Health and Wellness — Articles, April 2026

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1. 2026-04-30
   Senate report exposes delays shaking clinical officers’ welfare and staffing systemHealth and Wellness
2. 2026-04-30
   New survey shows growing health pressure as child pregnancies and malaria increaseHealth and Wellness
3. 2026-04-29
   Duale unveils plan to solarise 2,000 health facilities nationwideHealth and Wellness
4. 2026-04-29
   Ruto announces Amsons Group partnership to build 10 mother and child hospitalsHealth and Wellness
5. 2026-04-29
   Kenya sets path to formalise traditional medicine in national healthcare systemHealth and Wellness
6. 2026-04-29
   MPs demand higher funding for cancer care amid patient strugglesHealth and Wellness
7. 2026-04-29
   Nairobi Hospital doctors and board dispute expands after State House meetingHealth and Wellness
8. 2026-04-28
   SHA, KNUT reach deal to fix teachers’ medical scheme and avert strikeHealth and Wellness
9. 2026-04-28
   Dr Mercy Korir: Why accurate health reporting is becoming critical in KenyaHealth and Wellness
10. 2026-04-28
    Oncologist Victor Oria urges closer public engagement to improve health awareness in KenyaHealth and Wellness
11. 2026-04-28
    Cancer expert warns Kenya relying on foreign data in treatment decisionsHealth and Wellness
12. 2026-04-28
    Underreporting and low awareness masking true cancer burden, researcher saysHealth and Wellness
13. 2026-04-27
    President Ruto urges African leaders to own health financing and reformsHealth and Wellness
14. 2026-04-27
    Dr. Lukoye Atwoli warns African health systems face funding cutsHealth and Wellness
15. 2026-04-27
    SHA chair Dr Abdi: Provider payouts at about 80% after NHIF shiftHealth and Wellness
16. 2026-04-27
    SHA says teachers’ health cover shift saved billions, expanded accessHealth and Wellness
17. 2026-04-25
    Kenya records 70% drop in malaria prevalence, says PS Mary MuthoniHealth and Wellness
18. 2026-04-25
    Counties strain as hospital debts under SHA cross Sh8 billionHealth and Wellness
19. 2026-04-24
    Duale: Private sector key as Sh137.4 billion boosts health reformsHealth and Wellness
20. 2026-04-24
    Advisor, Global Health Diplomacy, MFA Dr. Nicholas Muraguri: Invest in local vaccine production to strengthen Africa’s health securityHealth and Wellness
21. 2026-04-24
    Counties blamed as malaria fight slows despite national effortsHealth and Wellness
22. 2026-04-24
    State bans hospital fees for civil servants, orders release of detained patientsHealth and Wellness
23. 2026-04-23
    KNH under pressure over staffing, diversity gaps despite reform planHealth and Wellness
24. 2026-04-23
    MoH reports steady gains in Malaria fight as new control tools are launchedHealth and Wellness
25. 2026-04-23
    Duale exposes bizarre SHA fraud cases as man lists 375 childrenHealth and Wellness
26. 2026-04-22
    SHA to stop drug payments where patients are not given medicine, Duale saysHealth and Wellness
27. 2026-04-22
    CS Duale warns National Assembly against changes to Senate tobacco lawHealth and Wellness
28. 2026-04-22
    Duale names five counties leading in SHA fraud, reveals Sh13.2bn lossHealth and Wellness
29. 2026-04-21
    Expert: Ejaculation alone doesn’t confirm male fertilityHealth and Wellness
30. 2026-04-20
    Kenya launches 2026 Africa Mental Health Leadership and Advocacy ProgrammeHealth and Wellness
31. 2026-04-19
    Murang’a fistula camp treats over 400 women, highlights care gapsHealth and Wellness
32. 2026-04-17
    Health Director-General Amoth urges Kenya to close gap in child health targets as mortality rates remain highHealth and Wellness
33. 2026-04-17
    Siaya tightens disease control after anthrax outbreak near Gem borderHealth and Wellness
34. 2026-04-17
    Fee-for-service model boosts healthcare access in counties, says Health CS DualeHealth and Wellness
35. 2026-04-17
    Turn health data into action to improve care delivery, PS Oluga tells countiesHealth and Wellness
36. 2026-04-16
    Expert highlights genetic roots of autism amid calls for better diagnosis and servicesHealth and Wellness
37. 2026-04-16
    Hospitals struggle as insurance payment delays and staffing gaps bite, Senate report saysHealth and Wellness
38. 2026-04-16
    Outcry as civil servants reject SHA medical changes, threaten legal actionHealth and Wellness
39. 2026-04-16
    Relief for Mediheal as MPs ease sanctions but tighten transplant rulesHealth and Wellness
40. 2026-04-15
    KNH says it faces shortage of 400 nurses as staffing gaps strain servicesHealth and Wellness
41. 2026-04-15
    Details of new pay, staffing plan deal that sealed end of KNH nurses’ strikeHealth and Wellness
42. 2026-04-14
    Kenyatta National Hospital nurses’ strike called off after talks, CS Duale confirmsHealth and Wellness
43. 2026-04-14
    MPs fault Nursing Council over audit gaps, missing land title and fund discrepanciesHealth and Wellness
44. 2026-04-14
    Hospitals to adopt new SHA reimbursement system as tariff rollout enters final phaseHealth and Wellness
45. 2026-04-13
    No deal reached as KNH nurses, management remain dividedHealth and Wellness
46. 2026-04-13
    KNH says salary payments up to March 2026 as nurses’ talks continueHealth and Wellness
47. 2026-04-13
    KNH faces shutdown as nurses declare strike over pay and pension crisisHealth and Wellness
48. 2026-04-12
    Kenya Named in US budget cuts targeting HIV prevention fundingHealth and Wellness
49. 2026-04-09
    175 health facilities in Kenya receive critical maternal and newborn care equipmentHealth and Wellness
50. 2026-04-09
    Kenya’s blindness rates fall but access to treatment remains unevenHealth and Wellness
51. 2026-04-08
    Garissa Referral Hospital conducts 35 free fistula surgeriesHealth and Wellness
52. 2026-04-07
    KUCO warns of healthcare collapse in Marsabit amid prolonged strikeHealth and Wellness
53. 2026-04-07
    Kenya review clears malaria vaccine after 1,623 reported adverse eventsHealth and Wellness
54. 2026-04-04
    SHA suspends Bungoma West Hospital for 90 days over alleged fake claimsHealth and Wellness
55. 2026-04-02
    Health CS Duale unveils Usalama Cover for police and prison officers under SHAHealth and Wellness
56. 2026-04-01
    SHA rolls out final POMSF tariffs and rules for all contracted facilitiesHealth and Wellness