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Mercy Kahenda

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Mercy Kahenda

Mercy Kahenda writes for the Standard Health
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MPs have called for urgent reforms to Kenya’s cancer care system, warning that reduced funding under SHA and late diagnoses are worsening access, costs and patient outcomes.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-06 10:17:13
Importation of low quality fuel into the country is likely to result in increased hospitalisation and health complications because of high sulphur content, health experts have warned.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-07 08:20:00
Importation of low quality fuel into the country is likely to result in increased hospitalisation and health complications because of high sulphur content, health experts have warned.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-07 08:20:00
The Kenya Medical Association has raised concerns over the rising trend of leaders staging photography sessions, live broadcasts, and media events within healthcare facilities.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-11 16:07:47
WHO’s pandemic agreement remains stalled in Geneva, as African leaders, drawing hard lessons from the HIV and Covid-19 crises, reject a system that treats their genetic data as a free commodity.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-11 17:08:15
For decades, billions of dollars from donors have sustained health systems that African governments have struggled to finance independently.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-12 11:59:54
Patients with chronic conditions want the Ministry of Health to make systems work and clarify enhanced services offered under the newly gazetted benefit package.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-13 11:27:32
Patients requiring emergency and specialised treatment suffer from unavailable beds, missing equipment, lengthy transfers and out-of-pocket costs.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-14 08:40:00
Teen mothers in Kenya face stigma, poverty and school dropout as adolescent pregnancies continue rising across the country.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-16 07:00:00
A Kenyan researcher has won a Sh446 million award for advancing the early detection of oesophageal cancer, a disease that continues to claim thousands of lives in the country every year.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-20 14:55:36
Tuberculosis screening in Kakamega was delayed after a matatu strike, amid fears chang’aa drinkers may have spread the disease within the community.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-20 20:21:00
Health CS Aden Duale says over 42,000 travellers screened at borders and airports.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-05-23 07:08:00