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Health & Fitness
SHA Health System Under Siege as Duale Exposes Rampant Fraud to Senate
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has warned the Senate that Kenya's Social Health Authority is being crippled by organised fraud, with patients visiting hospitals five times in a single day and individuals registering hundreds of dependents. More than 40 clinicians have been blocked and 22 doctors denied system access as investigations deepen.
Cancer Care Kenya's Revenue Nearly Doubles to Sh1 Billion in Fiscal 2026
Cancer Care Kenya, which operates the HCG Cancer Centre in Nairobi, has recorded a 71 percent jump in revenue to Sh1.01 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2026, up from Sh593 million the previous year, driven by growing patient numbers and an expanded range of oncology services.
M.P. Shah Hospital Vows to Cooperate With SHA in Patient Billing Investigation
M.P. Shah Hospital has declared its readiness to cooperate fully with the Social Health Authority following the suspension of its contract to serve Social Health Insurance Fund beneficiaries, as investigators probe billing irregularities at the facility. The hospital has also launched its own internal audit to determine whether patients were wrongly charged for covered services.
Smoke from Firewood and Charcoal Driving Siaya County's Respiratory Disease Burden, Experts Warn
More than 75 percent of respiratory disease cases in Siaya County affect children under the age of five, with health experts from CDS Africa and EPRA linking the crisis directly to indoor air pollution from firewood and charcoal burned daily in thousands of households across the region.
US Cuts $400 Million in HIV Funding to South Africa Amid Diplomatic Fallout
The United States has announced it will terminate all HIV and AIDS funding to South Africa, putting approximately $400 million in annual support at risk. The decision, tied to a diplomatic row over the treatment of South Africa's Afrikaner minority, threatens to destabilise health services in the country carrying the world's largest HIV-positive population.
WHO Issues First-Ever Comprehensive Guidelines for Ebola and Marburg as DRC Outbreak Deepens
The World Health Organization has published its first-ever comprehensive guidelines for managing Ebola and Marburg viruses, covering all known variants. The announcement comes as a deadly Bundibugyo strain outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed 196 lives from 837 confirmed cases, with the disease already crossing into neighboring Uganda.
Forest Destruction and Environmental Degradation Fuelling the Rise of Deadly Zoonotic Diseases
As forest clearance and habitat destruction accelerate across Africa, public health experts are warning that the risk of deadly zoonotic diseases — including Ebola, avian influenza, and COVID-19 — is rising sharply. Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, former Deputy Director of AfricaCDC, says protecting ecosystems is no longer a conservation issue alone — it is a matter of human survival.
46 Years of Silence: Obstetric Fistula Keeps Kenyan Women Trapped in Stigma and Isolation
For 46 years, Alice Atieno lived with a childbirth injury that drove her to the margins of society — her experience is one of thousands highlighting Kenya's quiet crisis of obstetric fistula, a preventable condition that continues to rob women of their dignity, relationships, and sense of self.
Ruto Pledges Free Emergency Care for All as Kenya Prepares to Launch National Ambulance System
President William Ruto has announced Kenya's first national ambulance dispatch centre, to be launched by July 2026, alongside free emergency care for all citizens and the abolition of upfront hospital deposits for accident victims — pledging that financial hardship will no longer be a barrier to life-saving treatment.