Category: Health
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Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret has warned that it is struggling to meet its financial obligations, with unpaid staff salaries and allowances now standing at Sh1.8 billion as of June 30, 2025. The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Phillip Kirwa, told MPs on the National Assembly’s Committee on Implementation that the financial…
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Germany Doctors, Isaac Wanjekeche and the beneficiary Joseph Lokwake in Webuye. Webuye, Kenya – A historic step in disability care was marked in Webuye after the Joseph Waswa Foundation (JWF) successfully fitted the first patient with a state-of-the-art 3D-printed prosthetic forearm. The recipient, Mr. Joseph Lokwale, a hawker and resident of Webuye, became the first…
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MonkeyPox (Mpox) vaccines have run out in Teso North Sub County, with the exercise halted six days since the exercise started on September 3. Addressing a public baraza convened by Amagoro Chief Joel Omachar at Kidek Village on Tuesday, Senior Community Health Officer at Teso North Sub County Referral hospital, Kocholya Mr Vincent Omukaga said…
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In a jaw-dropping moment that’s got everyone talking, a woman who battled diabetes for years was reportedly healed through a powerful ritual led by famed spiritual healer Dr Bokko. The story, buzzing across Embu and far beyond, shines a light on the deep-rooted role of traditional healing in tackling life’s toughest challenges. Her family shared…
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Authorities in Assam, India, have launched an investigation into a senior gynaecologist who performed 21 caesarean sections within a span of just 10 hours, raising questions about patient safety and medical oversight in the state’s public hospitals. Dr. Kantheswar Bordoloi, senior medical officer at Morigaon Civil Hospital, carried out the procedures between 3:40 p.m. on…
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PHOTO/COURTESY MINISTRY OF HEALTH (X) Kenya has taken a major step in strengthening its healthcare system with the rollout of expanded digital health solutions and community health initiatives in Uasin Gishu County. Health Cabinet Secretary Hon. Aden Duale on Wednesday handed over 548 digital devices to 131 public health facilities across the county, marking a…
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A Kenyan national has died of coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to reports. This was announced by Mohamed Wehliye, a Kenyan who works as an advisor to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA). Wehliye, through Twitter on Saturday, April 25th, said Kenyan ambassador to Saudi Arabia Peter Ogego informed him that the…
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Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Health, registered under Legal Notice Number 4 of the State Corporations Act Cap 446. The hospital has positioned itself as one of the country’s premier teaching, referral, and research facilities, offering specialized healthcare services and contributing to training and…
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Dr Mary Wanjiku Njoroge- Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Silver Cradle Gynecology and Family Clinic. Menopause is often spoken about in hushed tones, as though it were a shadow descending on a woman’s life. But in truth, it is a natural biological process that marks the end of menstrual cycles, diagnosed after 12 consecutive months without…
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Artistic designs for the construction for the expansion of the Siaya County Referral Hospital Complex. The County Government broke ground for a new inpatient block of the referral hospital valued at KSh500 million. The referral hospital expansion, Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya said, will anchor Siaya as a regional hub for specialized healthcare, easing pressure…