Health

Opinion

by Business Watch Team

As SHA Is Here To Stay, Employers Must Rethink Their Role In Health Coverage

Eight months into its rollout, Kenya’s Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) has shown that it is…

July 17, 2025

Health

by Business Watch Team

With Health Reform Underway, Kenya Asks More of Employers

Kenya is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation in how it finances healthcare. The country’s new…

July 17, 2025

Health

by Business Watch Team

Dementia In Kenya: How Stigma And Misconceptions Shape Care

Dementia is rapidly emerging as one of Kenya’s most pressing health challenges, yet it remains largely…

March 20, 2025

Health·Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

Does Whiskey Help With The Flu Or Just Another Dangerous Myth?

Whenever I have a bad flu, my wife, a whiskey lover who rarely gets the flu,…

March 2, 2025

Health

by Business Watch Team

Experts Join Hands To Enhance Access To Non-Communicable Diseases Treatment In Kenya

Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading research-driven biopharmaceutical company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mission…

February 26, 2025

Governance

by Business Watch Team

SHA Given Access To Kenyans’ Mobile Money Accounts, NTSA, And KRA To Catch ‘Cheats’

The Social Health Authority (SHA) has been granted access to various databases, including Kenyans’ mobile money…

February 18, 2025

Governance

by Business Watch Team

35,000 Kenyans To Lose Their Jobs After Trump’s USAID Shutdown

President Donald Trump of the United States of America (USA) and the head of DOGE, Elon…

February 5, 2025

Health

by Business Watch Team

Kshs 4.5 Billion Tenwek Cardiothoracic Centre Goes Live

Kenya’s capacity to deal with cardiovascular diseases has been enhanced with the opening of a 176-bed…

October 29, 2024

Governance

by Business Watch Team

How To Register For Social Health Insurance Fund, SHIF Through Online And USSD

The Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), which was launched on March 1, 2024, and has since…

September 26, 2024

Health

by Business Watch Team

Feel Like Breastfeeding In Public? Go Ahead!

Undernutrition is a severe public health concern, with consequences that extend far beyond the healthcare sector…

August 26, 2024

Health

by Business Watch Team

Why Can’t William Ruto Just Replace Nakhumicha With Mercy Mwangangi?

All is not well at Afya House. There is no doubt that the Ministry of Health…

July 10, 2024

Health

by Business Watch Team

Jubilee Health Insurance Targets Expatriates And High Net-Worth Individuals With A New Cover

Jubilee Health Insurance has today introduced ‘Care and Health’, a premium international health cover specifically designed…

April 24, 2024

Health

by Business Watch Team

400 Community Health Promoters Unveiled

Marking the finalization of the Oral Health Campaigns that ran throughout March, Mars Wrigley took part in the Graduation…

March 21, 2024

Health

by Business Watch Team

Having A Toothache? Here Is How To Manage It

If you have experienced a toothache, then you know how excruciating that pain can be. It…

March 1, 2024

Health

by Business Watch Team

Empowering People To Manage Their Health Is The Only Way

Today, more than ever, people are defining their own wellness goals. From looking to stay fit…

February 29, 2024

Health

by Business Watch Team

Unpacking Kenya’s Health Insurance And The Way Forward

For years, the insurance industry in Kenya has been growing in importance and it has been…

January 19, 2024

Health

by Business Watch Team

First Cohort Of Healthcare Assistants Graduate

AmaniHoiva, in collaboration with Maasai Mara University, graduated its 1st Health Care Assistants (HCA) Cohort on…

December 11, 2023

Health

by Business Watch Team

Businesses Can Do More To Alleviate Blood Shortage

Blood is a precious resource and a life-saving input in medical emergencies. But since there is…

December 8, 2023

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

AAR Healthcare To Plant 23,000 Trees By End Of Year

AAR Healthcare Kenya extended its Trees for Health (T4H) initiative to Nairobi, reaffirming its commitment to…

November 14, 2023

Health

by Business Watch Team

New Fellowship Program To Empower Young Scientists Launched

Roche and the Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) have launched a new fellowship program to support…

October 26, 2023

Health·Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

A Unique Event Of Amputees, Smiles On Launch Of New Legs

They arrived at Shamba Events in Loresho in Numbers. Some came in cars and others on…

October 21, 2023

Health

by Business Watch Team

That Popular Toothpaste Is Doing More Harm To Your Child

To function properly, the human body requires several minerals in addition to the proteins, carbohydrates, and…

July 28, 2023

Health

by Business Watch Team

Tatu City To Receive USD 100 Million In Medical Investment From FullCare

FullCare (Kenya) Medical SEZ Limited, a leading manufacturer of medical care and protective equipment, has announced…

June 27, 2023

Opinion

by Business Watch Team

A Look At Kenya’s Childhood Immunization Goals

Earlier this year, African heads of state met in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to…

June 19, 2023

Entrepreneurship

by Business Watch Team

1,000 Kenyans Needed To Work As Caregivers In UK

Job Majuu has begun recruiting skilled Kenyan professionals to fill caregiver roles in the United Kingdom.…

June 16, 2023

Health·Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

AAR Healthcare Kenya Launches New Outpatient Center In Kisumu

AAR Healthcare Kenya has launched a new outpatient center in Kisumu, Kenya at the United Mall…

April 22, 2023

Opinion

by Business Watch Team

Africa Bears 25% Of The World’s Disease Burden

For a long time, Africa’s healthcare systems have faced significant challenges. According to a 2019 study…

April 16, 2023

Governance

by Business Watch Team

40 Counties Have Not Paid Doctors Their Salaries

About 40 counties have not paid health workers including doctors and nurses their salaries for the…

April 12, 2023

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

Top 10 Most Dangerous Diseases In The World

COVID-19: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide and has caused significant economic and…

April 11, 2023

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

Ambulance Emergency Numbers That Each Kenyan Must Have

Many lives are often lost whenever an accident happens along Kenyan roads. The latest accident was…

April 5, 2023

Health

by Business Watch Team

5 Foods That Cause Belly Fat; Avoid Them

Prevention is better than cure. Why ingest foods that cause belly fat them start spending money…

March 26, 2023

Health

by Business Watch Team

Here Are Important Tips to Improve Your Oral Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that oral diseases affect nearly 3.5 billion people globally. That’s…

March 26, 2023

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

6 Early Signs You Might Suffer A Heart Attack

Cases of heart attack have become very common nowadays with many people dying abruptly even without…

February 9, 2023

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

Kenya Has Only 1000 Registered Dentists

Kenya is currently facing an acute shortage of dentists. According to the Kenya Dental Association, Kenya…

November 4, 2022

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

There Is A Cholera Outbreak In Kenya

There is a Cholera outbreak in Kenya. The Ministry of Health has announced, calling on Kenyans…

October 20, 2022

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

Chronic Diseases And How To Manage Them

Your health is one of the most important things in life and as they say, you…

August 5, 2022

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

How To Safeguard Your Health And That Of Your Loved Ones

Let us face it, healthcare in Kenya is very expensive. In fact, the majority of Kenyans…

July 4, 2022

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

How Much Water Should You Drink Daily?

Our bodies are 60 percent water. During the day, our bodies constantly lose water through urine,…

March 24, 2022

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

5 Facts that Will Change How You Think About Oral Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) notes that tooth decay affects 60-90% of school children. It can…

March 19, 2022

Health

by Business Watch Team

New And Improved Colgate Launched

Colgate-Palmolive has announced the launch of the new Colgate MCP that will revolutionize the everyday oral…

March 2, 2022

Lifestyle·Technology

by Business Watch Team

First Woman In The World Cured Of HVI/AIDs

A woman in the United States has been cured of HIV/AIDs. She has become the first…

February 17, 2022

Lifestyle

by Business Watch Team

Study By UC Berkeley & The University Of Chicago Finds Jikokoa The Most Efficient

Jikokoa reduces charcoal spending by 2.28 dollars per week on average. This is about 250 shillings. …

January 29, 2022

Investment

by Business Watch Team

Boda Boda Industry In Kenya Generates Ksh 1 Billion Per Day

A boda boda rider in Kenya makes about 700 shillings per day. Calculating this against the…

January 27, 2022

Health

by Business Watch Team

Need To Reduce The Immunization Gap Dominates A Summit Of Experts

Abu Dhabi’s HOPE Consortium and world-leading experts marked the end of The World Immunisation & Logistics…

March 31, 2021

Health

by Business Watch Team

32 Additional Hospitals For TSC Teachers – Minet Kenya

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah said that if the body dies, life ends! If the body is disturbed,…

August 3, 2020

Governance

by Business Watch Team

To Achieve Universal Health, We Need The Private Sector

A recent report by Informa Markets has highlighted that the Kenyan private health sector will be…

September 10, 2019