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Mpox Vigilance Maintained in Kenya as East Africa Sees Sporadic Cases
Health & Fitness · Kenya's health authorities are maintaining heightened Mpox surveillance and border screening as spor
19 May 2026
Kenya's Sports Medicine Facilities Upgraded Ahead of 2028 Olympic Preparations
Health & Fitness · Kenya is investing heavily in sports medicine infrastructure to support its athletes' preparation fo
19 May 2026
Eye Disease Burden in Kenya: Thousands Lose Sight to Preventable Conditions Yearly
Health & Fitness · Kenya loses thousands of citizens to preventable blindness each year, with cataracts, glaucoma, and
19 May 2026
Harambee Stars Qualify for 2027 AFCON with 2-0 Victory Over Ethiopia
Sports · Goals from Michael Olunga and debutant Bonfils-Caleb Boli sealed Kenya's place at the 2027 AFCON, en
19 May 2026
Kenya's Telemedicine Uptake Rises 200% as Rural Clinics Get Satellite Connectivity
Health & Fitness · Telemedicine consultations in Kenya have surged 200 per cent year-on-year as a government-backed sat
19 May 2026
Faith Kipyegon Breaks 1500m World Record Again at Paris Diamond League 2026
Sports · Faith Kipyegon clocked 3:46.81 in Paris to shatter her own world record and send a commanding messag
19 May 2026
New Gertrude's Hospital Branch in Kisumu Serves Western Kenya's Paediatric Needs
Health & Fitness · Gertrude's Children's Hospital has opened a full-service paediatric branch in Kisumu, bringing speci
19 May 2026
Kenya's Traditional Medicine Practitioners Seek Regulation and Integration into SHA
Health & Fitness · Kenya's estimated 40,000 traditional medicine practitioners are pushing for formal regulation and So
19 May 2026
Kenya's HIV Treatment Programme Reaches 98% of Eligible Patients
Health & Fitness · Kenya has achieved a 98 per cent antiretroviral treatment coverage rate among eligible HIV patients,
18 May 2026
Tobacco Control Bill Passes Third Reading, Raising Cigarette Tax by 80%
Health & Fitness · Kenya's parliament has passed a landmark Tobacco Control Amendment Bill that raises excise duty on c
18 May 2026
Nairobi Launches Clean Air Initiative as PM2.5 Pollution Exceeds WHO Limits
Health & Fitness · Nairobi City County has launched a Clean Air Action Plan after monitoring data showed PM2.5 pollutio
18 May 2026
Kenya's National Blood Transfusion Service Faces Critical Shortage Ahead of Surgical Surge
Health & Fitness · The Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service warns that national blood stocks have fallen to dangero
18 May 2026
Dental Health Crisis in Kenya: Only 1 Dentist Per 150,000 People in Rural Areas
Health & Fitness · Kenya's rural counties face a catastrophic shortage of dental professionals, with arid regions recor
18 May 2026
Kenya Approves New Diabetes Drug for Local Distribution After KEBS Certification
Health & Fitness · Kenya's Pharmacy and Poisons Board has approved the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide for local dis
18 May 2026
Cholera Outbreak in Kisumu County Prompts Emergency Response from MOH
Health & Fitness · A cholera outbreak in Kisumu County has infected more than 340 people and killed 11 in two weeks, tr
18 May 2026
Kenya's Nutritional Crisis: 1 in 5 Children Under Five Stunted in Arid Counties
Health & Fitness · New government data reveal that one in five children under five in Kenya's arid and semi-arid counti
18 May 2026
Kenya Records Lowest Maternal Mortality Rate in a Decade After Hospital Investments
Health & Fitness · New data shows Kenya's maternal mortality rate has fallen to 342 deaths per 100,000 live births, the
17 May 2026
SHA (Social Health Authority) Rolls Out to All 47 Counties as NHIF Fully Phased Out
Health & Fitness · Kenya's Social Health Authority has completed its nationwide rollout, replacing the defunct NHIF acr
17 May 2026