Raquel Muigai
23 Articles
Police hunt for thugs who killed two traders at Adams Market
Sophia Gathoni and Paul Githinji were killed by the armed robbers who had targeted M-Pesa agents in the busy market.The incident happened on the same night that a gang of six terrorized residents of Kandisi in Rongai.This raised questions on the status of security in the capital and outlying areas.
KEBS says no cause for alarm following Indomie ban in Rwanda, Egypt
KEBS insists that there is no connection between the products recalled in Egypt and the ones in Kenya.The bio chemical testing laboratory at KEBS in Nairobi will be busy for the next four days as it tries to rush against time to deliver results on the safety of the Indomie instant noodles.
Six months left before consignment of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine expires
This coming at a time when the Ministry of Health and a number of health officials in the counties are lamenting low COVID-19 vaccination rates.The thawed Johnson and Johnson vaccines were to expire in April, before PPB approved the WHO recommendation to extend its shelf life.The decision by the PPB...
Scientists hopeful of COVID-19 vaccine without a needle
Scientists now want to deliver inoculations to the site where the virus first makes contact; the nose, blocking infections entirely.Experts have likened the mucosal vaccines to putting a guard at the front door, as opposed to waiting until the invader is already inside to attack as seen in the COVID...
Kenya unveils new, easier way to report medical side effects through your phone
The mobile-based solution provides a reporting platform in form of a mobile application for both android and iPhone Operating Systems as well as a USSD solution.The system was developed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board with support from the USAID.
At least 3.1 million Kenyans in 23 counties facing food shortage - Report
Farmers in various parts of the country have been left stranded after the failed rains curtailed any harvests for them.The situation has seen some of them state that they have been left without food.The biting hunger in Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Ethiopia brought about by the drought is worseni...
Top earners to pay more to NHIF in proposed new regulations
FKE, COTU and private health sector players say the regulations will aggravate the bad healthcare situation.This as the proposed regulations are NHIF’s way of increasing its funding pool to support the government’s pet project; UHC.A Ksh.20,000 penalty proposed by NHIF has not gone down well wi...
KEMRI scientists make breakthrough in malaria testing kits
The kits which were made by scientists at KEMRI are set to enhance diagnosis of malaria by reducing cost of testing.Kenya records an estimated 3.5 million new clinical cases and 10,700 deaths from malaria each year.Malaria is the most prevalent vector borne disease in Baringo County.
Keep the mask on: Ministry of Health warns Kenya not out of COVID-19 danger
According to global health experts, COVID-19 will become commonplace, but it does not mean this disease is no longer deadly.For more than a week now, Kenya has recorded less than 100 new COVID-19 infections daily..Given the scenario of few severe cases of COVID-19 reported, a number of Kenyans have...
Health services at Wajir County Referral Hospital paralyzed due to lack of water, electricity
According to healthcare workers at the hospital, the situation has seen a number of new born babies die.The hospital's management however indicates that the blackouts experienced are not the norm as it is a problem across Wajir County.According to the medical workers at the hospital, the conditions...