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Barasa told the committee she will embrace technology to trace supply of medical commodities and procurement process to limit human interaction that triggers corruption.

Rose Njagi, emergency response UNICEF Kenya said they will continue engaging with county governments to find ways to implement long-term solutions for climate change.

If not treated, it infects vital organs, including the kidney and lungs. The disease presents with general body weakness, diarrhoea and lack of appetite.

‘Expansion of Operation Come-to-school program’ ensures disadvantaged and vulnerable children including those with disabilities have access to equitable quality primary education.

A senior source at the Ministry has hinted to The Standard that the ongoing clean-up exercise at NHIF has revealed that a number of employees hold fake certificates.

Policies against criminalisation of suicide have been ongoing but are yet to get parliamentary approval, despite the surging number of mental illnesses reported in the country.

Busia is the leading county in malaria burden with a 300 monthly caseload, at 39 per cent against a 5.8 per cent national tally, according to the Kenya Malaria Indicators Survey of 2020.

PS Kimtai said registering learners under the new medical scheme is part of the Kenya Kwanza administration's agenda towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

The 38-year-old woman from Gilgil in Nakuru county has been trying to conceive unsuccessfully for the past 10 years.

Medical Services PS Harry Kimtai says that SHA will serve all Kenyans, unlike NHIF, which he says was discriminatory and mostly targeted the employed.