Ministry of Health says it has enough TB Screening kits

Health ministry Cabinet Secretary, Sicily Kariuki while Commissioning health equipment worth 1Billion in Lamu County today. I urge the County Health Management Team in Lamu to scale up community health interventions to address wash infections in the region & promote uptake of skilled delivery services in the county.

The Ministry of Health Kenya has said it is committed to ensure availability of adequate screening test kits, including TB microscopy and that suspected TB patients will not experience disruption of this service. This is contrary to information circulated in media platforms, Yesterday ( Friday 16th November 2018). See details in the presser, below:

Covid 19 new Containment measures July-September 2021- Ministry of Health CS Mutahi Kagwe

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe.

The Ministry of Health has released new Covid 19 containment measures in Kenya for July- September 2021. Below are the new measures announced by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMITTEE ON CORONAVIRUS RESOLUTIONS  The number of cases of COVID-19 has in the recent days risen sharply countrywide, signaling an urgent need to … Read more

The Government’s position on increment in monthly NHIF contributions to 2%

Health ministry Cabinet Secretary, Sicily Kariuki while Commissioning health equipment worth 1Billion in Lamu County today. I urge the County Health Management Team in Lamu to scale up community health interventions to address wash infections in the region & promote uptake of skilled delivery services in the county.

The Government has refuted claims that it intends to increase the monthly National Hospital Insurance Fund, NHIF, contributions for Kenyans benefiting from the medical scheme. This comes after the local dailies carried a headline story yesterday, Thursday November 2018, claiming that the government intended to increase the monthly subscriptions to two percent of the employees’ … Read more