Aga Khan University Hospital performs region’s first robotic gallbladder surgery
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH,N) has successfully performed the region’s first robotic gallbladder removal surgery, marking...
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Why Healthcare Professionals Prioritize Early Detection of Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease represents a significant challenge in the field of health and medical research, demanding prompt and effective...
How to chat with someone anonymously for instant emotional support
In moments of distress, having access to immediate emotional support can be crucial. Whether you’re facing anxiety, stress,...
Britam & Minet launch affordable medical insurance for domestic & informal workers
Britam Connect and Minet Kenya Insurance Brokers have introduced Bima ya Wafanyikazi, a comprehensive medical cover designed specifically...
Why poverty may harm brain aging more than cancer
A landmark study from East Africa has revealed a startling truth about cognitive health: the chronic strain of...
Old Mutual takes financial wellness drive to Mombasa to bolster economic resilience
Old Mutual has extended its nationwide Financial Wellness Drive to the Coast region, pitching camp in Mombasa this...
Jubilee Health expands Lipa Pole Pole allowing customers to pay in 10 instalments
Jubilee Health Insurance has launched an expansion of its instalment-based premium payment model. The initiative, dubbed Linda Afya Leo...
Gertrude’s & SanlamAllianz host sports event to support children with disabilities
11.4% of children aged between 3 and 21 in Kenya live with a disability or special need, according...
New study reveals over 40% of Kenyan healthcare workers are depressed
A stark new study has laid bare the mental health crisis quietening the corridors of Kenya’s medical facilities....
The U.S. using Kenya as an Ebola quarantine zone is medical neocolonialism
As a rare and deadly strain of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus surges across the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Kenyan hospitals run dry as medicine rots in KEMSA warehouses
Public healthcare in Kenya often feels like a cruel riddle. How can a patient be handed a prescription...
A hospital bed is not a crime scene
There is a girl at the centre of this case. Seventeen. In pain. Bleeding. Afraid. She went to...
The SHA AI algorithm overcharges the poor while undercharging the rich
When President William Ruto launched the Social Health Authority (SHA) in 2024, the promise was historic: Universal Health...
Kenya advances pediatric cancer care with new specialized unit & patient hostel at KNH
In a major boost to the fight against childhood cancer, Kenya has officially launched a modern Paediatric Haemato-Oncology...
High Court rules Nairobi Hospital cannot detain Stephen Gicheru over unpaid bills
The High Court of Kenya has once again declared that the detention of patients over unsettled medical bills...
Kenya partners with Africa CDC to host the Eastern Africa health hub in Nairobi
Kenya has officially signed a framework agreement with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)...
Mama Rachel Specialist Hospital nears completion with 91% of works executed
Construction of the Mama Rachel Specialist Hospital, formerly known as Mutuini Hospital, has hit the 91% completion mark....
Nairobi County appoints Calvince ‘Gaucho’ Okoth to Mama Lucy Hospital board
In a move that has sparked significant conversation across the city’s political landscape, the Nairobi City County government...
M-Pesa Foundation & partners tackle fistula crisis in Murang’a County
Kenya faces a significant maternal health hurdle with an estimated 120,000 women living with untreated obstetric fistula. This...
Aga Khan extends reach with opening of new specialty clinic in Gigiri
The Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (AKUH-N) has officially inaugurated its new Specialty and Executive Clinic in the...
Update on Boehringer Ingelheim’s access to healthcare program in Kenya
Since its launch in 2022, the Access to Healthcare program, a partnership between Boehringer Ingelheim and mPharma, has...
SHA announces Ksh 11.1 billion disbursement to healthcare providers
The Social Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed the commencement of a Ksh. 11.1 billion disbursement aimed at settling...
Aga Khan University Surgery Residency programme receives landmark surgical accreditation
The Surgery Residency Programme at Aga Khan University (AKU) Medical College, East Africa, has officially become the first...
Cancer is a continuity risk whose true cost extends far beyond the patient
In Kenya, cancer has become a long-tail risk with profound implications for financial stability, workforce continuity and institutional...
Why we should fight for Kenya’s data sovereignty
Kenya currently finds itself entangled in a geopolitical trade-off that threatens the very foundation of its national autonomy....
Healthcare under attack: why cybersecurity is now critical care
Africa’s healthcare sector is facing a silent emergency. Many healthcare operators, facilities and doctors across Africa already grapple...
Gertrude’s Hospital warns of funding as thousands of children miss life-saving cancer care
The Kenya Childhood Cancer Programme, an initiative of Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital, has raised Ksh. 63.44 million to date,...
Kenyan Parliament considers petition to classify haemophilia as a disability & include treatment in SHA
In a significant move for the medical community and thousands of Kenyan families, a formal public petition (No....
How clerical errors being mislabelled by SHA as fraud are undermining healthcare in Kenya
Consider the case of a patient (ENG) at Kigumo Sub-County Hospital. Following a previous C-section, she was appropriately...
How to contact emergency services in Nairobi & Nationwide
If you are in Kenya, particularly within the Nairobi metropolitan area, having a reliable list of emergency contacts...
PSK & privacy experts warn of legal fallout following Gachagua pharmacy breach
The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) has formally condemned the unauthorized recording of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua...
KNH doctors successfully performs Kenya’s first Neonatal Balloon Valvuloplasty
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has successfully performed the country’s first balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty on a premature newborn. The...
Lenacapavir, a 2-shot a year HIV prevention drug, lands in Kenya
The first shipment of Lenacapavir, a breakthrough HIV prevention drug, has landed in Kenya. Developed by the American...
Aga Khan turbocharges cancer care in East Africa with AI-powered TrueBeam technology
In a landmark move for regional oncology, the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH) has unveiled the TrueBeam...
Microsoft & Zendawa partner to turbocharge Kenyan pharmacy operations with AI Powered solutions
Microsoft and Kenyan health-tech innovator Zendawa has announced a collaboration to deploy an AI platform designed to transform...
Congolese doctors move to court following Kenya’s medical licensing freeze
A group of foreign medical professionals has filed a lawsuit against the Kenyan government, seeking to block a...
Gertrude’s Hospital & SanlamAllianz partner to empower caregivers of children with disabilities
Healthcare professionals at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital are issuing an urgent call for increased community, public, and corporate support...
Nestle Cerelac in Kenya flagged for World’s highest added sugar in shock report
Swiss food behemoth Nestlé is under intense pressure and accused of dangerous “double standards” after an investigation found...
An African’s confusion over the American Diaspora using Carolight skin bleaching
Look, when we here in Africa see a picture of Carolight or Caro White, a chill runs through...
Haleon & Amref join forces to fight Malaria in Siaya County
Haleon Kenya Ltd and Amref Health Kenya have formalized a major partnership aimed at combating malaria through robust...
Kipkoech Ruto receives Ksh. 1M SportPesa Tujiamini grant for construction of maternity wing
SportPesa’s community initiative, Tujiamini, has awarded Kipkoech Ruto, a Clinical Officer at Chemalal Dispensary in Konoin Constituency, the...
ShamiriAI launched to deliver mental health support to African Youth
Shamiri Institute has unveiled shamiriAI, an Artificial Intelligence platform for mental health support for young people across Africa....