diabetes Management and Information Centre (DMI Centre) has urged government to prioritize Diabetes screening on pregnant women to...
Goodlife Pharmacy calls for uptake of generic drugs to lower healthcare costs in Kenya
Samwel Doe @samweldoe Goodlife Pharmacy, a chain of chemists that offers professional pharmacy health and beauty care services has launched...
Shisha Smoking: Kenya’s ticking time bomb
Shisha smoking—which is fast becoming a popular fad among the youth in Kenya— is as harmful as cigarette smoking, Health...
Rwanda bans shisha amid rising health concerns
Rwanda has banned the smoking of water-pipe tobacco popularly known as shisha starting Friday. It becomes the second country in...
Pharmacy chain set to reduce cost, offer quality health care
The idea of operating a com- munity pharmacy in Kenya seemed non-lucrative and abstract a decade ago, with low investor...
Relief for cancer patients as Kenya gets first PET CT scanner
Cancer patients will be able to get PET CT scan services in Kenya after the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi...
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