Category: Health
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The Ministry of Health (MoH) has released a new report on the St Mary’s mission hospital Mumias, SHA disbursements that now stand at Ksh 92,992,340.00 M following the update for the August payments of Ksh 4,888,370. The report also tabulates the payments made under the Primary Healthcare Fund of Ksh 5,791,500. A further Kshs. 201,593.85…
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Excess weight in your midsection can be annoying—not only because it’s so darn tough to ditch, but because it also has an impact on your overall health. Extra belly fat ups your risk of issues such as heart disease and diabetes, and, according to certified strength and condition specialist Michele Olson, PhD, life is filled with sneaky little…
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Photo/ Business trumpet Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya has officially eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), commonly known as sleeping sickness, as a public health problem. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Kenya has become the tenth country in the world to achieve this milestone. The announcement, made on 8 August 2025, marks a major victory in…
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Tokyo/Nairobi – The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has been awarded the fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in the Medical Services category. The global non-profit medical research organization was honoured today in a ceremony in Tokyo presided over by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan and hosted by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The…
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Nairobi,Kenya: Rex Eringo’s mission began with a chance encounter on the road to his Meru County rural home. Driving home one Wednesday morning, he noticed a young girl walking awkwardly, her dress stained with menstrual blood. “She would turn around whenever someone moved close to her,” he recalls. After confirming her plight—she had no access to…
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Talk Africa found out that there are several countries in the world that offer free health services to their citizens and foreign nationals. An X (formerly Twitter) post claiming that no country in the entire world offers free healthcare to foreigners is FALSE. On 19 July 2025, Action South Africa Party Leader Herman Mashaba wrote…
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Nairobi, Kenya: Every year, thousands of Kenyan families lose loved ones to tobacco related illnesses and the inability to afford medication. For many, smoking begins during their childhood years, causing devastating health consequences, and enduring repeated failures before finally breaking free. According to Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) 2022, 46% of Kenyan patients undergoing treatment…
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For more than ten years, life was nothing but a struggle for me. My name is Patrick, a man from Masaka, Uganda. I grew up strong and healthy, but everything changed suddenly when I was in my late twenties. I started experiencing strange and sharp pains in my body that could not be explained by…
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The Rural Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) has issued a 14-day strike notice to the Social Health Authority (SHA), citing continued failure to settle outstanding claims. Speaking in Nairobi on Friday, RUPHA Chairperson Brian Lishega said hospitals across the country are in a crisis, with the government owing them Ksh.76 billion. He warned that the…
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CHECK OUT: How to Start Earning with Copywriting in Just 7 Days – Even if You’re a Complete Beginner The government’s ambitious goal is universal health coverage (UHC), which would guarantee that all Kenyans, regardless of income, have access to reasonably priced, high-quality healthcare. But there are visible cracks. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale addressing…