More than 80 per cent of illnesses treated at Kenya’s Primary Healthcare (PHC) facilities are driven by just a handful of common conditions, a new report shows highlighting both a growing strain and a major opportunity to transform the country’s…
Kenya marked World Kidney Day 2026 with a national celebration held at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, bringing together policymakers, kidney specialists and healthcare providers to highlight the urgent need for early detection and modern treatment of kidney disease.…
Twenty individuals belonging to eight medical facilities implicated in the Social Health Authority (SHA) fraud scheme are set for arrest after they failed to appear at the Milimani Law Court today in the proceedings to answer medical facilities implicated…
Activist Hanifa Adan has finally agreed to explore the Social Health Authority (SHA) as an option to fund a much-needed surgery to sort out an ear problem that threatens to make her deaf. Earlier today, Hanifa shared on her socials…
Kenyans can access premium health services at facilities approved for Social Health Authority (SHA) coverage by paying four months upfront. The Social Health Authority (SHA) introduced Lipa SHA Pole Pole to ensure that no Kenyan is denied healthcare due to…
In Kenya, breast cancer remains the most common malignancy among women. According to the National Cancer Registry (NaCaRe-KE), breast cancer accounts for more than 15 per cent of all cancers, with nearly 6,800 new cases recorded in 2020 alone. Yet…
The fight against sickle cell disease in western Kenya reached a major milestone on September 1 when Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) successfully performed its first red blood cell exchange therapy in partnership with The Nairobi West…
A team of cardiologists in Nairobi has successfully performed a rare heart procedure known as ‘Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL)’, placing Kenya alongside South Africa as the only countries on the continent where the treatment has been carried out. The procedure was…
AAR Insurance has launched a new branch dubbed ‘AAR on the Go’, at ABSA Towers in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD), expanding its footprint to 11 branches nationwide. This smart, paperless outlet is the latest innovation in the company’s digital…
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