LENY: Vaccine will boost fight against malaria
Alberto Leny The selection of Kenya to participate in the pilot phase of the first malaria vaccine by the World Health Organisation (WHO) will go a long way in combating one Africa’s biggest disease burdens. Although preventable and curable, an estimated 429,000 people across the world die of malaria every year. The malaria vaccine has […]
NHIF paramount to universal health coverage
Victor Bwire The provision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), one of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four agenda, is critical to the country’ economic progress. To ensure access to the services by all citizens, the government has channelled more resources through enhanced levies to the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). The greater responsibility of delivering one […]