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31 Jul 2021
The Four R’s of COVID-19: ‘Relief; Repair; Reboot and Revolutionism’
By Jason Braganza The global Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented shock hopefully many of us will not be alive to see another as disruptive and pervasive as this one. A health crisis that shut down t...
11 Jun 2021
Clean energy for Healthcare
Energy efficient health care facilities hold great potential for creating stronger and more resilient healthcare systems. Such energy is vital to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals espec...
28 May 2021
Controversial UHC plan gets going
At the National Prayer Breakfast held at Parliament on Thursday, President Uhuru Kenyatta asked MPs to fast track and approve the Bill for the implementation of Universal Health Coverage. The Na...
1 May 2021
Of COVID-19 Vaccines and Intellectual Property
World Intellectual Property Day was on Monday 26th and the theme of this year’s celebration was “IP & SMEs: Taking Your Ideas to Market.” Events all over the world are planned for this week ...
9 Apr 2021
In focus: COVID-19 Vaccines
25 Million Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine The Ministry of Health is expected to start rolling out the administration of 25 million doses of Astrazeneca Vaccine soon. Kenya began its mass vaccination on ...
2 Apr 2021
A summary of the public health (COVID-19 restriction of movement) rules
New rules were gazetted this week. The Rules provide for: Movement Into And Out Of The Restricted Area/Public Gatherings One needs authorization from the Assistant County Commissioner where they need ...
2 Apr 2021
Data Protection and COVID-19 Health data at the workplace
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives and livelihoods of many individuals. Many businesses are still trying to catch up with the new normal which has greatly affected how transactions take pla...
2 Apr 2021
Government guidelines on COVID-19 vaccines
This week the Pharmacy and Poisons Board published guidance on the role of Private Sector in the deployment of COVID-19 Vaccines (March 2021). The guideline describes the Pharmacy and Poisons Board pr...
27 Mar 2021
Countering the third wave: New COVID-19 measures
Introduction On 26th March, 2021, the President of Kenya addressed the Nation on the Covid-19 Pandemic. The last time he addressed the Nation pertaining to the same was on Friday, 12 March 2021. Albei...
20 Mar 2021
Vaccination Exercise
A total of 355,500 doses of the COVID vaccine have been distributed in 10 regional stores country wide from a total allocation of 530,000 doses. Currently Vaccination is for Health workers and other f...
19 Mar 2021
The COVID vaccine debate- Why is Africa not able to manufacture its own vaccine?
The ongoing COVID-19 (C-19) pandemic has and continues to expose the Africa’s weakness in its manufacture and supply of essential medicines and health equipment. This has also brought to the fore a ...
13 Mar 2021
A new frontier: A case for legalizing marijuana in Kenya
The evolution of African policy and interests in legal cannabis production continues to gain traction. In October 2020, the Rwandan Cabinet approved regulatory guidelines for the production and proces...
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