Health

By Benjamin Muriuki. Residents of Shauri Yako slum in Meru town have voiced their frustration over the worsening sanitation conditions in the area that poses a health hazard to their life. They are now calling on the county leadership to take immediate action by rectifying the situation. Speaking...

Medics and leaders in Meru have appealed to the government to conduct thorough research to establish the cause of high cancer prevalence in the County. St. Teresa Kiirua hospital CEO Sister Mary Agnes Nkatha, said many patients have been diagnosed at the hospital while on the fourth stage of the disease making it...

Meru Deputy Governor Linda Kiome and County Executive Committee Member for Health Denis Mugambi on Tuesday flagged off medical drugs worth KSh 60 million, marking the first consignment for the 2025/2026 financial year. The medicines, supplied by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), will be distributed to all Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals...

Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital (MeTRH) has achieved a major milestone in specialized healthcare after successfully performing Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty (PsARP) and open pyeloplasty procedures at the modern MeTRH KidsOR theatre. The hospital, currently transitioning from a Level 5 to a Level 6 facility serving Meru, Tharaka-Nithi, Isiolo, Laikipia and Samburu counties, conducted the...

The Meru Hospice is seeking funding to establish a resource centre with ward facilities, chemotherapy and radiotherapy units for cancer patients. According to Gladys Mucee, the Meru hospice administrator, this will ease the burden of home visits and enable patients with no caregivers to get better services. "We want to give...