KEMSA introduces use of Electronic Proof of Deliveries app to enhance the delivery of medical supplies
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has launched the use of Electronic Proof of Deliveries (ePOD) application. This...
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Dubai suspends all transit & inbound flights to Kenya for 48 hours
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has temporarily suspended all air transport services with inbound and transit passenger...
PERC report reveals there is a 78% acceptance rate for Covid-19 vaccines in African Union member states
A new research from the Partnership for Evidence-based Response to COVID-19 (PERC) has indicated that 78% of people...
Proximie partners with Jhpiego to implement an obstetric safe surgery project in Kenya
Proximie, a healthtech company, has teamed up with Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, on a safe surgery...
AUDA-NEPAD, JICA, Afreximbank & BCG partner to support 5 healthcare companies in Kenya
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Boston...
Penda Health partners with Kasha Technologies to improve customers’ access to contraceptives
Penda Health, a healthcare solutions provider, has partnered with Kasha Technologies to increase access to its contraceptive products...
MYDAWA receives a Ksh. 135 million grant to scale PrEP services in the fight against HIV/AIDS
MyDawa, a Kenyan ePharmacy company, has received a Ksh. 135 million (USD 1.2 million) grant from the Bill...
MoH rolls out COVID-19 vaccination drive for about 40,500 women traders & long distance truckers at Kenya’s border entry points
The Government of Kenya through the Ministries of Health (MOH) and the East African Community (MEAC), has kicked...
Only COVID-19 vaccinated Kenyans will access Government offices from Dec 21
The Ministry of Health through a statement by CS Mutahi Kagwe has directed that Kenyans seeking in person...
RFH Healthcare partners with AfricInvest to sign funding deal via Asoko
Ruai Family Hospital, trading as RFH Healthcare, has entered into an agreement with pan-African asset management platform, AfricInvest,...
Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania renew efforts to eliminate Elephantiasis in the region with mass distribution of drugs to 4.5 million Dar residents
About 4.5m Tanzanians in Dar es Salaam have received doses of two drugs donated by pharmaceutical companies. The...
MPESA Foundation partners with Gertrude’s Hospital Foundation to launch telemedicine program for children
The MPESA Foundation has launched the Daktari Smart telemedicine program in partnership with the Gertrude’s Hospital Foundation. The...
Dr. Walter Otieno feted for his contribution to the Malaria vaccine research
Dr. Walter Otieno has been recognized for his participation in the Mosquirix Malaria vaccine medical research by Maseno...
KEMSA board urges county governments to pay up pending bills
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) board has issued an appeal asking county governments to prioritize settlement of...
The Pediatric Praziquantel consortium announces positive progress for the Arpraziquantel drug which treats Schistosomiasis
The Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium has announced the completion of its pivotal Phase III trial in Kenya and Côte...
Safaricom Foundation enlists partners to fight non-communicable diseases in Kenya
The Safaricom Foundation has rammed up support from the government, public and private sectors to invest in the...
Gates Foundation, SIDA and UNICEF partner to invest Ksh. 16.8 billion to support access to vaccines
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and UNICEF...
Parliamentary Committee on health urges stakeholders to support the KEMSA board
The national assembly parliamentary committee on health has urged stakeholders affiliated with the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA)...
Boehringer Ingelheim announces 2030 environmental sustainability commitments
Boehringer Ingelheim, a pharmaceuticals company, has announced its plan for sustainability in line with the 2021 United Nations...
Kenyan doctors urge cigarette smokers to use safer alternatives
Kenyan and other African medics have issued a call through the African Harm Reduction Alliance (AHRA) to the...
Shamiri Institute receives Ksh. 112M in funding to tackle mental health in Africa
Shamiri Institute has raised Ksh. 112 million (USD 1 million) from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to tackle...
KDF & NYS set to temporarily take over KEMSA operations in newly implemented reforms
The Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) and the National Youth Service (NYS) have been listed by the government as...
KEMSA begins implementation of reforms to strengthen UHC delivery
The Board of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has confirm that the Authority is implementing reforms to...
Merck opens applications for scholarships for Doctors in underserved specialties in Africa
Merck Foundation has announced the call for applications for medical training scholarships for healthcare providers in critical and...
Dr. Judy Gichoya has been named as the Most Influential Radiology Researcher at the 2021 Minnies awards
Radiology portal AuntMinnie.com, which is part of the Science and Medicine Group, has announced the winners of the...
Kenya receives additional 990,990 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the USA
Kenya has received a further 990,990 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in yet another boost to the ongoing...
Equity Afia opens 3 more medical centres in Machakos, Kiserian & Eldoret
Equity Afia, the medical franchise of the Equity Group Foundation (EGF), has opened 3 more medical centres in...
KEMSA lauds Nakuru County for continued partnership in the realization of UHC
The Board of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has lauded the Nakuru County Government for procuring Health...
Kenya receives additional 504,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Kenya has received a consignment of 504,000 additional doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in yet...
KEMSA dispatches medical supplies to 66 health facilities in Kirinyaga County
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) in partnership with the Kirinyaga County Government has dispatched 7 trucks with...
KNH commemorates 120 years of operation in Kenya
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is celebrating 120 years of service in Kenya. Founded in 1901, KNH is the...
President Uhuru Kenyatta commissions new Cancer Imaging Centre at KU Hospital
President Uhuru Kenyatta has inaugurated the first publicly-owned comprehensive Integrated Molecular Imaging Centre for the diagnosis and treatment...
Pwani Oil, Redcross & KPA host handwashing exercise to mark Global Handwashing Day
Pwani Oil has marked the 2021 Global Handwashing Day at the Likoni Ferry in partnership with Redcross Kenya,...
World Mental Health Day 2021, mental health in an unequal world
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year. This day aims to create awareness about...
Kenya receives 860,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Slovakia, Germany & France
Kenya has received a donation of 160,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Slovakia and 700,000...
Pizza & Wine Festival organizers set to launch COVID-19 vaccination drive
The Pizza and Wine Festival, an events and concerts organizing company, has announced its intention to kick off...
Vaccinated Kenyans will no longer need to quarantine upon arrival in the UK as from October 11th
The UK High Commission has announced that vaccinated Kenyans traveling to the UK will no longer have to...
Flying Doctors Society partners with M-PESA Foundation, UNFPA & Amref for a Fistula Program
The Flying Doctors Society of Africa (FDSA) has partnered with the M-PESA Foundation, the United Nations Population Fund...
AstraZeneca partners with the Royal Academy of Engineering to support African health entrepreneurs
AstraZeneca and the Royal Academy of Engineering have announced a new partnership to establish connections between African healthcare...
WHO has approved the Mosquirix Malaria vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the greenlight for the use of Mosquirix, the world’s first malaria...
Nationwide curfew extended by 30 days, political gatherings banned
The government has extended the dawn to dusk curfew by a further 30 days. Speaking while making the...
KEMSA dispatches Ksh. 64 million worth of medical supplies to Kitui County
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has a dispatched a Ksh. 64 million Kitui County Government medical supplies...