Angela Oketch

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

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1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

4 weeks 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.