Ruto vows to cut maternal, newborn deaths as Kenya gets Sh299m WHO health boost
The President said the country must urgently reverse rising maternal and newborn deaths through better data, faster emergency response, and improved frontline care.
The President said the country must urgently reverse rising maternal and newborn deaths through better data, faster emergency response, and improved frontline care.
Legislators said the shift from the previous Linda Mama Programme has left many women without support, exposing them to unnecessary confinement after delivery.
In an advisory issued on Tuesday, the Council said families have a constitutional right to dignity and a timely burial for their loved ones, a right that does not end at death.
The Federal Ministry of Health and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) announced the detection of the virus, following laboratory confirmation by the National Reference Laboratory on November 14, 2025.
While strides have been made in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, persistent funding gaps, uneven social protection coverage, and the concentration of TB cases in a few high-burden countries threaten to rev...
The bill sets out strict rules prohibiting activities such as sex selection, selling embryos or gametes, and human cloning, with violators facing severe penalties. It also aligns with Article 43 (1)(a) of the C...
Speaking during an interview on Radio Generation, Dr. Olweny said the gap in cancer personnel remains vast, and growing demand will not be met simply by training more specialists.
The ministry maintains it has not issued a directive to stop maternity reimbursements at any facility. However, it notes that level two facilities are not licensed for inpatient services under KMPDC rules and m...
In a bid to strengthen the response, WHO released Sh38 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies to assist national authorities in handling the situation immediately.
Speaking during an interview on Radio Generation on Friday, Dr. Olweny said the public often misunderstands the scale and complexity of cancer, despite the fact that medical knowledge is now shared globally fas...
KENCO Executive Director Phoebe Ongadi explained that the transition from the old National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to SHA has created additional barriers for those seeking chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and f...
Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) Chairperson Dr. John Munyu called on nations to leverage regulatory harmonisation to expand health product manufacturing and trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area...