Health officials in Mombasa County have launched investigations following the unexplained deaths of four residents in the Migadini area of Changamwe. The deceased, who passed away between July 9 and mid-July 2025, are believed to have succumbed to a mysterious illness that causes severe swelling, pus-filled sores, and rapid decomposition.…
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) has launched a stinging critique of Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, accusing his administration of gross mismanagement of the county’s healthcare system. In a strongly worded statement released Monday, KUCO outlined plans for peaceful demonstrations in Nairobi on Wednesday, July 17, to highlight the…
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has made significant strides in its ongoing Measles-Rubella (MR) and Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) campaign, with millions of children already reached since the launch on July 5, 2025. In a statement issued to the press, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced that 3.5 million children…
In a significant development for Kenya’s healthcare sector, clinicians in Machakos County called off a planned strike just two hours before it was scheduled to begin at midnight on Saturday. The decision came after the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) reached a groundbreaking agreement with the Machakos County Government…
The Mombasa County Government has heightened its public health surveillance and reactivated the Emergency Operations Centre following a sharp rise in Mpox cases during the months of June and July. So far, two people have succumbed to the viral disease, with Mombasa accounting for 98 out of the 226 confirmed…
