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In Kenya, UNFPA supports programmes that include contraceptive distribution, antenatal care, prevention of HIV among adolescents, initiatives to reduce unsafe abortions, and campaigns to lower teenage pregnanci...
Insurers are expected to list at least five major clients, each with annual premiums of Sh100 million in the last financial year. The framework applies to visitors staying in Kenya for less than a year, who mus...
Murang’a County had been pursuing Sh327 million in outstanding reimbursements, with SHA acknowledging Sh207 million as owed. From the meeting, it emerged that SHA will immediately release Sh47 million by Januar...
Duale announced on Wednesday, January 8, 2026, a sweeping policy shift that will see Kenya stop renewing licences for most foreign doctors, saying the move is necessary to protect jobs for thousands of unemploy...
Cervical cancer is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), particularly high-risk strains 16 and 18. Dr. Mohammed said these strains account for “about 99% of the most common cervical cancers and around 70% o...
WHO has updated its HIV guidelines, reaffirming dolutegravir, backing long-acting injectables, revising protease inhibitor choices and TB prevention, aiming to improve outcomes and advance efforts to end AIDS.
Duale said the measure aims to ensure that public funds spent on training Kenyan doctors, from university education to specialist programmes, yield benefits for local practitioners first.
In a detailed statement on Wednesday, Duale said the CBA currently ready for signing applies only to about 150 clinical officers employed directly by the Ministry of Health, a small fraction of the country’s cl...
The agency warned that misleading claims about cures pose a real risk to people living with HIV, particularly if they lead patients to abandon or delay proven treatment.
.Duale said while the Ministry of Health respects faith and spiritual practices, matters concerning health and life must be guided by science, ethics, and evidence-based medicine.
Kenya’s medical regulator has condemned unverified faith healing claims for HIV, cancer and other serious illnesses in Nakuru, warning patients not to abandon treatment as investigations and possible sanctions...
The contracting, anchored in the Social Health Insurance (SHI) Act of 2023, targets highly specialized interventions for beneficiaries of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) and the Public Officers Medical...