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AMREF to train 1,500 Kirinyaga Community Health volunteers
By Johnson Muriithi,
1440, January 21, 2021 (EAT)
About 1,500 Community Health Volunteers working in Kirinyaga County are set to undergo training through a partnership between Amref Health Africa and ...
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Samburu County to offer mentorship program for community health workers
By Josphister Lengarpatei,
1758, December 21, 2020 (EAT)
A mentorship program for health workers and community health volunteers in Samburu county has been handed over to Samburu County Government. The pr...
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Nearly a third of Kenyan youth stressed over COVID-19: AMREF
By Rachel Ombaka,
1340, January 28, 2021 (EAT)
Nearly a third of Kenyan youth are stressed and living in fear due the effects of COVID-19, according to a study from Amref Health Africa. The stud...
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Economy grows nerves as second wave COVID-19 restrictions loom
By Kepha Muiruri,
1734, October 15, 2020 (EAT)
Businesses are growing uneasy as Kenya registers a second surge in the number of COVID-19 cases signalling a potential return to restrictions. Bare...
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COVID-19: Kirinyaga County sets up 200-bed isolation centre
By Johnson Muriithi,
1633, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
The National Government COVID-19 technical assistance team has lauded the Kirinyaga County Government’s efforts towards preparedness for the coronav...
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OPINION: COVID-19 response is everyone’s business
By Guest Writer,
2008, June 11, 2020 (EAT)
The specter of COVID-19 has developed from a public health emergency to a global economic crisis. In Africa, despite relatively low infection rates...
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Uhuru mourns Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza as ‘an outstanding regional counterpart’
By Citizen Reporter,
1951, June 9, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family of the late Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and the citizens of the East A...
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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies at 55
By Citizen Reporter,
1953, June 9, 2020 (EAT)
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has died aged 55 years. Reports indicate that he died at the Karusi Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital following a c...
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Burundi First Lady evacuated to Kenya after contracting Covid-19
By Citizen Reporter,
1621, May 29, 2020 (EAT)
Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza, Burundi's First Lady is currently admitted at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi after she reportedly contracted the ...
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Let’s intensify efforts to end obstetric fistula even as we battle Covid-19, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta says
By PSCU,
1145, May 23, 2020 (EAT)
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has expressed the need to intensify the ongoing efforts to end obstetric fistula even as the country battles the COVID-19...
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AMREF Flying Doctors to use portable isolation chambers for COVID-19 patients
By Citizen Reporter,
1540, May 14, 2020 (EAT)
AMREF Flying Doctors, the leading Air Ambulance service provider in Africa, has today announced the acquisition of two Portable Isolation Chambers. ...
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Jumia donates 100,000 masks to support coronavirus fight in Kenya
By Citizen Reporter,
1714, April 9, 2020 (EAT)
Leading e-Commerce platform Jumia has donated 100,000 masks to the Ministry of Health to support community health workers, who are on the front line r...
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WAIHIGA: Why Kenya should monitor East Africa’s response to coronavirus
By Waihiga Mwaura,
1642, April 2, 2020 (EAT)
One of the earliest known Greek poets, identified by the single name Hesiod once said: “A bad neighbour is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a ...
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GITAHI: Brace yourselves, it’s going to be months of social distancing in Kenya
By Guest Writer,
1029, March 30, 2020 (EAT)
The coronavirus pandemic is not a short term social disruption but it is going to take months before our lives go back to normal and start social gath...
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Royal Media Services among top 100 best companies to work for in Kenya
By Ian Omondi,
2158, October 22, 2019 (EAT)
Royal Media Services (RMS) is one of the best companies to work for in Kenya, according to a new report released on Wednesday by Brighter Monday. T...
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Citizen TV’s Saida Swaleh wins top African award for health journalism
By Rachel Ombaka,
851, March 8, 2019 (EAT)
Saida Swaleh, an award-winning journalist at Citizen TV, has been feted yet again. She emerged as one of the top finalists out of 200 entries for t...
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Lack of marriage certificate hinders NHIF cover in Taita Taveta
By Citizen Reporter,
952, January 23, 2019 (EAT)
Families living in Taita Taveta County may fail to benefit from the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) due to lack of a marriage certificates tha...
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Two Kenyan women in top famous world ranking lists
By Rachel Ombaka,
2102, April 21, 2018 (EAT)
Two Kenyan women are among the world's top leaders as ranked by the prestigious Fortune and Time magazines. Dr. Angela Gichaga and Ms. Nice Nailant...
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As Warming Brings More Malaria, Kenya Moves Treatment Closer to Home
By VOA,
740, August 2, 2017 (EAT)
When it rains in Emusala village, a person sick with a fever can find it hard to get to the nearest health center, which requires a trip along the sli...
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First Lady launches new campaign to promote child health
By PSCU,
1441, June 24, 2016 (EAT)
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta Friday morning launched the Help a Child Reach 5 campaign which seeks to promote hygiene for mothers, children and new-b...
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