Regulation, Enforcement & Compliance
PPB flags antacid Ranitidine over cancer concerns
Pharmacy and Poisons Board has withdrawn anti-acid Ranitidine, sold in Kenya as Neotack, from the market after the US Food...
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WHO releases new guidelines on physical activity for children under five
By MIKE MWANIKI Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get...
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Ebola: Why cross-border risks for Kenya remain high
The second largest Ebola virus disease outbreak on record is currently raging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with over...
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WHO releases first guidelines on digital health interventions
By David Kipkorir The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released first recommendations offering guidance on how the global healthcare industry can use digital health technology...
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Ban on illicit tobacco trade to reduce chronic diseases and deaths
By Ngumbo Njoroge Ratification and implementation of a protocol seeking to ban illicit trade in tobacco products will tame prevalence...
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WHO raises concern over countries’ slow response to end TB
Countries are still not doing enough to end TB by 2030, the World Health Organisation has warned. This comes as political...
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Ongoing outbreak of rare eye infection found among contact lens wearers
By CNN An ongoing outbreak of a rare eye infection has been discovered in contact lens wearers in the UK,...
Read moreLimit children’s snacks to 100 calories, health body says
Half of the sugar young children in England consume comes from unhealthy snacks and sweet drinks, figures show. On average,...
Read moreShisha 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...
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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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