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FORT PORTAL, Uganda — The National Drug Authority (NDA) has concluded a week-long compliance and enforcement operation across Western Uganda, successfully shutting down 82 illegal…
GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization (WHO) has clarified that there is no conclusive scientific evidence linking the use of paracetamol during pregnancy to…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A groundbreaking HIV prevention drug will soon be available at a fraction of its current cost in low- and middle-income countries, a…
NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has announced that 3.9 million vulnerable Kenyans are set to benefit from free healthcare under the new Taifa Care…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The government will pay Social Health Authority (SHA) contributions for 1.5 million vulnerable Kenyans starting next week, President William Ruto has announced.…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Social Health Authority (SHA) has suspended an additional 45 health facilities for defrauding the health system, bringing the total number of…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Central Organization of Trade Unions of Kenya (COTU-K) has urged the government to grant the Social Health Authority (SHA) full control…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Ministry of Health, through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), has issued a public advisory cautioning against the off-label use of…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Following a significant increase in treatment costs at The Nairobi Hospital, eight major insurance companies have suspended their services at the facility.…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Prominent Ugandan medical professionals, under the umbrella of the Uganda Diabetes Association (UDA), have issued a strong refutation against claims made in…