Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced December 23, 2026, as the anticipated date for Kenya to be declared Ebola-free, following the discharge of the country’s last patient and the release of the final contacts from monitoring. The country begins a mandatory 42-day countdown on Thursday, November 12, which will determine whether the outbreak can […]
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Hospitals that demand upfront payments before attending to patients requiring emergency medical care could face fines of up to Ksh3 million under proposed changes to Kenya’s health laws.
A surprising study of more than 4,500 older adults found that people who were overweight or obese when diagnosed with dementia had a 16% to 27% lower risk of death than those at a normal weight.
