Articles On Ministry of Health

Duale gazettes new Graphic Health Warnings that MUST appear on all tobacco product packaging
HEALTH, News .

The Ministry of Health on Friday, June 14 gazetted the third batch of Graphic Health Warnings (GHWs) under the Tobacco…

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Sigh of relief as 3 million BCG vaccines arrive at JKIA to boost routine immunisation
HEALTH .

Kenya has received a consignment of 3 million doses of BCG Vaccine, which will come in handy in boosting the…

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Health CS Duale suspends all nicotine licenses as Gov’t raises alarm over tobacco consumption
News .

The Ministry of Health has suspended all nicotine related product licences, giving all importers, manufacturers, distributors and marketers 21 days…

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Kenya receives 10,700 Mpox vaccines to combat outbreak
HEALTH .

The Ministry Of Health has announced arrival of 10700 doses of the modified Vaccinia Ankara- Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccines to…

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Behind the smoke: How Nairobi clubs are secretly selling shisha despite ban
HUMAN INTEREST .

Following the Ministry of Health (MoH) 2017 nationwide ban on the import, sale, and use of shisha, a number of…

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“I will prioritise UHC” – Duale says as he thanks President Ruto
News .

Aden Duale has thanked President William Ruto for appointing him as the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Health. President Ruto on…

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A global call to end tuberculosis (TB)
HEALTH .

The Ministry of health through the Division of Tuberculosis and other lung diseases organized by health partners every year on…

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Health Ministry responds after food poisoning incident at a school in Embu
HEALTH, National News .

The Ministry of Health has allayed fears of a food poisoning incident at St. Thomas Aquinas Igumori Secondary School in…

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Gov’t orders closure of unregistered beauty clinics offering plastic surgery, invasive cosmetic procedures
HEALTH .

The Ministry of Health has directed the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) to immediately shut down all unregistered…

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Shisha ban in Kenya remains in force, Ministry warns Kenyans
HEALTH .

The Government has reiterated that the 2017 ban on Shisha is still in full effect. In a statement from Public…

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PS Kimtai withdraws case against Grace Njoki over Afya House incident
HEALTH .

Medical Services Principal Secretary Dr. Harry Kimtai was yesterday at pains to explain the circumstances surrounding a complaint against 61-year-old…

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Health Ministry and county governors issue clarification on alleged false media reports
HEALTH, News .

The Ministry of Health has dismissed reports published in one of the newspapers in the country about National Equipment Service…

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Kenya to roll out MPOX vaccination in December
HEALTH .

In a bid to protect citizens against the MPOX virus, which was confirmed in the country on 31 July 2024,…

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Inside ‘historic’ CBA that promises better days for Kenyan nurses
News .

The Ministry of Health and the Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives (KNUNM) on Tuesday, August 6 signed the…

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Sodium Cyanide cylinders missing after truck accident; Dangers of poisonous chemical spilled in Kiambu
Counties .

It is now emerging that cylinders of poisonous sodium cyanide are missing from a lorry which overturned in Rironi, Kiambu…

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