The Kenya Red Cross Society and county government of Busia have signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see the two entities formalise cooperation and interaction in areas of health, disasters, risk management, mitigation and prep…
MEDICAL
Embu County and Beyond Zero Foundation partners to fight cervical and breast cancer
Embu County Government has entered into a three-year partnership programme with Beyond Zero Foundation in the fight against cervical and breast cancer.
Through the programme dubbed ‘Beyond Zero Cervical Cancer Management Project,’the county plans to…
New dispensary offers relief to Kigumo residents
Murang’a County has established a new dispensary in the Boro area of Kigumo Sub County to relieve locals from travelling long distances to access medical care.
The dispensary that was launched by Governor Irungu Kang’ata will serve people of Kinyona…
Public Health Practitioners commit to up their role in a bid to decongest hospitals
The Kenya Environmental Health and Public Health Practitioners Union has reiterated its commitment of working with the county governments to up their role of promoting preventive measures so as to decongest hospitals.
Speaking during a familiarizati…
WHO needs USD 87.4 million to contain Mpox outbreak
The World Health Organisation needs USD 87.4 million over the next 6 months from September 2024 to February 2025 to contain the current outbreak of M-pox following the declaration of a global emergency on 14th August.
Mpox, formerly known as monkeyp…
PS Muriuki flags off treated mosquito nets for Narok residents
The State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muriuki on Wednesday flagged off the distribution of 759, 105 long lasting treated mosquito nets to benefit Narok people.
The PS said the initiative aimed at …