Category: Health

The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata launched Gitugi Health Centre, marking a major milestone in its healthcare programme, thus decongesting  the existing health facilities. The renovation works of the facility were undertaken through a partnership between the Murang’a county government and the government of Finland. Kang’ata said the refurbished health centre has been…

The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Employees of the Murang’a County Government this week underwent a wellness clinic,  where they interacted with the health workers,  among them mental health specialists in efforts to ensure they are medically fit. The wellness programme, a pact between the county government and LCT Health, is  designed to promote preventive healthcare and…

The Director General of Health Dr. Patrick Amoth , made a courtesy call to the Vice- Chancellor, Mount Kenya University through an invitation by MKU College of Health Sciences. He was appraised of the various programmes offered by the college. The university is committed in training healthcare professionals as well as complying with relevant regulatory…

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…