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A Nairobi woman remains detained at a private hospital over an outstanding medical bill, highlighting the persistent challenge of patient detention in Kenya despite legal prohibitions and a struggling healthcare system.
Kiambu Level 4 Hospital reported no maternal deaths for seven consecutive months, a significant public health achievement overshadowed by ongoing salary arrears and labour disputes with its medical staff.
Over 150 unvaccinated students in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, are under a 21-day quarantine following exposure to a growing measles outbreak, highlighting global concerns about vaccine-preventable diseases.
The Ministry of Health is intensifying efforts to strengthen disease surveillance and emergency response mechanisms, aiming to enhance national health security and protect Kenyans from evolving public health threats.
Six officials from a Kilifi-based medical clinic have been arraigned in Nairobi, facing charges of defrauding the Social Health Authority (SHA) of over KSh 2 million through falsified medical claims.
