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4 days ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mercy Kahenda |Edwin Nyarangi
A section of Social Health Authority (SHA) building on March 5, 2025 located at Upper Hill in Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]Wrangles continue to disrupt the transition and recruitment process at the newly established Social Health Authority (SHA), with reports indicating growing discontent among some staff.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mercy Kahenda
KHRC intern program Keisy Soo, program officer Robert Waweru, program manager Annet Nerima and senior communication officer Ernest Cornel addressing the press. May 6, 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard]Human rights defenders have petitioned Parliament to allocate more funds for maternal and reproductive health services in a bid to curb unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and related deaths.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mercy Kahenda
Ian Moire a volunteer at Community Health Volunteers administers polio vaccine to a baby at Uhuru Amusement Park. [File, Standard]Marianne Wanjiru’s 19-month-old child is due for a second dose of polio, along with vaccines for influenza and typhoid. But vaccine supplies remain unstable. Fortunately, Wanjiru is among the few mothers who can access private care through insurance. Many others are not as lucky. “I’m anxious because the vaccine supply is unreliable.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mercy Kahenda
A Community Health Promoter gives polio drops to a child during a vaccination campaign in West Pokot County. [Courtesy]Health experts are warning of a potential resurgence of polio and measles in Kenya if the government fails to step up funding for immunisation programmes. They say the country risks reversing decades of progress unless urgent action is taken to replace donor support, which has long sustained vaccine efforts but is now coming to an end.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mercy Kahenda
Harold Kipchumba, immunisation ambassador. The ambassador uses his experience to push for immunisation. He acquired polio in childhood after failing to get a jab. [PHOTO/COURTESY]Harold Kipchumba knows what it means to live with the consequences of missed vaccines. A polio survivor, his painful journey has made him one of the most passionate advocates for immunisation.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mercy Kahenda
The state department for correctional services launched the registration of offenders with Social Health Authority(SHA)at Langata Women's prison Nairobi as part of the ongoing efforts to enhanc access to quality healthcare for inmates. [Benard Orwongo,StandardAt least 8,000 inmates have been registered under the Social Health Authority (SHA) scheme as part of government efforts to provide universal health coverage.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mercy Kahenda
Standing, Kenyan Obudsman Chairman Charles Dulo and CEO Mercy Wambua were talking to patients about SHA at Homa Bay County Referral Hospital on March 11, 2025. (James Omoro, Standard)It has been a long treatment journey for Mercy Nasieku, a 23-year-old from Kajiado, since she was diagnosed with lupus—an autoimmune disease—in 2016. Since her diagnosis, Mercy has made frequent hospital visits due to complications related to the condition.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mercy Kahenda
A Community Health Promoter gives polio drops to a child during a vaccination campaign in West Pokot County. [©UNICEFKenya/2021/LameckOrina]What does it mean to immunise a child, and why is it important? Immunising a child means administering them vaccines to protect them from specific preventable diseases such as polio, measles and smallpox, to enable a child grow up healthy. Vaccines are among the greatest advances in global health and development.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mercy Kahenda
Abortion laws and legislation on unborn baby as a fetus with a justice judge gavel representing the social issue and concept of rights with 3D illustration elements. [Getty Images]A new report shows that married women account for 80 percent of all reported abortion cases in the country. The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) report, released today estimates that at least 792,694 induced abortions took place in Kenya in 2023.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mercy Kahenda
Community health promoters at Mwembe Kati village in Chonyi during World Maria Day celebrations, on April 26, 2025. The 720 community health volunteers have undergone training for larvae source management programme, geared to fight malaria. [Marion Kithi, Standard]Turkana has been classified as a malaria endemic county in the latest survey by the National Malaria Control Programme. Previously, malaria in the county was mostly witnessed during the rainy season.
