KENYA – The Ministry of Health is collaborating with Japanese engineers on a Vaccination Management System (VMS) that will include biometric technologies. This system aims to improve the survival rates…
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MoH, USAID to advance Universal Health Coverage through joint implementation
KENYA – The Principal Secretary of the State Department of Medical Services, Eng. Peter Tum, met with representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to discuss the Development…
Read MoreUNICEF strengthens its collaboration with MoH in family health and nutrition
KENYA – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has strengthened it collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Kenya in the areas of family health and nutrition. The Country Representative of…
Read MoreKenya scales up malaria vaccination in the lake-endemic western region
KENYA – To reach more children with the vaccine, the Ministry of Health is scaling up malaria vaccination using the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S), in an additional 25…
Read MoreMoH set to tame cervical cancer with introduction of HPV vaccination to boys
KENYA – The Ministry of Health is set to adopt a new approach to counter an increase in cervical cancer, which is mainly caused by the Human PapillomaVirus (HPV), through…
Read MoreMinistry of Health to conduct malaria vaccination drive in eight malaria prone counties in Kenya
KENYA – The Ministry of Health is set to conduct a massive malaria vaccination drive in eight malaria prone counties in the next two weeks. This is after the World…
Read MoreMoH to review guidelines for management and treatment of TB and leprosy
KENYA – The Ministry of Health has begun developing new guidelines for the management and treatment of tuberculosis (TB), leprosy and lung diseases. Principal Secretary Ministry of Health State Department…
Read MoreAmref Health, Ministry of Health donate oxygen support to Embu county
KENYA – Amref Health Africa and the Global Fund in collaboration with the Ministry of Health have donated oxygen support to various health facilities in Embu county. The move, which…
Read MoreKenya’s Health CS backs digital adoption amid corporate restructuring at the NHIF
KENYA – Kenya’s newly appointed Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha Wafula has urged the National Health Insurance Fund leadership to align its operations with the needs of its customers…
Read MoreKenya’s new health CS pushes for people-centered approaches to care
KENYA – The newly appointed Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha Wafula has called for a balanced, holistic and people-centered approach in the management of public healthcare services in Kenya.…
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