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Major funding withdrawals by international partners are threatening decades of progress against HIV/AIDS, forcing Kenya to accelerate its shift towards domestic financing and placing new burdens on over a million patients.
The UK's move to provide free emergency contraception at pharmacies puts a spotlight on Kenya, where the pill remains a private expense for many, raising critical questions about reproductive health equity and access.
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale warns that Kenya's Universal Health Coverage ambitions are at risk due to significant underfunding of two key pillars of the new Social Health Authority, threatening services for millions.
The Social Health Authority (SHA) is hiring 212 personnel, including drivers and administrators, to bolster its operations as it fully replaces the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and implements Kenya's new universal health coverage scheme.
A viral social media trend in India involving improvised chemical firecrackers has caused hundreds of eye injuries, highlighting potential dangers in Kenya where the core chemical is available and regulatory gaps persist.
Despite eradicating wild polio, Kenya confronts outbreaks of a vaccine-derived strain, prompting massive cross-border vaccination campaigns and a strategic shift in immunisation to protect millions of children.
A new genetic study on soldiers from the disastrous Russian retreat identifies paratyphoid and relapsing fevers, offering insights into historical epidemics that mirror modern public health challenges in managing infectious diseases.
