The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke In a major boost to healthcare and youth empowerment, the County Government of Murang’a today officially launched two landmark initiatives: the expansion of Murang’a County Referral Hospital (MCRH) and the graduation of the third cohort of the Murang’a Youth Service (MYS). The twin events were presided over by Governor Irungu Kang’ata,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Health workers in the counties have been mobilised to vaccinate 28 million children aged between nine and 14 against the measles and typhoid. The preparations are before the launch of the vaccination on July 5 at the national level and in the counties. In the counties, the health workers will establish…
By Suleiman Mbatiah editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Unfounded allegations of widespread fraud at the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) were grossly exaggerated to justify the controversial shift to the Social Health Authority (SHA), former NHIF CEO Geoffrey Mwangi has revealed, while shedding light on the Fund’s ambitious growth plans that were abruptly disrupted by the transition. In an…
BBC News, Kakuma Hundreds of thousands of people are “slowly starving” in Kenyan refugee camps after US funding cuts reduced food rations to their lowest ever levels, a United Nations official has told the BBC. The impact is starkly visible at a hospital in the sprawling Kakuma camp in the north-west of the East African…
County Government of Kirinyaga has been described as a trailblazer in the roll out andefficient use of the Facility Improvement Financing (FIF) which has given publichospitals, authority to retain and use own source revenue.Kirinyaga has already operationalized the FIF model by appointing hospital boards andcommittees which are supposed to oversee prudent use of funds generated…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Nairobi County Health Committee has ordered the immediate closure of all Naivas Supermarket branches in the capital after discovering expired food products on sale. The directive was issued on Wednesday, May 14, following an inspection at the Naivas Moi Avenue branch. The committee claimed to have found yoghurt products lacking…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Health services at Nanyuki Referral Hospital have been grounded after the health workers have downed their tools. The Nurses and Midwives began their strike in the morning paralysing services in the hospital serving parts of the counties of Meru, Nyeri and Laikipia. The nurses are demanding, among other ten grievances, the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A modern physiotherapy and occupational therapy centre has been established at Kigumo Level Four Hospital targeting to support persons with special needs. Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata said his administration is working towards revolutionizing health care services for patients with physical illnesses and disabilities. Kang’ata said the physiotherapy and the rehabilitative…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The President’s Advisor on Women’s Rights Harriette Chiggai is advocating for all widows to enroll with the Social Health Authority (SHA).This initiative, she noted, aims to offer widows and other Kenyans access to essential health services and support to improve their overall well-being.By registering with SHA, widows can receive important healthcare…
Kirinyaga County is set to revolutionize emergency care system with the construction of a post-crash trauma center at Sagana Subcounty hospital.The new cutting-edge facility is being constructed with the aim of providing rapid, life-savingtreatment to accident victims mainly along Murang’a-Sagana, Kenol-marua, Sagana-Kagio-Kutus and Makutano-Embu highways among others.The groundbreaking project that is expected to be complete…
