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The Rising Cost of Survival: Dialysis Patients Under Pressure

A silent cost surge is tightening its grip on Kenya’s healthcare system. Dialysis, a life-sustaining procedure, is becoming more expensive to maintain. The price of essential consumables has risen sharply. For thousands of patients, this is not an abstract statistic. It is a daily burden that is growing heavier. Recent reporting by Business Daily Africa shows that the cost […]...

Kenya to Benefit from KSh6.8B Maternal Health Fund

A new KSh6.8 billion (USD52.5 million) funding package from Unitaid will support Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Ghana, and Senegal in tackling two of the most persistent and preventable drivers of maternal ...

27 Mar 2026

Africa’s Cancer Care Pivot: Technology, Access, and the Limits of Progress

Africa’s cancer burden is no longer a distant projection. It is a present and expanding reality, placing sustained pressure on health systems that were historically designed to manage infectious dis...

19 Mar 2026

Nairobi Rivers Are Full of Antibiotics – Eng. Jane Mutulili on Poor Waste Disposal, Planning

As Kenya grapples with recurring floods, conversations around water management and urban planning are becoming increasingly urgent. Speaking on  She Means Business, Eng. Jane Mutulili shed l...

13 Mar 2026

Kenya Calls for People-Centred Approach as Africa Drafts New Drug Control Strategy

As the global community gathers for the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, Austria, Kenya has issued a rallying cry for African nations to place human dignity at the hea...

6 Mar 2026

Dentistry or Misrepresentation? KDA Raises Alarm Over Unaccredited Oral Health Degree

Kenya’s dental professionals are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a growing risk to patient safety and professional standards. The Kenya Dental Association (KDA) has formally petiti...

27 Feb 2026

Vellum Health: The Alarming Rise of Stroke in Younger Populations

Stroke is still widely considered a disease of old age, yet across Africa, a worrying shift is occurring. Increasingly, children, teenagers, and young adults are experiencing stroke, with serious impa...

20 Feb 2026

Twice a Year, A Lifetime Protected: A New Era in HIV Prophylaxis as Kenya Launches Lenacapavir

Kenya’s HIV prevention strategy has entered a new phase with the arrival of 21,000 starter doses of Lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Confirmed on February 17, ...

13 Feb 2026

Climate Change and Poor Drainage Drive Spike in Mosquito Numbers

Scientists and public health experts are raising concerns over a steady rise in mosquito populations across several urban centres, attributing the surge to a combination of climate change, environment...

6 Feb 2026

New Network Launches to Strengthen Collaborative Disease Surveillance in 7 African Countries

Project ECHO at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre has launched an innovative initiative to significantly strengthen infectious disease collaborative surveillance across seven African...

1 Feb 2026

Africa CDC Establishes Central Data Repository to Strengthen Public Health Surveillance

A new Central Data Repository (CDR) launched by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) aims to enhance the integration, analysis, and utilisation of public health data ...

23 Jan 2026

New Guide Promotes Safe, Inclusive and Child-Friendly Public Space

As cities continue to expand, safe public spaces where children can play, move and connect are increasingly disappearing. A new global guide released today by the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNIC...

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