Union commends Isiolo county for public health reforms

Doctors in Garbatulla sub county hospital in Isiolo county, on November 18, 2024. [File, Standard] Isiolo County has received accolades from the Kenya Environmental Health and Public Health Practitioners Union (KEHPHPU) for strengthening...

SHA Cover Will Now Include Mental Health - CS Duale

Mental health patients will now be covered under government insurance benefits, Ministry of Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has revealed. The move followed the integration of mental health services into national insurance benefits packages...

NMA Gets Additional Week To Confirm Nnamdi Kanu’s Health Status

October 08, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) an extra week to ascertain the health condition of Nnamdi Kanu. The IPOB leader had, in an ex parte motion application, prayed for an order...

Gov’t strengthens disease surveillance, emergency response systems

The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening disease surveillance systems and emergency response mechanisms as part of its broader goal to enhance national health security and safeguard communities from emerging public health...

Nairobi audiologist who won TUKO Humanitarian Award turns compassion into cycling movement

When doctor Richard Mwangi was honoured by TUKO.co.ke for restoring hearing to hundreds of Kenyans, his story of compassion was only beginning This time, the award-winning audiologist traded his clinic coat for a cycling jersey, leading thousands...

Kenya faces a drug crisis as distributors and regulators clash over “blocked” medicines

Kenya’s healthcare sector is on edge after the Kenya Pharmaceuticals Distribution Association (KPDA) issued a stark warning, citing a looming nationwide drug shortage within two weeks. The association blames the crisis on the Pharmacy and Poisons...

Nakuru doctors tour Mbagathi Hospital to benchmark on neonatal services: "To share experience"

On Tuesday, October 7, a team of doctors from Nakuru county visited Mbagathi County Referral Hospital Led by Paediatrician E.G. Kibari, the team toured Mbagathi's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Speaking to TUKO.co.ke Mbagathi Hospital CEO...

Isles, THA Launch Healthy Homes Training Program

Public housing residents in Trenton participate in a mandatory ‘8 Keys to Healthy Home’ workshop. Isles, Inc. and Trenton Housing Authority (THA) have launched a partnership to offer a comprehensive tenant training programs for residents of public...

Just in: Court adjourns Kanu’s Trial to Oct. 16 for Health Assessment

A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the further trial of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges until October 16. Justice James Omotosho postponed the Wednesday, October 8, proceeding because the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)...

'The fish rots from the head': Nyoro warns of systemic failure in Kiambu health crisis

Former Kiambu Governor James Nyoro. [File, Standard] Former Kiambu Governor James Nyoro has criticised the government’s handling of health worker strikes, warning that delayed action has cost lives and exposed systemic failure. Speaking on Spice...

Alleged terrorism: Absence of NMA medical report stalls Nnamdi Kanu’s trial

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday adjourned further proceedings in the terrorism charge pending against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, till October 16, 2025. This followed the...

Private hospitals warn of collapse as Social Health Authority delays payments

Rev. Joseph Kariuki, Vice Chairman of the Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association and Nyeri Town MP Duncan Mathenge on Spice FM.[Benard Orwongo, Standard] Private healthcare providers have warned that Kenya’s universal health coverage plan...

Hospital chief nurse, 58, died after being kicked in the chest by her horse, inquest hears

A 'beautiful and talented' hospital chief nurse died after being kicked in the chest by her horse, an inquest has heard. Sam Young, 58, died from a ruptured heart at a farm near her home in Baschurch, Shropshire, after her horse bolted before...

BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu’s Case Postponed Again As Court Demands NMA’s Medical Report On IPOB Leader’s Fitness To Stand Trial

The Federal High Court in Abuja has again adjourned the case of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to October 16, 2025. Kanu’s Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, told SaharaReporters that the...

Kenyan among Africa’s change makers honoured at 2025 Segal Awards

Kenya’s Jackie Odhiambo(First from left), founder of Nyanam International with the five African leaders named winners of the 2025 Segal Awards./HANDOUT Kenya’s Jackie Odhiambo, founder of Nyanam International, is among five African leaders named...

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sponsored content An artificially generated image of a happy family I Gemini Audio By Vocalize In today’s increasingly interconnected world, access to quality healthcare is a global concern. Individuals and organisations are seeking medical...

Ghana Vows End to ‘Dangerous’ Reliance on Imported Medicines; Industry Leaders Demand Pan-African Manufacturing Push

Ghana is taking a decisive stand to reclaim its health sovereignty, committing to a sweeping agenda aimed at modernizing its pharmaceutical sector and reducing the continent’s “dangerous” reliance on imported medicines. ​The firm declaration was...

Nakuru team benchmarks at Mbagathi Hospital in push to establish new NICU

A delegation from Nakuru County Referral Hospital on Tuesday, October 7 visited Mbagathi County Referral Hospital in Nairobi for a benchmarking exercise focused on the establishment of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The visiting team was...

Kenya urged to ban dangerous cooking fats

Celine Awuor, the CEO of IILA.Health advocates are calling on the government to completely ban partially hydrogenated oils, warning that the cheap, widely used ingredient is killing hundreds of Kenyans over time. In a statement released to mark...

Over 2,000 attend free KDF medical camp in Uasin Gishu

A KDF medic handling a patient during the free medical camp at Soy Health Centre in Uasin Gishu/MATHEWS NDANYIA KDF officer escorting a patient during the free medical camp at Soy Health Centre in Uasin Gishu/MATHEWS NDANYIKenya Army Commander,...