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Kenya doctor strike: The public caught between the medics and the government. Basillioh Rukanga - BBC News, Nairobi. April 15, 2024 at 4:38 PM. [Getty Images] Most of the beds at the labour ward ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Kenya on 12 March 2020, [3] with the initial cases reported in the capital city Nairobi and in the coastal area Mombasa .
April 11, 2024 at 1:09 PM. (Reuters) -Moderna said on Thursday it had paused its plans to build a vaccine manufacturing facility in Kenya, following a post-pandemic decline in demand for COVID-19 ...
Susan Nakhumicha Wafula (née: Susan Nakhumicha ), is a Kenyan politician and supply chain expert who was appointed as the new Cabinet Minister for Health, in the Cabinet of Kenya, in September 2022. Before that she oversaw the supply chain for the Global Programme for Research and Training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
The leading causes of DALYs in Kenya in 2016 included HIV/AIDs 14.65%, diarrhoea diseases 12.45%, lower back and neck pain 2.05%, skin and subcutaneous diseases 2.47%, depression 1.33%, interpersonal violence 1.32%, road injuries 1.3%. The burden of disease in Kenya has mainly been from communicable diseases, but it is now shifting to also ...
Maternal and child healthcare. The 2010 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births for Kenya is 530. This is compared with 413.4 in 2008 and 452.3 in 1990. The under-5 mortality rate, per 1,000 births is 86 and the neonatal mortality as a percentage of under-5's mortality is 33. In Kenya the number of midwives per 100,000 live births is ...
The Constitution. Abortion in Kenya is regulated by Article 26 (IV) of the Constitution of Kenya, which states that: Abortion is not permitted unless, in the opinion of a trained health professional, there is need for emergency treatment, or the life or health of the mother is in danger, or if permitted by any other written law. [1]
Principal Secretary. Hon. Dr. Rashid Abdi Aman, Chief Administrative Secretary. Hon. Errolle Collins, Chief Administrative Secretary. Child agency. Several. Website. health.go.ke. The Ministry of Health in Kenya is based in Nairobi at the Afya House. The current Cabinet Secretary for health is Mrs Susan nakhumincha.