Multiple studies confirm that higher taxes often lead to a drop in consumption of tobacco.Revenue from tobacco taxes in Kenya…
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Sumantha Chaudhary, adviser of Mumbai-based Pharmexcil, and director Rollins John during a presentation at the agency’s offices in Mumbai on…
The scientists identified three popular potato varieties grown in Kenya –Shangi, Sherekea, and Wanjiku – which can carry the cholera vaccine.Imagine biting into…
The UNFPA says it is other coercive factors making people reduce family size, not their own freewill.Across Kenya, many young…
ICT and Digital Economy CS Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo/HandoutAn advocacy group for people with disabilities has called on the government…
The children’s cancer ward at the Kenyatta National Hospital.When Kenyan children survive cancer, the fight does not end at remission.…
Plant-based edible vaccines are environmentally sustainable, safe, with high scalability and have the potential for bulk production at reduced costs…
A woman pulling water drums. The scientists found clear, measurable links between extreme weather events and increased levels of depression and…
Deaf Outreach Program Director Gloria Njoki during the handing over of uniforms and other volleyball equippments at St Luke’s school…
Kenya faces serious blood shortage. The National Tissue And Organ Transplant Authority says Kenya needs about 510,000 units of blood each year but…
Tobacco use kills 6,000 Kenyans every year. The Ministry of Health and the board are tasked with preventing these deaths.As…
Mark Pfister, Haleon General Manager for sub-Saharan Africa, at the launch in Nairobi.Global health company Haleon has launched its Haleon…
David Gikungu said the month of June will be mostly dry, but will also feature occasional cool and cloudy conditions.The long…
Dr Pranav Pancholi is a cosmetic dermatologist in Nairobi. Since his childhood, Pranav Pancholi knew that he wanted to be a medical…
A women fills her daughter’s dish with water during a dry season in Kenya. The next drought will inevitably come, which…
A researcher in a laboratory. Most people said they want scientists to play a more active role in public life and to work…
Major health issues resulting from pesticide use include acute and sub-acute poisoning.Pesticide use in Kenya commenced during the advent of…
Bill Gates giving his address on Monday in Nelson Mandela Hall at the African Union in Addis Ababa.Bill Gates has announced…
A mosquito that transmits malaria causing parasite. Scientists say malaria doesn’t just attack, it conditions you to lose.Children exposed to…
At the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi and Medical College, East Africa, we have demonstrated that it is possible…
Prof Fredrick Manthi in his field research at a site called Kanapoi 3 in Turkana County. Photo/Leakey Foundation.By examining fossils,…
Prof Violet Naanyu is a social scientist and global bioethicist. Photo/AmpathLeading Kenyan bioethicist Prof Violet Naanyu is one of the 16…
The girl was quiet, withdrawn, and showed little emotion during hospital visits. Photo/ Freepik.For 11 long months, the wounds on…
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale at the World Health Assembly in Geneva last week.Access to quality healthcare remains a major…
The WHO aims to protect babies, parents and caregivers from aggressive marketing practices by the baby food industry.Benefits outlined in the…
The researchers strongly recommended continuation of male circumcision as a tool in HIV prevention.Between 2008 and 2019, nearly two million…
Dr Joan Okemo, consultant obstetrician gynaecologist Aga Khan University’s Medical College.If you are a woman in your reproductive years or…
KEBS MD Esther Ngari (centre) speaks to journalists on the sidelines of the workshop, flanked by Director for Standards Development…
The WHO says the dangerous, industrially produced trans fats are present in many formulations of margarine used as spread on…
The agreement follows years of negotiations sparked by the devastating impact of Covid-19, where rich nations bought and hoarded nearly…
Lupus, also known as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks…
The prevalence of type 1 diabetes among children and young people under the age of 20 in Kenya is 23…
Dr Evelyn Muthoka, a consultant obstetrician gynaecologist and high intensity focused ultrasound (Hifu) specialist, explains how she treats patients at…
Health CS Aden Duale is representing Kenya at the meeting in Geneva.Members of of the World Health Organization (WHO), including…
Menstrual products champions at an event in Nairobi.Experts have intensified calls for girls and women to have access to quality…
Dr Osman Miyanji, a paediatric neurologist, at a past Epilepsy awareness event in Nairobi.“How I wish people understood epilepsy is…
A section of Garissa County PHOs joined by their national KEHPHPU leaders led by SG Brown Ashira, after a meeting…
Results of the study, which involved Kenyan researchers, were published in Science on May 15, 2025.One of the key challenges…
Leaders at the high-level consultative meeting held Tuesday in Nairobi, organised by the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem), the National Syndemic…
Nurses protesting their remuneration levels in Kenya in the past.The world’s nursing workforce is growing but deep and persistent inequities…
Dr Irene Mageto, an assistant professor and lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the Aga Khan University…
Potato farmers in Nyahururu sell their crop after a bumper harvest.You may be getting more than you bargained for with…
CEO of the Gates Foundation Mark Suzman during the interview with journalists on May 8, 2025.Philanthropist Bill Gates last week…
Participants at the Rotary’s Sunshine rally at the ASK Jamuhuri showground. For children living with disabilities in many parts of the…
Caregiver Lucy Muchina, cancer survivor and patient advocate Lilian Obetto, Aga Khan University Hospital clinical psychologist Zahra Haji and founding…
Dr Kaveri performing a dental procedure on a patient.Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you fear opening your…
A vaccine could offer a cost-effective path to a post-HIV pandemic future. It could markedly reduce the number of new…
Nurses light candles during the ceremony to mark the end of International Nurses Week at the Nairobi Hospital on May…
Doctors Performing Transhumeral Surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital. [PHOTO: HANDOUT]Transhumeral surgery is a life-changing medical procedure that offers hope to…
Women who are afraid of their intimate partners are significantly more likely to engage in regular exercise, the study suggested.If…
Although more boys than girls are born every year in Kenya, men die sooner and are buried in larger numbers…
Medical Services PS Dr Ouma Oluga speaks during the Kenya Diabetes Study Group’s Annual Conference 2025 in Naivasha/HandoutHealth experts have raised…
Medical Services PS Dr Ouma Oluga speaking during the official opening of the 10th Annual Scientific Conference of the Kenya…
RFH Healthcare flagship hospital in Ruai. Ruai-based RFH Healthcare has become the first hospital in the region to offer a…
Expectant women at a clinic. One should seek a doctor’s intervention in case there is no foetal movement . It is the…
Facilities where most women go for post abortion care.Health facilities in Kenya have no capacity to provide basic and comprehensive…
Bill Gates at the University of Nairobi when he visited Kenya in November, 2022. He is determined he will not…
The transport sector is by no means the sole perpetrator. More emitters are equally fully armed unloading an array of…
A panel on African economists and policy drivers during the Evidence for Development Conference in Nairobi on May 7, 2025.A section…
The fund will make targeted investments in the products, people, and systems required to improve and scale maternal and newborn health.Kenya…
A panel discussion at the Evidence for Development Conference on Optimising Domestic Financing for Development in Africa. [PHOTO: HANDOUT]Experts at…
Image of a mosquito. The stakes are particularly high in Kenya, where nearly 70 per cent of the population lives in malaria-prone areas.About…
A section of participants at the opening ceremony of the Evidence for Development Conference held on May 6, 2025 in…
Students in class in one of the campuses. At certificate level, the course with the highest enrolment is Orthopaedic Plaster…
The KNBS data shows a persistent trend of slightly more male than female births.Kenya witnessed a notable decline in registered…
Afidep Executive Director Eliya Zulu speaking at the Evidence for Development Conference in Nairobi on May 6, 2025.In a time of economic…
The Ministry of Health said hospitals need to be held accountable for how they treat patients.Did you ever go to a…
Respiratory conditions include asthma, chronic bronchitis, and other pulmonary infections, with health officials citing air pollution and seasonal weather changes as…
Facilities where most women go for Post Abortion CareClinical officers are the primary providers of post-abortion care (PAC) in Kenya.They…
Medical Services Principal Secretary Dr Ouma Oluga and Health Director General Dr Patrick Amoth during the meeting/HandoutCommodity security remains central…
The report suggests the low abortion rate in uneducated women may be due to disparities in access to information, contraceptive…
Kenya Diabetes Study Group (KDSG) President and Consultant Physician, Endocrinologist, Dr Rosslyn Ngugi/HandoutThe Kenya Diabetes Study Group (KDSG) will mark…
Architect Mumo Musuva, the vice-chairperson of the Nairobi Rivers Commission, on April 17, 2025. Photo/ Leah Mukangai.The Nairobi River once…
Medical Services PS Dr Ouma Oluga speaks when he closed the Kenya Nephrology Association’s 11th Annual Scientific Conference in Kisumu/HandoutMedical…
Even if there is no patent on a medicine, generic versions still cannot be approved by the Pharmacy and Poisons…
The main focus will the areas where women don’t have access to necessary capital to sustain themselves. An international initiative supporting women…
No amount of cash for cleaning will guarantee the future of the Nairobi River unless it’s legally enabled to protect…
Rotary International Trustee Dr. Greeta Manek: “We are committed to global advocacy because a single case of polio anywhere in the…
Medical Services Principal Secretary Dr Ouma Oluga at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu on April…
A radiographer looks at an image of a patient with suspected oesophageal cancer. Researchers and clinicians are racing to explain…
Kenya previously used to control rabies simply by poisoning stray dogs using strychnine, a highly toxic chemical.Kenya’s plan to eliminate…
Prof Elizabeth Bukusi, CS Aden Duale and Public Health PS Mary Muthoni at the inauguration of the commitee at Afya…
Activists in Nairobi during one of the demos against period poverty.Accessing sanitary pads became a desperate survival game for Jemimah*.…
The government has ordered the immediate re-inspection of all licensed health facilities under the supervision of the Clinical Officers Council…
Psychosis is growing in Kenya, due to drugs and substance use and delayed mental health treatment. Had it not been…
Dr Peter Kitunguu during the interview at the Department of Surgery in the University of Nairobi. He is one of…
About 1.4 million Kenyans are living with HIV, according to Nascop.Kenyans seeking HIV treatment are no longer ushered to separate…
Dr Caroline Tonio is one of the youngest oncologists in Kenya.The median age of oncologists (doctors who specialise in cancer) in…
HIV infections in babies can be eliminated if pregnant women are tested for HIV and those living with the virus receive…
Members of the Kenya Haemophilia Association (KHA) during their press conference in Nairobi on April 17, 2025. Photo/ Elisha Singira.The Kenya…
Although selling body organs is illegal in Kenya, this law is poorly implemented. In Kenya, selling your kidney or any…
Prep comes as a pill taken daily. It reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99 per cent when…
Medical Services Principal Secretary Dr Ouma Oluga when he met heads of directorates at the Ministry of Health on April…
Health Cabinet Secretary Hon. Aden Duale has issued a strong warning to the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC)…
Proven tips to master sleep hygiene and rest better (Photo: iStock) Poor sleep quality can negatively impact your overall health,…
Every year on April 17th, World Hemophilia Day is celebrated to raise awareness about hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. This…
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced that there are sufficient grounds to urgently initiate a thorough investigation into organ…
CGIAR has launched its inaugural flagship report, Insight to Impact: A Decision-Maker’s Guide to Navigating Food System Science, at its…
The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday published its first-ever global guidelines for meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care, aiming to speed…
Government has announced the appointment of Dr. Mercy Mwangangi as the Chief Executive Officer of the of the newly established…