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Largest oxygen plant set to start operations in Uasin Gishu

WEBKNA2 August 29, 2021 Counties, County Development Information Coordination Committee, Editor's Pick, Historic Photos, Uasin Gishu, Universal Healthcare 0. The Ministry of Health has launched the largest oxygen producing plant with a capacity of processing over 2,000 litres of Oxygen per minute at Moi Teaching and referral Hospital …

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Nairobi releases health reforms taskforce report – Kenya News …

WEBThe Nairobi County government has released a health reforms taskforce report themed ‘reduce health burden’. The taskforce was mandated to review and analyze equipment, medicine and operations in county hospitals and health facilities and give recommendations on how to improve service delivery and ensure better health for …

Category:  Medicine Go Health

Mental Health and Well-Being – Kenya News Agency

WEBOne of the key recommendations of the BBI, is the creation of a body to monitor and report to Parliament, the state of the mental health and wellbeing of the people of Kenya. The Mental Health Taskforce Co-chair, Dr Frank Njenga, in support of this proposal by the BBI, emphasized that the family unit, is the building block of the nation.

Category:  Health Go Health

Nairobi County strives to improve health facilities

WEBNairobi County strives to improve health facilities. Nairobi County Government is committed to investing in preventive and promotive health care in bid to address infant mortality rate in the county which stands at 55 deaths per 1000 live births. Besides mortality rate, the county has also prioritized child malnutrition, low …

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SHIF will be a game changer in Kenya’s healthcare system

WEBDr Masha explained that SHIF introduces a universal healthcare system that will guarantee access to essential medical services to all Kenyan citizens adding that the element of the proposed fund’s inclusivity was a pivotal step towards reducing health disparities and promoting health equity. “A major ingredient of the Fund is that it comes

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Ministry launches Rehabilitative Services and Assistive Technology

WEBThe Ministry of Health has launched the Rehabilitative Services and Assistive Technology Strategy 2022-2026, Disability Medical Assessment and Categorization Guidelines 2022, and the ATscale Project.

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Govt intensifies efforts to boost public health emergency response

WEBGovt intensifies efforts to boost public health emergency response. KNA1 October 31, 2023 Counties, Editor's Pick, Health, Nairobi 0. The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has been urged to bolster its surveillance and emergency response programmes in a bid to enhance its ability to detect and respond swiftly to emerging …

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Government to launch smart Primary Care Network (PCN) in October

WEBThe Government is set to engage 100,000 Community Health Promoters (CHPs) to manage the smart Primary Care Network (PCN) which will be launched in the country next month.. This is in a bid to give priority to Primary Healthcare (PH) which will in turn help reduce disease burden in the country by giving more attention to preventive …

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MOH Unveils National Reproductive Health Policy (2022-2032)

WEBThe Ministry of Health (MOH) together with its development partners have unveiled the Kenya National Reproductive Health Policy 2022-2032. The development partners including stakeholders in the health sector lauded the policy by the government to improve the reproductive health of Kenyan citizens. In a speech read on his behalf …

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MoH launches the 2023/24-2027/28 National Strategic Plan for

WEBThe Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched the National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis (TB), Leprosy and Lung Health, the National TB Laboratory Operational Plan, the National Quality Management framework for TB diagnostic laboratories and the pediatric TB shorter-term treatment regimen.

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Community Health Promoters to receive payments

WEBPublic Health and Professional Standard Principal Secretary (PS), Mary Muthoni, has assured all Community Health Promoters, that they will receive their payments. She revealed that the disbursement process is ongoing in collaboration with the county governments. The PS said that the process, which started last Friday, saw …

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Lamu Governor assents to healthcare bills – Kenya News Agency

WEBLamu County Governor Issa Timamy has assented to two healthcare bills aimed at delivering Universal Healthcare services to Lamu residents. The two Bills namely; The Lamu County Facility Improvement Financing Act and the Lamu County Health Services and Community Health Act 2023, are expected to complement the Afya …

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Government should declare mental illness a National Emergency

WEBSpeaking during the handing over of the taskforce report, Chair of the Taskforce on Mental Health, Dr. Frank Njenga said the report is the voice of the people calling to be heard on the important mental health agenda which is a ticking time bomb that Kenyans are sitting on. “As a taskforce we recommend that the Cabinet declare mental illness

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NACADA Presents the 2022 Report on the Status of Drugs and …

WEBThe National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has released their 2022 report on the status of drug and substance abuse in Kenya. The survey, which was conducted at intervals of five years to assess the effectiveness of reduction programmes implemented in the last five years, has seen its …

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Gov’t launches Cancer Awareness Action Plan – Kenya News Agency

WEBGov’t launches Cancer Awareness Action Plan. KNA3 October 23, 2021 Counties, Editor's Pick, Nakuru, Universal Healthcare 0. The Ag. Director General for Health Dr Patrick Amoth has urged Kenyans to go for early cancer screening and treatment as a way of winning the war against the disease. Dr Amoth said there was need to …

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Environment – Kenya News Agency

WEBNEMA, Egerton University are out to protect wetlands. KNA1 May 6, 2024 Counties, Environment, Nakuru 0. Egerton University and the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) have initiated a partnership to protect and restore wetlands in Nakuru County and curb further threats resulting from human activities. The University’s.

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The Big 4 Agenda – Kenya News Agency

WEBThe Big 4 Agenda. The UN defines food security as the situation that exists when all people at all times have physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food security has three main elements;

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Nakuru county unveils a Sh 2.55 billion nutrition action plan

WEBNakuru Deputy Governor Dr Eric Korir has launched a Sh 2.55 billion County Nutrition Action Plan (CNAP) aimed at reducing rising cases of malnutrition within the County. The plan developed with financial and technical support of Nutrition International, county administration and nutrition stakeholders has set ambitious targets for the scale …

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KEPHIS concludes assessment of National Plant Health Systems.

WEBKEPHIS concludes assessment of National Plant Health Systems. Idara November 24, 2023 Agriculture, Counties, Kiambu 0. Food security and safe trade could only realized through establishment a vibrant plant health and phytosanitary system in the country, Director, Plant Protection & Food Safety Directorate, Ministry Of Agriculture and …

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