Bungoma residents urged to go for health screening
Health officials are calling on residents of Bungoma County to go for regular health screening in order to curb the rising cases of hypertension and cancer within the community. The County
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Kenya boosts maternal healthcare through digital health reforms
Kenya has intensified efforts to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths through strengthened surveillance systems, digital health transformation, and community-led interventions. This was showcased during a high-level side event convened by
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Homa bay raises alarm over rising burden of non-communicable diseases
Health officials in Homa Bay County have sounded alarm over the rising burden of Non-Communicable Diseases(NCDs), which now account for nearly half of hospital admissions and deaths across the county. The
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Kenya on high Ebola alert
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), following a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and
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Lack of ID cards hindering adolescent mothers from accessing SHA services in Baringo
Many teenage mothers in Baringo County fail to access Social Health Authority (SHA) critical services due to lack of identification documents. County SHA official Robert Malel noted that lack of ID
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