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OPINION: Will telemedicine in Kenya outlast COVID-19?
By Guest Writer,
1745, July 4, 2020 (EAT)
By Dr. Robert Korom Telemedicine has witnessed explosive growth globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the technology that enables tel...
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SWILA: The EU erred by locking Kenyan athletes out of DL races
By Isaac Swila,
1402, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
@ISAACSWILA Kenyan athletes, hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 pandemic that led to a near shutdown of global sports are staring at yet another cha...
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COVID-19 parties in Alabama: People with coronavirus attend then first person to get infected receives payout
By CNN,
1725, July 2, 2020 (EAT)
Some young people in Alabama are throwing Covid-19 parties, a disturbing competition where people who have coronavirus attend and the first person to ...
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He was an athlete in the best shape of his life. Then Covid-19 nearly killed him
By Tonny Ndungu,
956, July 1, 2020 (EAT)
When Ahmad Ayyad woke up, he was delirious. He didn't realize where he was, why there was a tube down his throat, or how long it had been since he las...
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US procures almost entire supply of COVID-19 drug
By VOA,
1334, June 30, 2020 (EAT)
The Trump administration says it has locked down nearly the entire supply of one of the only available anti-COVID-19 drugs from the manufacturer for t...
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What doctors have learned about fighting COVID-19
By Reuters,
1229, June 28, 2020 (EAT)
In the six months since an entirely new coronavirus began spreading around the world, doctors and hospitals have learned a lot about how to treat pati...
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Snakes in the operating theater: Waiguru accused of neglecting Kirinyaga health sector
By Citizen Reporter,
1212, June 24, 2020 (EAT)
Embattled Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has been accused of neglecting the health sector in her county so much that snakes have allegedly been makin...
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Dr. Jemimah Kariuki leading efforts to reach expectant women amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Mashirima Kapombe,
1459, June 21, 2020 (EAT)
The long-term impact of coronavirus on economic and social systems remains invisible, but experts warn that disruption in health services could revers...
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Coronavirus: Bukusu, Tachoni elders mull postponing circumcision rites for the first time in 36 years
By Enock Sikolia,
1048, June 20, 2020 (EAT)
To circumcise or not to circumcise young men is now a raging debate among the Tachoni and Bukusu communities of Western Kenya. The biennial circumc...
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President Uhuru orders flags be flown half mast in honour of the late Pierre Nkurunziza
By Tonny Ndungu,
1233, June 12, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday directed that Kenyan flags and the Flag of the East African Community be flown at half-mast at all Public Buildings...
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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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Nairobi MCA Abdi Guyo suspended for 1 year after missing 11 consecutive Assembly sittings
By Tonny Ndungu,
1253, June 9, 2020 (EAT)
Majority Leader at the Nairobi County Assembly Abdi Ibrahim Hassan Guyo and Spring Valley Matopeni Ward MCA has been suspended for 1 year after missin...
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Mexico’s President refuses to take coronavirus test after coming in contact with infected admin member
By VOA,
1006, June 9, 2020 (EAT)
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is attempting to allay any suspicions about his health after a high-ranking member of his administra...
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Racism is a pandemic- Joshua says at Black Lives Matter march
By Agencies,
1150, June 7, 2020 (EAT)
Britain's world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua described racism as a "pandemic" when he addressed protesters at a Black Lives Matter march. ...
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Rwanda reports its first death from the new coronavirus
By Reuters,
1047, May 31, 2020 (EAT)
The Ministry of Health in Rwanda has reported the country's first death caused by the new coronavirus. The patient was a 65-year-old driver who opt...
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TeleAfya: Mobile app launched to help patients request for medical care
By Benjamin Muriuki,
2016, May 29, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans can now access medical services much more conveniently following the launch of a mobile application that connects patients to doctors for medi...
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Japan air force pilots fly over Tokyo to salute medical workers
By Reuters,
1014, May 29, 2020 (EAT)
The Japanese air force’s aerobatic demonstration squadron, Blue Impulse, flew over central Tokyo on Friday in a salute to medical workers on the fro...
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Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?
By CNN,
1242, May 26, 2020 (EAT)
Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...
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Iranian 107-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus
By Reuters,
1247, May 24, 2020 (EAT)
A 107-year-old Iranian woman who was infected with the new coronavirus has recovered, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday. T...
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