Paratus Launches Affordable Satellite Connectivity for Health Clinics, Community Centres
Pan-African telecoms and network services provider Paratus Group has launched Paratus Connect2Care, an initiative providing affordable, high-quality satellite internet to empower health centres and community centres in Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, [...]
Eight Insurers Suspend Nairobi Hospital Over Tariff Hike as Governance Disputes Escalate
The Nairobi Hospital is facing simultaneous pressure from its largest medical insurance partners and internal governance challenges. According to Osano, independent comparisons showed the revised rates remain competitive against peer [...]
Kenya Has Wiped Out Sleeping Sickness- WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem, making it the tenth country to reach [...]New Bill Aims to Bring Herbal Medicine Under KEMRI’s Control
German Pharmaceutical Company Backs Two Kenyan Health Startups
Boehringer Ingelheim, a German pharmaceutical company, has expanded its Social Engagement Fund portfolio with new investments in Kasha Global and Reach52, two fast-growing Kenyan health startups focused on solving some [...]Kenya’s Teenage Motherhood Crisis: Over 125,000 Babies Born to Adolescents in 2024
Kenya continues to grapple with a deepening adolescent reproductive health challenge, as data from the Kenya Vital Statistics Report 2024 reveals that 125,019 live births, 11.3% of all registered births, [...]Gold Rush in South Kivu, DRC, Triggers Cholera Outbreak
Until recently, Lomera was a quiet lakeside village, barely known to most residents of South Kivu, DRC. That changed overnight last December when gold was discovered in its hills. “Everything [...]As New SHA CEO Takes Office, Health Facilities Face Deepening Cashflow Crisis
Between January and March this year, only 20% of facilities contracted under SHA’s Primary Health Care (PHC) model received full monthly reimbursements, according to a new survey of 332 health [...]Commercial Race for Anti-Venom Heats Up as Researchers Petition Senate
Three researchers from Machakos have petitioned the Senate seeking protection of their rights to research and commercialize a traditional, non-animal plasma anti-venom, citing hostility from government agencies including the Kenya [...]Court Halts Hiring at Social Health Authority Over Unfair Recruitment Rules
The Employment and Labour Relations court on Thursday blocked the new health insurance agency, the Social Health Authority (SHA), from proceeding with a hiring process that excluded most job seekers. [...]Africa CDC Looks to MPox Lessons to Fight Cholera
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised the possibility of tackling the ongoing cholera outbreak in the same way as the Mpox outbreak, which is [...]Anthrax, MPox Outbreaks Compound Eastern DRC Crisis
Outbreaks of anthrax and Mpox have compounded the ongoing security crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as worsening humanitarian needs and limited access have exposed critical gaps. [...]
