Hard truths.
The campaign as announced by Health CS Aden Duale will run from July 5 to 14, 2025, targeting children aged 9 months to 14 years for typhoid vaccination and those aged 9 to 59 months for measles-rubella.
The downgrading has raised alarm because it directly affects the services the hospitals are allowed to offer and the financial support they are eligible to receive.
Dr Barcley Onyambu, Chairman of the Kenya Hospital Association, which manages the hospital, clarified that no board meeting was held on the date mentioned in the letter.
KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah assured the interns comprising medical officers, pharmacists, and dentists that they will receive their full dues as stipulated in the binding agreement.
According to the 2024 County HIV Report, the overall prevalence rate stands at 1.78 percent, but women are disproportionately affected, registering a rate of 2.53 percent compared to 1.01 percent among men.
The investigation found that nearly one in five cancer medicines sampled from hospitals and private pharmacies in four countries did not meet quality standards.
A total of 6,484 interns have been assigned to accredited health facilities across the country for one year of supervised clinical training.
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale says all medical bills for those injured during the June 17 and 25 demonstrations will be fully waived.
The report, titled Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025, applauds global progress in reducing tobacco use but cautions that uneven enforcement especially in countries like Kenya threatens to undo years of hard-won prog...
In some instances, hospitals admitted patients unnecessarily, while others submitted claims for non-existent patients despite already operating at full capacity.
The interns will undergo a 12-month structured programme at accredited centres, aimed at providing essential clinical training in real healthcare settings.
Under the new plan, dubbed Gavi 6.0, the alliance seeks to prevent between eight and nine million deaths through routine immunisation, increase vaccine access in the poorest and most remote areas, and strengthe...