Since its launch in 2022, the Access to Healthcare program, a partnership between Boehringer Ingelheim and mPharma, has expanded its reach to more than 150,000 ...
The Social Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed the commencement of a Ksh. 11.1 billion disbursement aimed at settling approved claims under the Social Health I...
The Surgery Residency Programme at Aga Khan University (AKU) Medical College, East Africa, has officially become the first in Kenya and the wider region to rece...
In Kenya, cancer has become a long-tail risk with profound implications for financial stability, workforce continuity and institutional resilience. The country...
Kenya currently finds itself entangled in a geopolitical trade-off that threatens the very foundation of its national autonomy. In late 2025, the Kenyan governm...
Africa’s healthcare sector is facing a silent emergency. Many healthcare operators, facilities and doctors across Africa already grapple with the challenges of ...
The Kenya Childhood Cancer Programme, an initiative of Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital, has raised Ksh. 63.44 million to date, providing life-saving diagnosis an...
In a significant move for the medical community and thousands of Kenyan families, a formal public petition (No. 001 of 2026) has been presented to the National ...
Consider the case of a patient (ENG) at Kigumo Sub-County Hospital. Following a previous C-section, she was appropriately referred to the High-Risk Clinic for a...
If you are in Kenya, particularly within the Nairobi metropolitan area, having a reliable list of emergency contacts can be life-saving. In a crisis, every seco...
The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) has formally condemned the unauthorized recording of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at a pharmacy, an incide...
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has successfully performed the country’s first balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty on a premature newborn. The procedure marks a si...
The first shipment of Lenacapavir, a breakthrough HIV prevention drug, has landed in Kenya. Developed by the American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences,...
In a landmark move for regional oncology, the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH) has unveiled the TrueBeam Radiotherapy System. It is an artificial in...
Microsoft and Kenyan health-tech innovator Zendawa has announced a collaboration to deploy an AI platform designed to transform independent pharmacies across th...
A group of foreign medical professionals has filed a lawsuit against the Kenyan government, seeking to block a new directive that has abruptly halted the renewa...
Healthcare professionals at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital are issuing an urgent call for increased community, public, and corporate support to address a critic...
Swiss food behemoth Nestlé is under intense pressure and accused of dangerous “double standards” after an investigation found that its infant cereals sold acros...
Look, when we here in Africa see a picture of Carolight or Caro White, a chill runs through us. It's not nostalgia; it’s a genuine, stomach-dropping terror. Thi...
Haleon Kenya Ltd and Amref Health Kenya have formalized a major partnership aimed at combating malaria through robust community-led health initiatives in one of...
SportPesa’s community initiative, Tujiamini, has awarded Kipkoech Ruto, a Clinical Officer at Chemalal Dispensary in Konoin Constituency, the Gold Community win...
Shamiri Institute has unveiled shamiriAI, an Artificial Intelligence platform for mental health support for young people across Africa.
In Kenya, with a popu...
The National Assembly of Kenya has passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Bill, 2022, establishing the country's first comprehensive legal framework ...
The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with Doctors for Healthy Living (D4HL) and The National Treasury, conducted a staff wellness screening session at...
Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has officially signed a strategic partnership with Kenya Airways (KQ), operating through its specialised division, KQ Health...
The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) has issued a strongly worded public advisory demanding that social media influencers immediately stop promoting and ad...
Last month, the Africa Health Collaborative (AHC) 2025 Annual Convening brought together policymakers, health experts, and youth innovators to define an ambitio...
At one point or another, many of us have been asked by relatives and friends to contribute towards surgical treatment, often for a family member who needs to tr...
When Celestine Muthiani gave birth to her son in a public hospital on the outskirts of Nairobi, she knew something wasn’t right. He struggled to feed, cried con...
Britam General Insurance has introduced the Pilot Loss of Licence Insurance in the Kenyan market for pilots. The product offers a financial safety net if they a...
A massive data breach has reportedly compromised the sensitive personal and protected health information (PHI) of up to 4.8 million Kenyan users of the mobile h...
A look at oral health reports from Kenya reveals statistics that show the need for collective action from a wide range of stakeholders. These include the govern...
The Rotary Club of Nairobi Magharibi is joining forces with the Surgical Society of Kenya (SSK), the Kenya Society for the Blind, and the Fistula Foundation to ...
When many people think of breast cancer, they imagine it as a disease that mostly affects older women. Yet doctors in sub-Saharan Africa are raising a red flag,...
A viral international TikTok video exposing what appears to be mold, insects, and contaminants inside a sealed pack of Always menstrual pads has sent a fresh wa...
Professor Lukoye Atwoli, Dean of the Aga Khan University (AKU) Medical College, East Africa, has officially accepted the 2026 International Presidency of the Wo...
On World Sight Day, groundbreaking research, the Value of Vision report, has revealed that a small investment in eye health could yield massive economic returns...
A modern medical dilemma is emerging from an age-old fixture: the toilet.
Gastroenterologist Dr. Trisha Pasricha of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BID...
The conversation around periods is changing, moving away from stigma and toward understanding and awareness. Your menstrual cycle is a vital sign of your health...
The M-PESA Foundation today launched Phase 2 of its integrated fistula surgery and medical camp at the Migori County Referral Hospital. The intensive two-week e...
The M-Pesa Foundation is set to host a two week fistula camp at the Migori County Referral Hospital from September 26 to October 10, 2025. The initiative, a...
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) has acquired the Vitek MS Prime, a technology that can identify disease-causing organisms in just 30 min...
