Haiti health system on verge of collapse, UN says
Haiti’s health system is “on the verge of collapse”, the UN children’s agency, Unicef, has warned, saying six out of 10 hospitals in the country are barely operational. “The combination of violence, mass displacement, dangerous epidemics, and increasing malnutrition has bent Haiti’s health system,” said Bruno Maes, Unicef’s representative in the Caribbean nation. But he […]
Kenya advocates for cross-border health cooperation
Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, Mary Muthoni, has emphasized the need for cross-sectoral and cross-border cooperation for health security. Speaking on Wednesday, 22, May 2024 in Nairobi, Muthoni said that the focus was on implementing a one-health approach to enhance health in the Horn of Africa. Adding that the interconnectedness of human, […]
‘We shall continue to strike unless we have mutual agreement with govt’ – KMPDU
The standoff between the government and health workers persists as the doctors’ strike stretches into its 54th day without an agreeable solution. Speaking to the media on Monday, May 6, KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah expressed disappointment in the recent negotiations, labelling them as coercive rather than collaborative. “The only tool to entrench justice is […]
‘Gatundu Level IV Hospital does not meet demands of Gatundu South people’ – CS Nakhumicha
Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha has declared that Gatundu Level IV Hospital in Gatundu South Constituency, Kiambu County is poorly equipped to meet people’s demands. CS Nakhumicha said this after conducting a spot check as part of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) assessment. She said the findings revealed a hospital struggling with insufficient equipment […]
Israel reports first case of ‘flurona’ – a rare double infection of Covid and influenza
Israel has recorded the first case of a rare mixture of two diseases, influenza and coronavirus, dubbed “flurona”. Local reports said that the patient was a young pregnant woman, who was in hospital, although her symptoms were mild. “She was diagnosed with the flu and coronavirus as soon as she arrived,” said Arnon Vizhnitser, director of […]
We’ll publish names of doctors guilty of medical malpractices: KMPDC
KMPDC CEO Daniel Yumbya defended the board’s deregistration of only one doctor for medical malpractice since 1997.
Magufuli’s live speech quashes health scare rumours
Social media had been rife with rumours that President John Magufuli might be seriously ill, or possibly even undergoing treatment abroad.