Kagwe: Kenya committed to expand digital health and telemedicine
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has told the Langrenyuan Forum on South-South Cooperation and Development that Kenya is keen on…
Treasury signals tax exemptions for health sector in Kshs. 3.6T budget
The National Treasury and Planning is proposing to introduce Value Added Tax (VAT) exemptions on some of the critical medical…
That Sh10 facemask won’t protect you against Covid-19
Between surgical face masks selling for Sh10 and Sh20, Peter Mwania, a mechanic in Nairobi preferred the cheaper one. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…