Alarm has been raised over increased cases of botched circumcision after 20 cases were reported across the country. Of these, one boy ,14, have died as a result of a botched circumcision in Uasin Gishu as 16 others have been treated at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital for secondary complication of infections in the last […]
Washirika wa afya wako tayari kutumia mkakati wa chanjo ya nyumba hadi nyumba ili kuhakikisha watoto walio katika maeneo ya mbali wanapokea dozi za surua-rubela. Wizara ya Afya kwa ushirikiano na Unicef na Gavi wanaendesha kampeni ya siku 10 ya chanjo katika kaunti saba zilizo hatarini zaidi za Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Turkana, Pokot Magharibi na […]
The Ministry of Health has announced it will begin carrying out a measles vaccination campaign in six counties where the risk of infection is high. This was as a result of confirmed measles and rubella cases in some counties. The counties targeted by this campaign are Nairobi, Mandera, Turkana, Marsabit, West Pokot and Garissa. This […]
Rais William Ruto amesisitiza dhamira ya serikali ya Kenya Kwanza katika kutokomeza ukeketaji hadi mwisho wa kipindi chake. Akizungumza siku ya Jumatatu, Ruto amesema kwamba, kesi za ukeketaji katika kipindi chake zitaondolewa. “Ninakubaliana na CJ Martha Koome kwamba hatufai kuwa na mazungumzo kuhusu ukeketaji nchini Kenya katika Karne ya 21,” alisema. “Ninataka kuwahakikishia uungwaji […]
A report tabled before the Senate Health Committee, investigating negligence at Mama Lucy Hospital has revealed that the maternity ward has 71 beds against 1,000 births monthly. The maternity ward is divided into triage room, first-stage room, labour ward, post-natal ward, acute rooms, post-caesarean section rooms, sick antenatal room and sick postnatal room in which […]
Data from the Ministry of Health indicates that Nairobi County has the highest rates of preterm babies with 5,338 babies born before 37 weeks of gestation period. Among the top ten counties with the highest preterm births include, Nakuru with 2,815, followed by Kiambu with 2,330 preterm births, Kilifi with 1,919 and Bungoma with 1,544. […]
Reprieve for children and people born with blood disorders, such as haemophilia and sickle cell, as the National Health Insurance Fund, NHIF, might soon cover their treatment cost. Currently, blood disorders are not covered under the current NHIF packages, which necessitate patients seeking treatment to dig deeper into their pockets. Data shows that 14,000 children […]
A New report indicates that at least four teenagers aged between 10 to 19 years are contacting HIV weekly in Uasin Gishu County. This is a 16 percent increase from 158 in 2015 to 184 this year in the number of new HIV infection among adolescent. In the same breath, new HIV infections among youth […]
The Ministry of Health has raised alarm on the increase of antimicrobials resistance among children saying one in five deaths in children below five is caused by resistance of bacteria and viruses to medicines. Antimicrobials resistance is the leading cause of death globally, higher than HIV/AIDs or malaria. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when disease-causing organisms undergo […]
Strikes by doctors and nurses in Kenya causes an additional 19 neonatal deaths per 1000 births, which represents a 68 percent increase in neonatal mortality. This was established by a survey Disruptions to healthcare quality and early child health outcomes: Evidence from health-worker strikes in Kenya published at Science Direct. Nearly three-quarters of strikes feature […]