Nairobi, KENYA May 29, 2019 – Health Principal Secretary (PS) Susan Mochache today met representatives from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Africa Academy of Sciences to discuss establishment of Grand Challenge Kenya, a mechanism that will foster
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Nairobi KENYA May 16, 2019 – Cancer is ranked the 3rd cause of deaths in Kenya with an estimated 37,000 new cases and 28,000 deaths annually. There have been concerted efforts by the Government, partners and the private sector to
Read more →Nairobi, KENYA May 14, 2019 – Her Excellency the First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, today opened the 5th International Conference of the Global Network of Public Health Nursing in Nairobi County. The conference whose theme is “The Contribution of Public Health
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Nyandarua, KENYA May 10, 2019 – Today the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Health, Sicily Kariuki visited health facilities in the counties of Nakuru and Nyandarua to assess key services related to mental health, immunization, diagnostic and primary health care interventions
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Nairobi, KENYA May 9, 2019 – Cancer combined with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease is causing over 30 percent of all deaths and 50 percent bed occupancy in all hospitals in the country. Every year, we have
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Nairobi, KENYA May 9, 2019 – The Principal Secretary (PS) for Health Susan Mochache, today met with Belgium Ambassador to Kenya Mr. Nicolas Yahon to discuss the Belgium supported Clinical Laboratory and Radiology Services Improvement project (CLRSIP). The PS emphasized
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Nairobi (KENYA) May 7, 2019 – Concerted efforts by the Ministry of Health, counties and development partners led to an increase in immunization coverage in the country from 70% in 2017 to 82% in 2018. During a meeting with UNICEF
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Nairobi (Kenya) May 6, 2019 – Today the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Sicily Kariuki visited two pharmaceutical companies to ensure Kenyans have access to quality medical products locally. The CS visited Cosmos Ltd and Skylight Chemicals Ltd and reaffirmed the Government commitment
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Nairobi, KENYA Thursday May 2, 2019 – The Principal Secretary for Health Susan Mochache met officals of the Amref Health Africa Kenya to explore ways through which the Ministry of Health and AMREF can leverage on partnership to improve health
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The Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital (KUTTRH) board led by Prof. Olive Mugenda has been urged to accelerate the operationalization of the hospital for service delivery to all Kenyans. Speaking during a finalization tour of the state of
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