Israel has agreed to a series of “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to allow for the vaccination of children against polio, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The campaign will aim to vaccinate around 640,000 children across the Gaza strip and will begin on Sunday, senior WHO official Rik Peeperkorn said. It will be rolled…
Over 120 cancer patients are supported by Needy Cancer Health Initiative founded to provide moral support to those who have diagonised with the disease. The initiative is a darling to families with cancer patients as they have access to food while their NHIF cards are paid through a Sh1.2 million kitty mobilized by well-wishers…
The Mountain Journal After decades of waiting on the implementation of the removal of asbestos roof in Kenya, a new sheriff in the environmental docket has issued an order. Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has ordered the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to ensure the asbestos roofs are removed in public buildings in three months….
Wedaeli Chibelushi in London & Makuochi Okafor in Lagos BBC News Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of a vaccine to combat mpox, making it the first African country to receive a batch amid the current outbreak of disease that used to be called monkeypox. The country began the process to secure the vaccines well before…
Ground is set for Murang’a health department to venture into telemedicine technology with registration of 15,417 people eying for the advanced service. In the past week, the county government officials have been collecting details of the persons suffering from chronic diseases and wish to benefit from the telemedicine technology that will be launched on September…
The Change The Mountain Journal President William Ruto has moved Irungu Nyakera to chair the Kenya International Convention Centre (KICC) from Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). Nyakera moves to the new Presidential assignment shoulder high after he managed to transform Kemsa to an effective organisation through a series of interventions. On Friday, Ruto appointed Nyakera…
The Mountain Journal US-based MLIFE Foundation is seeking to revolutionise health care and education programmes in Kenya to ensure access through injecting resources. Foundation’s President Mwangi Mukami said they will partner with the government towards improvement of healthcare targeting epileptic patients and establish technology hubs for the youth through a Sh10 million kitty. He spoke…
The Mountain Journal Panic in Murang’a after an employee of an avocado processing firm has been placed under investigation over suspected MPOX disease. The patient was admitted at Thika Level Five Hospital after he was referred to a Kenol hospital after the medics detected symptoms suspected to be related to MPOX. Reports reflect that the…
Governor Irungu Kang’ata administration is posed to be the first to embrace telemedicine technology in efforts to give the one million population the best health care. Two leading telemedicine providers, Health X and Byon 8 have been engaged by the county government to run the programme for six months on a pilot programme in 35…
County Government of Kirinyaga has been handed over assets owned by theNational Irrigation Authority (NIA) at the Thiba Dam site.Governor Anne Waiguru said the assets which includes; a medical clinic, residentialhouses, dormitories, canteen and offices will be converted into a medical facility.The handing over of the assets follows a directive by President William Ruto duringthe…
