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Kenya and Minnesota explore new paths for healthcare partnership

The Principal Secretary (PS) for Medical Services, Dr. Ouma Oluga, has held discussions with a delegation of Minnesota health sector stakeholders led by Kenyan-born Minnesota House of Representatives member (District 38 A) Huldah Momanyi-H…

Source: Kenya News Agency
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Finding her strength and living a life bigger than diabetes

Diagnosed at eight, Grace Wanjiku Mbuthia has endured years of hospital admissions, school rejection, stigma and the high cost of treatment. Today, at 26, she is determined to turn her experience into hope for others living with the condit…

Source: Kenya News Agency
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Concern raised over persistent gaps in essential medicines

Millions of people in low- and middle-income countries continue to face barriers to accessing essential medicines, with affordability, availability and inadequate healthcare systems limiting the benefits of pharmaceutical research and inno…

Source: Kenya News Agency
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Mombasa CECM halts Buxton housing project activities

Mombasa County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Lands, Urban Planning and Housing, Mohamed Hussein Amadoh, has ordered an immediate suspension of all activities surrounding the Buxton housing project, demanding that the long-standing…

Source: Kenya News Agency

Nakuru moves to integrate refugees into county systems

The Nakuru County Government is working on the establishment of a policy framework to operationalise the national Shirika Plan and integrate refugees into county systems. The proposed framework seeks to enhance refugees’ access to essentia…

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WHO report exposes gaps in Africa’s health information systems

Weak health information systems across Africa are undermining efforts to track preventable deaths, identify emerging health threats and direct essential healthcare services to populations that need them most, a new World Health Organizatio…

Source: Kenya News Agency