Murang’a Government heads to court over interruption of health services The Murang’a County Government heads to court seeking orders that would facilitate the restoration of the Afya KE system, three days after health services were disrupted after the disconnection of a digital platform. James Thuku, the Attorney at the County Government, seeks for court order…
The Mountain Journal After decades of Mathioya residents searching for treatment in far-flung public and private health facilities for decades, they have a sigh of relief upon the completion of Nyakianga Level Hospital. Through the initiative of the Murang’a County Government, the facility built from scratch replaces the Nyakianga Health Centre that was opened 49…
The Mountain Journal The authorities came face to face with the effects of dumping of avocado waste in unused quarry mines and open grounds in parts of Murang’a, which forced hundreds of residents to protest. During the visit NEMA was accused of failing to act as the environmental pollution happened under its watch,a trend that…
By James Wakahiu With approximately 0.27 dentists for every 10,000 people – roughly one dentist for every 37,000 Kenyans – the country cannot meet its oral health needs through dentists aloneBy James WakahiuKenya requires a comprehensive mapping of its oral health workforce across all 47 counties, the Chief of Staff and Head of the Public…
The Mountain Journal Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has called for a quick resolution to the ongoing nurses strike for patients across the country to receive requisite medical care.The DP urged the Council of Governors and Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives Union together with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to resolve outstanding issues…
The Mountain Journal Laikipia county government is investing in the construction of an imaging centre and a modern mortuary in efforts to improve its service delivery. In the venture, the county government will spend Sh 70 million for the establishment of the critical units that will be done within the The Nanyuki Teaching and Referral…
The Mountain Journal Murang’a County is exploring the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to transform healthcare service delivery designed to improve patient experience across its health facilities. Health officials have been holding consultative forums with the executive team from Zaideh Global based in Israel and Dubai discussing the partnership aimed at integrating AI into healthcare…
The Mountain Journal Nurses’ strike has continued to impact negatively on the operations at the health facilities in Laikipia County in the past three weeks. Families with the sick and expectant mothers are forced to take them to far distances as the Nyahururu and Nanyuki Referral Hospitals among other facilities stopped admitting the critically ill…
By DPCSKenya is prepared to handle an outbreak of the Ebola disease that has devastated some countries in Central and East Africa though no case has yet been reported in the country.This is according to Deputy President Kithure Kindiki who says the preparedness of handling the disease and other disasters in Kenya has been enhanced…
The Mountain Journal The health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale launched Kenya’s first structured universal newborn hearing screening programme . Duale described the hearing system as a landmark initiative that will significantly improve early diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss among newborn children. He spoke after he visited the Centre of Excellence for Ear Screening and…
