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NHIF: Why TSC teachers are being scrapped off NHIF list 

NHIF: Why TSC teachers are being scrapped off NHIF listThe state is attempting to remove representatives of doctors, churches, and teachers from the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) board.This could stir a fresh conflict betweening the workers and employers.The NHIF Act review via a government-backed Bill could lead to the removal of three directors that represent teachers unions, the Kenya Medical Association (KMA), and faith-based organizations.According to the bill, the Attorney-General will…

List of MoH approved Covid-19 Vaccination Hospitals in Kenya per county- covid-19 free vaccination

List of MoH approved Covid-19 Vaccination Hospitals in Kenya per county- covid-19 free vaccinationList of MOH approved health facilities to provide free Covid-19 vaccination services in Kenya.The Ministry of Health officially launched a free covid-19 free vaccination drive targeting high risk individuals across Kenya.Teachers being part of the frontline workers have not been left behind. The teachers' employer the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, last week advised teachers to take advantage of the free…

PHOTOS OF PERSONS ESCAPING QUARANTINE FACILITIES TO BE PUBLISHED AS MBAGATHI, KENYATTA HOSPITALS EXCEED THEIR DECLARED CAPACITY

“ When we get to the point where we know that some people are running away, there is nothing that can stop the Ministry of Health from publishing photographs in the newspapers and saying that these people have run away from quarantine facilities and if you see them call the police or us because they are a danger to the society."

In the Wake of Corona Virus:How Many Ventilators do African Countries Have To Rescue Lives of The Corona Critically Ill?

This is when the ventilator comes in handy to push air with high oxygen concentration into the lungs. To ensure that the air getting pushed into the patient's lungs is of the same body temperature as that of the patient’s, the ventilator has a humidifier that heats and moisturizes the medical air. So in essence, the ventilator regulates the breathing of the patients until they recover.