Angela Oketch

Nairobi

Health and Science Journalist at Daily Nation

Health and Science Journalist at AllAfrica

A dedicated Kenyan Health and Science Journalist @NationAfrica . Views here are my own. RTs not endorsements

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Articles

Why fight against cholera is still far from over, decades later

1 month ago | nation.africa | Angela Oketch |Angeline Ochieng |George Odiwuor

At the break of dawn in Nairobi’s Kibra, women haul jerricans of water, children trail behind them barefoot, and street vendors begin their daily routine. But behind this ordinary hustle and bustle lies an extraordinary crisis, one that Kenya has been fighting for decades. Cholera, a waterborne disease eradicated in many parts of the world, continues to claim lives in the country.
Women staring at death over poor post-abortion care

1 month ago | nation.africa | Angela Oketch

Only two out of every 10 primary-level health facilities in Kenya are equipped to provide basic post-abortion care (PAC) to women, a new study has revealed. The study conducted by the Ministry of Health, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), and the Guttmacher Institute found that just 18.3 per cent of facilities met the minimum criteria for delivering basic PAC services.
Wanawake waliosoma, walioolewa waongoza kwa kuavya mimba- utafiti

1 month ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Angela Oketch

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Married, educated, Christian women lead in abortions, new study finds

1 month ago | nation.africa | Angela Oketch |Kamau Maichuhie

Six out of ten married and educated women who had previously had babies now account for the groups with the highest induced abortion rates in the country, a new study has shown. The study, released on May 2 and titled Incidence of Induced Abortions and the Severity of Abortion-related Complications in Kenya, revealed that 792,694 women in the country procured an abortion in 2023. This number, the study found, accounted for 57.3 percent induced abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49.
Millions of lives at risk as malaria progress threatened by funding cuts

2 months ago | nation.africa | Angela Oketch

What you need to know:Of the 64 malaria-endemic countries surveyed, Kenya included, more than half have reported moderate or severe disruptions to malaria services. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the 2025 funding cuts to malaria programs could put millions of additional lives at risk and potentially reverse decades of progress in the fight against the disease.
Scandal of double SHA deductions

2 months ago | nation.africa | Angela Oketch

On April 16, Michael Kinyanjui made what he thought would be a routine hospital visit. Accompanied by his wife, a cancer patient due for her chemotherapy session, the couple arrived early at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu, hopeful for a smooth process under the new government health insurance scheme, the Social Health Authority (SHA). Mr Kinyanjui, who is the principal holder of the SHA account, has registered his wife as a dependent.
Revealed: Silent crises undermining Kenya’s universal health coverage plan

2 months ago | nation.africa | Angela Oketch

As Kenya continues to pursue the dream of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), an unsettling reality casts a shadow over discussions at the Nation Health Summit, organised by the Nation Media Group, held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre. Healthcare workers, doctors, clinical officers, and nurses painted a starkly different picture: a crumbling workforce, broken promises, and a health system strained to the breaking point.
Malaki Warambo: Pioneer surgeon who cut open Kenya’s medical future

2 months ago | nation.africa | Angela Oketch

The death of Mr Malaki Wilson Warambo, a pioneer surgeon in independent Kenya and former chief government surgeon, united the country in mourning one of the finest brains Kenya has ever had. Warambo, who died at the age of 92 on March 24, was the founding chairperson of the Surgical Society of Kenya (SSK).
Kenya’s 'sick' healthcare system becomes Duale’s headache

Mar 29, 2025 | nation.africa | Angela Oketch

What you need to know:Kenya's health system is facing a severe crisis, with HIV patients struggling to access ARVs, TB cases going untreated, women going without family planning methods due to stock-outs, and challenges with the implementation of the Social Health Authority (SHA).
Mfumo wa afya Kenya hatarini kuporomoka

Mar 29, 2025 | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Angela Oketch

KENYA inakumbwa na changamoto tele katika sekta ya afya ambayo inahitaji suluhisho la haraka. Bila hatua thabiti, mfumo wa afya unaweza kusambaratika kabisa, huku mamilioni ya wananchi wakibaki bila huduma muhimu.