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Medical Documents You Need Before Travelling Abroad From Kenya

Planning a trip abroad involves more than booking a flight and packing your bags. Depending on your destination and the reason for travelling, you...

KMPDU Warns of Doctors’ Strike as Nurses’ Standoff Disrupts Hospitals

Kenyan doctors have issued the government with a seven-day ultimatum to resolve the ongoing nurses’ dispute, warning that they could down their tools if...

Kenya Set to Benefit From New Global Mpox Vaccine Stockpile

Kenya is set to benefit from a new global stockpile of Mpox vaccines designed to get doses to countries faster when outbreaks intensify. The...

When Ancient Heat Therapy Meets Modern Light: Moxibustion and Photobiomodulation

When Ancient Heat Therapy Meets Modern Light: Moxibustion and Photobiomodulation Wellness medicine is increasingly bringing together traditional practices and modern technology. Two therapies that illustrate...

SHA Gives Kenyan Families Relief as Patients Share Stories of Reduced Hospital Costs

For many Kenyan families, a serious illness or hospital admission has traditionally come with a second worry: how to raise the money needed to...

AI Makes Medical History as Brain Tumour Is Removed With Live Surgical Assistance

Artificial intelligence has moved from helping doctors analyse scans to assisting them during an actual operation. A 48-year-old British father has become the first known...

Affordable Fertilizer Helps Western Families Boost Food Production

For farmer Dorothy Selebwa, access to reasonably priced fertilizer is doing more than improving crops — it is helping families put food on the...

Endometriosis Explained:Symptoms, Treatment and Why Early Diagnosis Matters

For many women, severe period pain is dismissed as something they simply have to endure. But when menstrual pain becomes debilitating, affects daily life...

SHA Is the Way to Go’: Kakamega Man Shares His Healthcare Experience

For Ali Atemba, a retired civil servant from Matungu Sub-County in Kakamega County, access to medical care could have come with a devastating financial...

Why SHA Registration Could Transform Kenya’s Healthcare System

Principal Secretary for Interior Raymond Omollo has urged Kenyans to register for the Social Health Authority (SHA), saying wider enrolment will give the government...

Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Could Become Deadliest Ever Recorded,WHO Warns

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is rapidly becoming one of the world's most serious health emergencies, with the World Health...

Why Kenyans Are Encouraged to Seek Medical Care as SHA Expands Support

For many Kenyan families, the cost of healthcare can determine whether a sick person gets treatment or delays seeking medical attention. For Gloria from...

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