Misinformation and a lack of public trust have emerged as a second major crisis hampering efforts to control the outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus (Bundibugyo) in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The proliferation of rumors online and on the streets is causing individuals to reject medical…
A report by the Auditor General has revealed that medicines and medical supplies worth more than KSh376 million expired while in storage at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). According to the report for the financial year ending June 30, 2025, the expired stock included cancer drugs valued at more than KSh9 million. The revelations…
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir is facing growing pressure to fulfill his campaign promises on education and healthcare as the 2027 General Election draws closer. Nassir, who was elected in 2022 after serving for ten years as the Member of Parliament for Mvita Constituency, had pledged to provide free healthcare services for Mombasa residents and reduce…
Patients across Kenya continue to face difficulties accessing healthcare services following a system failure at the Social Health Authority, SHA. The disruption, which has lasted for several days, has affected patient registration, treatment approvals and billing processes in public hospitals. At Kenyatta National Hospital, some patients who were due for discharge have remained admitted because…
Police on Tuesday fired tear gas and arrested several protesters opposing the construction of an Ebola quarantine facility at the Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki. The demonstrators accused both the Kenyan and United States governments of ignoring court directives and public concerns by continuing with the controversial project. Witnesses reported that six people were arrested…
Serikali ya Kaunti ya Turkana kwa ushirikiano na shirika la Catholic Relief Services imezindua awamu ya pili ya kampeni ya kuzuia malaria kwa watoto. Kampeni hiyo itatekelezwa katika maeneo ya Kakuma na Kalobeyei kabla ya msimu wa maambukizi ya malaria kati ya mwezi Juni na Oktoba. Meneja wa Shirika la CRS nchini, Margaret Kahiga, amesema…
Mahakama Kuu imeagiza Wizara ya Afya kufichua ndani ya siku saba maelezo yote yanayohusiana na mpango wa kuanzisha kituo cha karantini na matibabu ya Ebola kwa raia wa Marekani nchini Kenya. Mahakama imemtaka Waziri wa Afya, Aden Duale, kuwasilisha stakabadhi zote za makubaliano kati ya Kenya na Marekani kuhusu mpango huo, ikiwemo mikataba, mazungumzo na…
Kiongozi wa taifa ametetea mpango wa serikali wa kujenga kituo cha kuwatenga watu walioathiriwa na virusi vya Ebola katika Kaunti ya Laikipia, akisema hatua hiyo inalenga kuimarisha afya ya umma na uwezo wa Kenya kukabiliana na magonjwa ya mlipuko. Akizungumza na wanahabari katika Ikulu Ndogo ya Wajir, Rais Ruto alisema ujenzi wa kituo hicho ni…
Zaidi ya Wakenya milioni 31.5 wamejisajili chini ya Mamlaka ya Afya ya Jamii (SHA), huku serikali ikisisitiza kuwa mpango huo unaendelea kupanua upatikanaji wa huduma za afya nchini. Akizungumza wakati wa maadhimisho ya Sikukuu ya Madaraka katika Kaunti ya Wajir, Rais William Ruto alisema kati ya waliojisajili, zaidi ya watu 800,000 wanatoka katika kaunti za…
Mahakama Kuu imeizuia kwa muda serikali kuanzisha au kuendesha vituo vya karantini, kutenga au kutibu wagonjwa wa Ebola nchini chini ya makubaliano yoyote na Marekani au taifa lingine la kigeni. Mahakama pia imepiga marufuku kuingizwa nchini, kuhamishwa au kupokelewa kwa watu walioathiriwa au kuambukizwa Ebola hadi kesi hiyo itakaposikilizwa na kuamuliwa. Hatua hiyo ilichukuliwa baada…
