Health crisis looms as KMPDU says strike to proceed on Dec 21

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya faces a health crisis after KMPDU said the doctors strike will proceed starting Monda, December 21. Also Read: ‘Don’t insult us, we are n...

Chibanzi Mwachonda , coronavirus , kagwe , KMPDU

Doctors union blasts CS Kagwe over sacking threat

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has lashed out at Health CS Mutahi Kagwe following his remarks on the health workers s...

Chibanzi Mwachonda , coronavirus , health workers strike , kagwe , KMPDU

Nyeri, Nakuru, Busia, Isiolo counties receive 32 ventilators from USAID

By Martin Munene,

The war against COVID-19 in Nyeri, Nakuru, Busia and Isiolo got a boost after the counties received a total of 32 portable ventilators from the Americ...

coronavirus , USAID , ventilators

Kirinyaga County steps up COVID-19 prevention campaigns

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kirinyaga County Government has launched an accelerated COVID-19 prevention campaign program in a bid to contain the spread of the virus at the co...

COVID-19 in Kenya: Spread in rural areas strains healthcare

By Reuters,

The recent deaths from COVID-19 in Kenya of a refugee, a member of parliament and a retired civil servant all happened for the same reason: emergency ...

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Looming health crisis as doctors vow to continue with planned strike next week

By Citizen Reporter,

The country is facing a health crisis after the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) on Tuesday insisted that the planne...

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KEMSA scandal: USAID, Global Fund threaten to withdraw Ksh.400B

By Sam Ogina,

Two key donors have threatened to withdraw up to Ksh.400 billion earmarked for Kenya following the latest COVID-19 scandal linked to a government agen...

coronavirus , KEMSA , PPEs , USAID

COVID-19: Why you shouldn’t self-medicate using dexamethasone

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyans have been warned against self-medication and stockpiling dexamethasone or any other drug suggested as a cure for COVID-19. The Pharmacy and...

coronavirus , Dexamethasone

SIU probes South Africa gov’t officials over Ksh.31B COVID scandal

By Reuters,

South African authorities are investigating government departments for graft over COVID scandal linked to tenders worth 5 billion rand (Ksh.31billion)...

coronavirus , PPE , ramaphosa , SIU , south africa

OPINION: Kenya moving in the right direction; investing in local manufacturing industries

By Guest Writer,

By Allan Chesang Kenya was ranked position 85 in the Global Rank in imports, with total imports worth US$15 billion (an estimated KES 1.5 trill...

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No COVID-19 case reported in Samburu – MoH clarifies

By Tonny Ndungu,

Ministry of Health Director General Dr Patrick Amoth on Sunday said that no COVID-19 case had been reported in Samburu, contrary to earlier reports. ...

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Samburu gov’t accuses MoH of misreporting COVID-19 case in the county

By Johnston Keti,

Samburu county government has clarified that there is no COVID-19 case in the county as reported by Ministry of Health on Saturday. While speaking ...

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COVID-19 cases in South Africa surpass half a million

By Reuters,

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have crossed half a million, its health ministry said on Saturday, while cases in Africa as a whole approache...

coronavirus , south africa

The Gravedigger’s Truth: Coronavirus hits Somalia

By Guest Writer,

BBC Africa Eye has been given unprecedented access to Somalia’s only Covid-19 ward at the Martini hospital in Mogadishu, where two young doctors are...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , somalia

How coronavirus affects the entire body

By CNN,

Coronavirus damages not only the lungs, but the kidneys, liver, heart, brain and nervous system, skin and gastrointestinal tract, doctors said Friday ...

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US officially withdrawing from WHO

By CNN,

The Trump administration has notified Congress and the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organizatio...

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Brazil President tests positive for COVID-19 after months of dismissing seriousness of the virus

By CNN,

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus. Bolsonaro himself announced the res...

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He was an athlete in the best shape of his life. Then Covid-19 nearly killed him

By Tonny Ndungu,

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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Repurposed HIV drug ineffective in treating COVID-19, Oxford researchers say

By VOA,

An antiviral drug combination touted as a potential COVID-19 treatment did not improve patients’ chances of survival, researchers at the University ...

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OPINION: COVID-19 crisis presents opportunity for Kenya to rethink

By Guest Writer,

By Allan Chesang Disruption. That is probably the most (mis)used word of the quarter - and rightfully so. I bet we can all agree that with a...