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The Social Health Authority (SHA) is a State Corporation of the Government of Kenya that is responsible for the provision and management of public health insurance within the Republic of Kenya. [1] The core business and mandate of the SHA is to provide accessible, affordable, sustainable and quality health insurance for all Kenyan citizens, and ...
A majority of Kenya's population receives healthcare services from the public sector. The range of services include preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative. Preventive services include routine childhood immunizations and environmental activities to control mosquito breeding which in turn reduce malaria transmission. Promotive ...
The Ministry of Health has 6 departments within the organization which focuses on their respective sector who are under the supervision of the Director of Medical Services, Principal secretary and Cabinet secretary. [4] Department of Preventive and Promotive Health; Department of Curative and Rehabilitation Health Services
Before the establishment of the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) under the Nurses Cap 257 of the Laws of Kenya, the activities of the council were governed by Ordinances. . Ordinance number 16 of 4 June 1946 was the first governing tool to be authorised by the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya to address health issues and activities of the nurses in the then Kenya Co
SNPs are one of the most common types of genetic variation. An SNP is a single base pair mutation at a specific locus, usually consisting of two alleles (where the rare allele frequency is > 1%). SNPs are found to be involved in the etiology of many human diseases and are becoming of particular interest in pharmacogenetics.
Medical and health organisations based in Kenya (3 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Healthcare in Kenya" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Malaria remains a major public health problem in Kenya and accounts for an estimated 16 percent of outpatient consultations. Malaria transmission and infection risk in Kenya are determined largely by altitude, rainfall patterns, and temperature, which leads to considerable variation in malaria prevalence by season and across geographic regions.
Kenya is currently the most important source of foreign direct investments in Uganda and Rwanda. Uganda and its neighbouring regions are the main export destinations for Kenyan products. [96] Kenya has had more success in growing its economy and quality of life levels than many of its neighbours in sub-Saharan Africa. [70]