75, 000 Daily Registrations for Social Health Fund as Govt Defends Safaricom Deal
More than 1.5 million people have so far migrated to the Social Health Fund ahead of the October 1st deadline, with about 75, 000 people registering every day, the Ministry [...]
NHIF Card Will Not Be Valid After 30th September-Social Health Authority
The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) will be transitioned to the Social Health Authority (SHA) 1 October despite a High Court case declaring SHIF Act 2023 unconstitutional, the Social Health [...]Nairobi Hospital Doctors Threaten to Down Tools as Boardroom Wars Intensify
Members of the Kenya Hospital Association (KHA) have issued a statement announcing that they would impair operations in Nairobi Hospital this morning until the hospital's board resigns. The general public [...]Africa CDC Declares Mpox a Public Health Emergency
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), the first such declaration by the [...]
Health Ministry Cites Budget Constraints in Tiff with Interns as Pressure Intensifies
The Ministry of Health has said that its options are limited in its ongoing conflict with 3, 000 medical interns who have been protesting outside the ministry's headquarters in Nairobi. [...]Moderna Halts Plans for Kenya Vaccine Plant After US$1 bn Loss
American Biotech company, Moderna, has suspended its construction of a vaccine-manufacturing plant in Kenya after registering a US$ 1 billion loss prompted by less demand for COVID-19 vaccines since 2022. [...]Smallholder Farmers on Insurance-Backed Loans Less Likely to Default- Study
Embedding insurance into loans boosts financial resiliency and improves healthcare access for Africa’s unbanked population while simultaneously de-risking lending portfolios, according to a new report by Turaco, a pan-African insurtech. [...]Nairobi Women's Hospital Founder Maina Thenya Acquires Majority Stake from PE Firm Evercare
Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has granted shareholding changes at the Nairobi Women's Hospital (NWH), in a process initiated two months ago. The go ahead will now see Dr. Samuel [...]Male Spends More On Health Insurance, says KNBS
The counties of Laikipia, Kiambu, Nairobi and Nyeri are leading in health insurance uptake showing caution residents take in unforeseen expenditure associated with illnesses. The absorption of any type of [...]Kenya's Avenue Group Secures $12.7m Loan from IFC to Expand Healthcare Reach
Avenue Group Limited, a leading healthcare provider in Kenya and an Evercare Group company, has secured a $12.7 million loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its healthcare [...]Price Hike Is Another Setback In Efforts To Reduce Cigarette Consumption
ByJosephMagero,chairmanofCampaignforSaferAlternatives(CASA) The quadrupling of fees for tax excise stamps on some products spells more bad news for Kenyan consumers already struggling a soaring cost of living. These increases, revealed on [...]How Technology Can Improve Emergency Medical Services
We have heard of or witnessed too many incidents where Kenyan citizens have suffered serious losses due to being denied emergency medical treatment, the most recent illustration being the sad [...]
