Health and Wellness — Articles, October 2026

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1. 2026-10-28
   Why African women’s health innovations are struggling to reach clinicsHealth and Wellness
2. 2026-10-28
   Africa CDC pledges Sh193.5 million to support Kenya's Ebola responseHealth and Wellness
3. 2026-10-27
   Kenya targets year-end launch of locally developed snake antivenomHealth and Wellness
4. 2026-10-27
   KMTC urged to align courses with job market demandsHealth and Wellness
5. 2026-10-26
   Ebola patient flown out of Nigeria amid fears of cross-border spreadHealth and Wellness
6. 2026-10-26
   KMPDU begins CBA talks with Gov't as doctors push for better pay and working conditionsHealth and Wellness
7. 2026-10-26
   CS Duale: Kenya hits 100% Ebola contact tracing targetHealth and Wellness
8. 2026-10-26
   Kenya awaits 42-day WHO clearance after Ebola threat contained, Duale saysHealth and Wellness
9. 2026-10-25
   SHA resumes verification of pending NHIF claims worth Sh10 millionHealth and Wellness
10. 2026-10-24
    Health Ministry sets up 24-hour desk at Eastleigh collapse sceneHealth and Wellness
11. 2026-10-24
    Duale warns cartels against cashing in on Ebola outbreakHealth and Wellness
12. 2026-10-23
    Kenya’s Ebola death toll rises to two after 65-year-old woman diesHealth and Wellness
13. 2026-10-23
    Kenya seeks 10,000 Ebola vaccine doses as health workers get priorityHealth and Wellness
14. 2026-10-22
    Kenya records no new Ebola cases as first contacts prepare to leave quarantineHealth and Wellness
15. 2026-10-22
    Diabetes can damage eye blood vessels silently, eye specialist warnsHealth and Wellness
16. 2026-10-22
    WHO warns of rising heat risks as 1.5 billion children face growing exposureHealth and Wellness
17. 2026-10-21
    Ebola update: Duale says eight patients stable as Kenya tracks 134 contactsHealth and Wellness
18. 2026-10-20
    Duale picks KMPDU Deputy SG for National Ebola response teamHealth and Wellness
19. 2026-10-20
    KMA raises alarm over safety of healthcare workers after Ebola infectionsHealth and Wellness
20. 2026-10-20
    KNH emergency unit runs short of life-saving equipment, audit revealsHealth and Wellness
21. 2026-10-19
    Kenya receives Ebola response supplies worth Sh83.39 million from IndiaHealth and Wellness
22. 2026-10-18
    Ebola: Tanzania tightens entry checks following Kenya’s first deathHealth and Wellness
23. 2026-10-18
    Ebola: PS Muthoni issues stern warning to Kenyans travelling to affected areasHealth and Wellness
24. 2026-10-18
    Ruto to hospitals: Spend SHA funds on medicine, not gatesHealth and Wellness
25. 2026-10-18
    Shame! Murkomen tears into Natembeya over Sh1bn hospital rowHealth and Wellness
26. 2026-10-18
    Kenyatta National Hospital launches probe after patient alleges missing test results, inadequate treatmentHealth and Wellness
27. 2026-10-18
    Africa CDC steps up support as Kenya records four more Ebola casesHealth and Wellness
28. 2026-10-17
    WHO raises alarm over patients held in psychiatric hospitals for decadesHealth and Wellness
29. 2026-10-17
    Former Nairobi hospital chairman Chris Obura dies after long medical careerHealth and Wellness
30. 2026-10-16
    Cancer, stroke bills threaten to devour Kenyans’ retirement savingsHealth and Wellness
31. 2026-10-15
    JKIA on high alert as Government strengthens Ebola screeningHealth and Wellness
32. 2026-10-15
    SHA extends hospital contracts deadline to December 31 in fresh U-turnHealth and Wellness
33. 2026-10-15
    Health Ministry denies switching off Murang’a County’s AfyaKE systemHealth and Wellness
34. 2026-10-15
    Nurses issue 21-day strike notice over unresolved grievancesHealth and Wellness
35. 2026-10-14
    No evidence of Ebola outbreak in Kenya, WHO saysHealth and Wellness
36. 2026-10-14
    Kemsa shifts to hospital-based drug orders to reduce shortagesHealth and Wellness
37. 2026-10-14
    Kenya bans washing, embalming of Ebola victims in tough new rulesHealth and Wellness
38. 2026-10-13
    Oburu Oginga could leave hospital soon, Omanyo saysHealth and Wellness
39. 2026-10-13
    Kenya Medical Association warns against Ebola stigma, urges Kenyans to avoid spreading rumoursHealth and Wellness
40. 2026-10-13
    Advocate Kinyanjui challenges Ebola research, questions patent and vaccine claimsHealth and Wellness
41. 2026-10-13
    Nurses’ union warns against blaming staff for JOOTRH service challengesHealth and Wellness
42. 2026-10-13
    Duale hits back at Muturi over demands for JKIA Ebola probeHealth and Wellness
43. 2026-10-12
    Duale declares Ebola formidable epidemic disease, gazettes prevention rulesHealth and Wellness
44. 2026-10-12
    How Kenya’s digital health reforms could transform patient careHealth and Wellness
45. 2026-10-11
    Nurses’ union defends Jaramogi Hospital staff amid online criticismHealth and Wellness
46. 2026-10-10
    Health Ministry clarifies scope of hotel meeting suspension after Ebola caseHealth and Wellness
47. 2026-10-10
    UHC workers plan fresh Nairobi protest as six-year gratuity dispute persistsHealth and Wellness
48. 2026-10-10
    Health Ministry seeks church support in Ebola prevention driveHealth and Wellness
49. 2026-10-09
    Government unveils plan to expand hospital capacity across 13 countiesHealth and Wellness
50. 2026-10-08
    Amoth: Coordinated action key to containing Ebola in KenyaHealth and Wellness
51. 2026-10-08
    Duale: Kenya accounts for 57 contacts as surveillance intensifiesHealth and Wellness
52. 2026-10-08
    Ebola leaves more than 1,900 children without parents in Eastern DRCHealth and Wellness
53. 2026-10-08
    Amnesty warns Kenya against rights abuses in Ebola responseHealth and Wellness
54. 2026-10-08
    Duale clears diploma holders to run Level 3B pharmacy servicesHealth and Wellness
55. 2026-10-08
    SHA grants one-month waiver on five documents in provider contractingHealth and Wellness
56. 2026-10-07
    Duale announces 241-bed Ebola capacity across five Kenyan hospitalsHealth and Wellness
57. 2026-10-07
    Public health officers warn of gaps in Kenya’s Ebola preparednessHealth and Wellness
58. 2026-10-07
    Kenya expands Ebola isolation capacity, tightens border screening after first caseHealth and Wellness
59. 2026-10-07
    US Embassy issues Ebola alert to Americans in Kenya after first imported caseHealth and Wellness
60. 2026-10-07
    Ebola alert: 10 in quarantine as Kenya tracks 57 contactsHealth and Wellness
61. 2026-10-07
    WHO warns countries against travel, trade bans over Ebola casesHealth and Wellness
62. 2026-10-07
    Pharmacists put on alert after Kenya confirms first Ebola caseHealth and Wellness
63. 2026-10-07
    Ebola: Kenya widens contact hunt beyond 34 people, uses CCTV to trace moreHealth and Wellness
64. 2026-10-07
    Red Cross warns against Ebola denial as misinformation threatens containment effortsHealth and Wellness
65. 2026-10-07
    WHO details Kenya’s race to contain first imported Bundibugyo virus caseHealth and Wellness
66. 2026-10-07
    Medication may have helped Ebola patient evade JKIA checks, Amoth saysHealth and Wellness
67. 2026-10-06
    Duale clarifies implementation of new Pharmacy Practice StandardsHealth and Wellness
68. 2026-10-06
    PS Sing’Oei assures Kenya can contain Ebola outbreakHealth and Wellness
69. 2026-10-06
    KMPDU demands urgent protection of health workers after Ebola patient diesHealth and Wellness
70. 2026-10-06
    Hospitals risk SHA contracts as digital health deadline loomsHealth and Wellness
71. 2026-10-06
    Kenya ranks 11th in Africa as cholera deaths rise in 2025Health and Wellness
72. 2026-10-06
    First Ebola case confirmed in Kenya after patient dies in NairobiHealth and Wellness
73. 2026-10-06
    KMTC rolls out 678-job recruitment drive across KenyaHealth and Wellness
74. 2026-10-06
    KNH gives families seven days to claim 85 uncollected bodiesHealth and Wellness
75. 2026-10-05
    SHA contracts for county health facilities extended to October 14, 2026Health and Wellness
76. 2026-10-01
    Clinical Officers’ Union raises alarm over Kakamega protest incidentHealth and Wellness
77. 2026-10-01
    DRC Ebola outbreak tops 8,200 cases as 45 health zones remain activeHealth and Wellness
78. 2026-10-01
    Endometriosis: How delayed diagnosis can affect pain, fertility and daily lifeHealth and Wellness
79. 2026-10-01
    Health facilities given until October 30 to complete digital system migrationHealth and Wellness
80. 2026-10-01
    Donor retreat puts Kenya’s HIV, TB and malaria gains under pressureHealth and Wellness
81. 2026-10-01
    From E-pill to coils: Dr Koigi breaks down contraception options for womenHealth and Wellness
82. 2026-10-01
    Women over 35 urged to seek fertility help after six months of tryingHealth and Wellness
83. 2026-10-01
    SHA extends healthcare providers' contracting deadline to October 14Health and Wellness