Non Medical and self prescribed CT scans by the public worries health experts

The increasing number of people undergoing unnecessary Computed Tomography (CT) scans as the service becomes more available, especially in privately-run health facilities in the country, has raised concern among experts.   Speaking during a regional meeting on the optimization of radiation protection of patients in Computed Tomography organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on…

Kenya expands use of world’s first malaria vaccine in lake-endemic region

Kenya’s Ministry of Health announced that, starting on March 7, 2023, more children in the country will benefit from the added protection of the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01 (or RTS,S). The malaria vaccine expansion follows the Kenya National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (KENITAG) recommendation for expansion within Kenya’s lake-endemic region and the 2021 World…