Health and Wellness — Articles, September 2026

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1. 2026-09-30
   Atellah accuses SRC of discriminating against county workers over salary reviewHealth and Wellness
2. 2026-09-29
   Duale orders SHA facilities to complete digital switch by September 30Health and Wellness
3. 2026-09-28
   Pharmacy and Poisons Board raises alarm over falsified Lucentis injectionHealth and Wellness
4. 2026-09-28
   Kenya targets 50% local production of essential health productsHealth and Wellness
5. 2026-09-28
   Health Ministry warns of food-borne illness risks as Kenya braces for El NiñoHealth and Wellness
6. 2026-09-27
   Clinical trials drive search for Alzheimer’s cureHealth and Wellness
7. 2026-09-25
   Governors call for technology investment to transform healthcareHealth and Wellness
8. 2026-09-25
   World Contraception Day: MSI Kenya calls for increased investmentHealth and Wellness
9. 2026-09-25
   Gertrude’s, M-PESA Foundation expand telemedicine programme to five more countiesHealth and Wellness
10. 2026-09-25
    Duale: Kenya targets 10m children as school feeding programme expandsHealth and Wellness
11. 2026-09-24
    Senate raises cholera alarm over Malindi’s missing sewer systemHealth and Wellness
12. 2026-09-24
    KNH lines up 11 patients for beating-heart bypass surgeryHealth and Wellness
13. 2026-09-24
    WHO clears path for new male birth control methodsHealth and Wellness
14. 2026-09-23
    Shrinking donor funds force Kenya to change HIV care modelHealth and Wellness
15. 2026-09-22
    Cancer Institute seeks tougher rules on e-cigarettes, nicotine pouchesHealth and Wellness
16. 2026-09-19
    Snakebites claim more than 1,000 lives in Kenya every year, PS Muthoni saysHealth and Wellness
17. 2026-09-19
    Eight counties keep clinical officers’ strike alive as CBA dispute persistsHealth and Wellness
18. 2026-09-18
    Ruto opens expanded GSU hospital as police welfare drive gains paceHealth and Wellness
19. 2026-09-18
    SHA moves to clear Sh10m-plus NHIF claims from September 21Health and Wellness
20. 2026-09-17
    Senate questions Sh1 billion medicine loss after KEMSA expiry reportHealth and Wellness
21. 2026-09-17
    US, Kenya launch new tools to strengthen zoonotic disease surveillanceHealth and Wellness
22. 2026-09-17
    SHA launches E-Contracting Portal for new healthcare provider contracting cycleHealth and Wellness
23. 2026-09-16
    KNH confirms death of five quintuplets referred from Thika hospitalHealth and Wellness
24. 2026-09-16
    SHA seeks public feedback on access to healthcare under new coverHealth and Wellness
25. 2026-09-16
    SHA offers more than 10,000 healthcare providers under expanded coverHealth and Wellness
26. 2026-09-15
    Health Ministry sounds alarm over disease risk as El Niño rains nearHealth and Wellness
27. 2026-09-14
    Poor penile hygiene may raise penile cancer risk, urologist warnsHealth and Wellness
28. 2026-09-14
    Urologist: Rezūm may help men with enlarged prostate avoid conventional surgeryHealth and Wellness
29. 2026-09-14
    Kenya Medical Association mourns Moi's longtime physician SilversteinHealth and Wellness
30. 2026-09-14
    Kenya strengthens Ebola surveillance amid Mpox, dengue and measles casesHealth and Wellness
31. 2026-09-12
    Ruto says health reforms are transforming how Kenya tracks maternal deathsHealth and Wellness
32. 2026-09-12
    CS Duale details 10-hospital plan to cut maternal, newborn deathsHealth and Wellness
33. 2026-09-10
    Herbal medicines face tougher safety checks in KenyaHealth and Wellness
34. 2026-09-09
    Clinical officers’ global body demands justice over Makueni protest violenceHealth and Wellness
35. 2026-09-09
    Rachel Ruto pushes coordinated response to HIV, teen pregnancies, SGBVHealth and Wellness
36. 2026-09-09
    PS Muthoni: Over 236,000 girls face pregnancy as HIV threat hits youthHealth and Wellness
37. 2026-09-09
    Panyako blames CoG ‘lack of goodwill’ for 43-day nurses’ strikeHealth and Wellness
38. 2026-09-09
    SHA invites public comments on new healthcare contractsHealth and Wellness
39. 2026-09-09
    Why clinical officers are still striking months after CBA deal - KUCOHealth and Wellness
40. 2026-09-09
    KUCO demands probe after clinical officers attacked during Makueni protestsHealth and Wellness
41. 2026-09-07
    KMPDU gives gov't seven days to resolve nurses’ strikeHealth and Wellness
42. 2026-09-06
    Doctors warn of rising undiagnosed diabetesHealth and Wellness
43. 2026-09-05
    Government races to enrol all inmates in SHA as coverage passes 60%Health and Wellness
44. 2026-09-05
    Human Rights Commission calls for urgent action to end nurses’ strikeHealth and Wellness
45. 2026-09-04
    Your headphones aren’t the problem, volume is, warns medical doctorHealth and Wellness
46. 2026-09-04
    New pharmacy rules won't shut out diploma professionals, Duale saysHealth and Wellness
47. 2026-09-03
    Medical association calls for works councils to end health workers’ strikeHealth and Wellness
48. 2026-09-02
    Kenya can no longer rely on donors to fund healthcare, says PS OlugaHealth and Wellness
49. 2026-09-02
    Sh19bn allocated to shift Kenya from treatment to prevention, says PS OlugaHealth and Wellness
50. 2026-09-02
    566 mothers, 868 newborns die in Kenya in eight monthsHealth and Wellness
51. 2026-09-02
    PS Oluga: Donor exit leaves Kenya with Sh72bn health funding holeHealth and Wellness
52. 2026-09-02
    Duale backs Sh129m project to improve sickle cell care in three countiesHealth and Wellness
53. 2026-09-01
    Nurses, midwives announce mega demonstrations on Thursday as nationwide strike continuesHealth and Wellness
54. 2026-09-01
    More teens struggling to control social media use, WHO warnsHealth and Wellness
55. 2026-09-01
    SHA gives health facilities one more month to complete digital complianceHealth and Wellness
56. 2026-09-01
    Cancer patients to pay less as Ruto announces up to 95% drug price cutHealth and Wellness