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75 Mothers and 458 Babies Dead as Kenya Nurses’ Strike Enters 37th Day
Nairobi, September 4, 2026 — Kenya’s nationwide nurses’ strike has entered its 37th day with a devastating human cost, as health professional bodies report 75 maternal deaths and 458 perinatal deaths recorded nationally last month.
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Ikolomani Community Health Promoters Receive Bicycles to Boost Healthcare Delivery
Kakamega County has handed over bicycles worth KSh 3 million to Community Health Promoters in Ikolom...
Kenya Confirms First Ebola Case as Patient Dies in Nairobi
A Kenyan citizen who arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo has died after testing positive f...
SHA Facilities Ordered to Move to New Digital System
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has confirmed that all healthcare facilities under the Social He...
Kakamega Develops Emergency Medical Services Plan
County health officials have met partners to develop an Emergency Medical Services Plan that will al...
Barasa Anataka Wazae, Lakini Mama na Watoto Wanakufa Kakamega
While Governor Fernandes Barasa recently joked about an empty maternity wing in Likuyani, new data s...
Ruto Launches SHA 922 Lifeline and National Ambulance Dispatch Centre
President William Ruto has launched the Social Health Authority (SHA) 922 Lifeline and National Ambu...
KSh 1.2 Billion Deducted from SHA Hospital Payments Goes to Private Firm, Court Told
A court petition has revealed that a private company, Finsprint Limited, has allegedly received appr...