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Doctors haunted by patients they could not save as nurses strike ends

For doctors working through the ongoing nurses' strike, the trauma is no longer only about the patients they struggle to save.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-09-10 08:05:00
Several young mothers detained days after giving birth inside the Makueni Mother and Child Hospital Unit revealed the difficult conditions they are facing while confined to hospital beds.
By Stephen Nzioka 2026-09-10 00:00:00
Children have also been affected, with some unable to access routine clinics and immunisation services as the prolonged strike continues.
By Stecy Atieno and Stephen Nzioka 2026-09-09 06:30:00
Police in Starehe Sub-County in Nairobi are investigating circumstances under which two women were rescued in a house believed to be abortion den on Monday evening.
By Pkemoi Ng’enoh 2026-09-09 00:00:00
A patients’ rights group has called on President William Ruto to intervene in the ongoing strike by nurses and clinical officers to end disruption of health services.
By Stecy Atieno 2026-09-08 17:18:39
The equipment supplied under the Oxygen as a Service (O2aaS) programme by the county and Centre for Public Health and Development (CPHD) will improve access to medical-grade oxygen.
By Benard Lusigi 2026-09-08 15:32:24
Lamu County is recording a high burden of Hepatitis C among the older population.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-09-07 14:59:06
Pharmacists have threatened to down tools over the new guidelines that bar them from practising in Level 3 and 4 health facilities.
By Antony Gitonga 2026-09-07 11:18:59
Young mothers and their newborns are being left stranded in hospitals by mounting maternity bills and gaps in SHA coverage, raising concerns over access to maternal and neonatal care.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-09-07 08:00:00
An account of alcohol dependence, relapse and recovery through the experience of Jackson Sindani , who developed alcohol-induced peripheral neuropathy after years of drinking.
By James Wanzala 2026-09-07 06:01:00
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH,N), successfully performed the region’s first robotic-assisted gallbladder removal surgery.
By Noel Nabiswa 2026-09-07 06:00:00
Retinal disorders can develop quietly, sometimes causing serious damage before noticeable changes in vision occur.
By Ryan Kerubo 2026-09-07 06:00:00