Kenyans in India asked to register as Covid spirals out of control
Kenya’s High Commission in New Delhi, India, has asked all Kenyans to register their names with the embassy to ease communication owing to the rapid rise of Covid-19 infections in…
Covid third wave jitters sends employers back to the drawing board
Employers will have to embark on a work-from-home formula with their employees in the wake of COVID-19 third wave which is expected to peak within the next 30 days before…
Mombasa County spells out raft of measures to fight Covid
The Mombasa County Covid-19 committee has issued a raft of new measures aimed at hastening the Ministry of Health protocols as it seeks to stem new infections in the wake…
6,000 bars, eateries to receive Covid-19 safety training
Six thousand bars and eateries in the Nairobi Metropolitan region will receive training on Covid-19 safety protocols by June this year. The announcement comes barely a week after the Pubs,…
Inside Kenya’s vaccination plan as first doses arrive
With more than 105,000 Kenyans having tested positive for Covid-19 and 1,856 lives lost as at Sunday, it is a big relief as the first batch of vaccines arrive in…
REVIEW: Tanzania chooses herbal medicine over vaccines amid reported spike in cases
Despite the reports about a rising number of COVID-19 cases, Tanzania seems to be shunning coronavirus vaccines and placing its bets on herbal medicine instead. Earlier in the week, Health…
Kenya intensifies Ebola screening at border
Health officials in Busia and Malaba border towns are on high alert following a new Ebola outbreak in the West African nation of Guinea. Public health officers manning the porous…
Columbia Africa banks on preventive healthcare to grow market share
The Nairobi-based healthcare services provider Columbia Africa has opened its second medical facility in the Lavington area, after its inaugural outlet in 2016 in Parklands as part of its growth…
Safaricom unveils children’s diabetes management centre in Garissa
Garissa County Referral Hospital has officially opened its children’s diabetes management centre constructed and equipped by the Safaricom Foundation. The clinic which has been furnished with modern equipment for diabetes…
Robots to boost Kenya’s fight against Covid-19
The fight against Covid-19 got a boost following the launch of anti-epidemic robots that will help minimize the risk of infections among health care workers. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe…