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   Jubilee Insurance has unveiled an ambitious campaign dubbed ‘There’s living, and there is living free’, aimed at bridging the gap between complex insurance concepts and customers’ everyday needs across Kenya and the broader East African community. The initiative will meet individuals at their points of need by enhancing their understanding of investment and insurance solutions. Read More 

   Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced that there is no active case of Mpox in the country, allying fears weeks after one person was reported to have contracted it. Read More 

   Zipline has successfully conducted its first drone delivery to the newly unveiled St. Joseph’s Nyabondo Mission Hospital to enhance critical medical supplies, and vaccines to improve regional patient care. Read More 

   The Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) in Kenya is a comprehensive public health insurance service under government administration, established by The Social Health Insurance Act of 2023. The Social Health Insurance Act of 2023, which introduces significant reforms to the organisation and delivery of health and care services in Kenya, received Presidential Assent on October Read More 

   The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), a state corporation in the Ministry of Education, has been a leading financier of higher education in Kenya since July 1995 when it was established by the Act of Parliament ‘Higher Education Loans Board Act’ Cap 213A. HELB provides financial aid to students with economic difficulty pursuing full-time higher education Read More 

   straZeneca, a leading global biopharmaceutical company, has partnered with Tricog Health, an innovator in AI-driven healthcare solutions, and the Kenya Cardiac Society (KCS) to conduct a groundbreaking study evaluating the effectiveness of an AI-based Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) model in screening for heart failure (HF). Read More 

   The family of Dr Davy Kiprotich Koech announced his demise on Thursday 5th September after a long illness. Dr Koech was 73 years old. Read More 

   The healthcare workforce in Kenya will be equipped with 70,000 mobile tablets and 5,000 laptops ahead of the Social Health Authority (SHA) rollout in October 1, 2024. According to Principal Secretary for Medical Services Harry Kimtai, the gadgets, meant for the National Health Information Exchange (HIE), will be backed up with reliable internet connectivity and Read More 

   The Digital Health Agency has announced the introduction of the National Health Information Exchange (HIE) ahead of the Social Health Authority (SHA) rollout in October 1, 2024. The HIE is a shared service that will consolidate and harmonize patient records across all levels of care and make data portability a reality. According to information from Read More