Kitengela Sub-County Hospital in Kenya has received ICU equipment and medical supplies to improve patient care in the community
ICU supplies and equipment worth $199,000 were given to the Kitengela Sub-County Hospital on June 10th, 2022. Kitengela Sub-County Hospital was equipped with better medical capabilities thanks to KOICA’s collaboration with Kajiado County Government and UNOPS. The hospital was initially built by KOICA in 2008 as a health facility, and...
Read moreIn Kenya, the mask mandate has been reinstated indoors
To combat the spread of COVID-19, Kenya has resumed the use of masks in interior public venues, including public vehicles and aircraft. On Monday, the Kenyan minister of health, Mutahi Kagwe, stated that people must wear masks in workplaces, marketplaces, and religious buildings. He claimed that the number of COVID-19...
Read moreKenya and Pakistan, in collaboration, have pledged to close gaps in healthcare
Kenya and Pakistan have agreed to collaborate closely to bridge the divide in healthcare between the two countries. On Thursday, Kenya’s Secretary of Health, Mutahi Kagwe, and Pakistani High Commissioner to Kenya, Syeda Saqlain, committed to examining present collaborations to enhance healthcare outcomes for Kenyans and Pakistanis. According to the...
Read moreAccording to health experts, Kenya is still in danger from COVID-19
Due to the chilly weather that many regions of Kenya are experiencing, the incidence of new COVID-19 outbreaks is projected to rise in June and July. Dr. Bernard Muia, a Kenyan health expert, gave his opinion that coronavirus infections, which are respiratory illnesses, may increase now that many people...
Read moreMoH, World Vision, and Global Fund collaborating to train 200 community health committee staff in Nakuru, Kenya
At least 200 members of Nakuru County’s public health committees have been given the training to improve their service delivery capabilities. In collaboration with Governor Lee Kinyanjui’s government, the Ministry of Health, the Global Fund, and World Vision Kenya, they launched the training program, which focused on mother and...
Read moreVaccines in high demand as COVID-19 cases spike in Kenya
According to the Ministry of Health on Thursday, COVID-19 vaccination rates in Kenya have skyrocketed due to an increase in the number of cases. The number of Kenyans receiving vaccines has increased to 20,000 every day; a sharp rise from 3000 per day, three months ago when illness rates...
Read moreAfter 218 new COVID-19 cases were identified in Kenya, the infection rate rose to 6.6 percent
Kenya documented 218 new COVID-19 cases out of around 3,317 samples tested on Wednesday. According to government statistics, the positive ratio has already reached 6.6 percent. Among the newly admitted patients are 177 Kenyans and 41 non-Kenyans. So far, an estimated 3,688,286 tests have been performed to confirm 326,015 confirmed...
Read moreKenya records 163 new COVID-19 cases as the positivity rate exceeds 6.6 percent
The Ministry of Health estimates the positive rate at 6.6 percent, based on 3,685,969 tests completed. In addition to the 137 Kenyans, 26 foreign nationals are involved. There are 86 men and 77 women in all, with the youngest being one year old and the oldest being 87. Nairobi had...
Read moreEducating health workers in Kenya becomes need of the hour as rabies deaths continue
Vaccines against rabies, a virus spread by animal bites, have been available for more than 100 years. Regardless, it is still killing people. Rabies is without a doubt among the most fatal infectious diseases on the planet, killing nearly everyone who develops clinical symptoms. Africa is responsible for around 36.4...
Read more112 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kenya, resulting in a 5.1% positivity rate
Recently, 112 people out of 2,214 tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health. As per the statement from Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, the country’s positive rate for the disease has grown to 5.1 percent. This figure was revealed in a statement issued on Sunday. The cases of...
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