Health

By Mwenda Kiriungi The Crop Resource Management directorate under the State Department of Agriculture has committed to improve the safety of food in the country . Douglas Kangi, the Director Crop Resource Management said that globally, the sustainable goal number two is to reduce hunger that has hit the world over...

Students from Kithangari Girls High School in Meru County receive sanitary towels and soaps from Echo-Africa Network. PHOTO. COURTESY Education stakeholders have urged the government to ensure that sanitary towels are accessible to all school going children both in primary and secondary levels. They say that lack of sanitary towel...

Thousands of residents from Meru and the neighbouring counties have a reason to smile after they benefitted from free eye and diabetes screening courtesy of North Imenti MP Rahim Dawood in conjunction with the Lions Club of Meru and Hindu Samaj. The free medical camp was held at Meru primary school in Meru town...

President William Ruto has sacked the entire Kenya Medical Supplies Authority board following accusations of corruption at the agency.Also sent packing was Principal Secretary State Department for Public Health Dr Josephine Mburu while Ms Terry Ramadhani, the chief executive officer was suspended.Mr Irungu Nyakera was appointed to head the board while Dr Andrew Mutava Mulwa takes over...

Meru county governor in collaboration with Kids OR and smile train has launched a children's operating theatre at the Meru teaching and referral hospital. The 50Milliom Project under Smile Train and KidsOR has provided the equipment and construction of the facility. The centre is...