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Medics plead to have ARVs at port released

Even after payment of the tax waiver, the consignment is yet to be dispatched to patients due to an unresolved dispute

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Daniella Munene , Ukur Yatani , Mutahi Kagwe , Society Of Kenya , Us Embassy , Ministry Of Health , Kenya Revenue Authority , Global Fund , Chemonics International , Ministry Of Foreign Affairs , Railway Development Levy , National Treasury , Pharmaceutical Society , Executive Officer , Import Declaration Fees , Foreign Affairs , Arvs Pharmaceutical Society Of Kenya Arv , சமூகம் ஆஃப் கேந்ய , எங்களுக்கு தூதரகம் , அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் ஆரோக்கியம் , கேந்ய வருவாய் அதிகாரம் , உலகளாவிய நிதி , அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் வெளிநாட்டு வாழ்க்கைத்தொழில்கள் , ரயில்வே வளர்ச்சி வசூல் செய்தல் , தேசிய கருவூலம் , மருந்து சமூகம் ,

Medics plead to have ARVs at port released

Medics plead to have ARVs at port released
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Daniella Munene , Ukur Yatani , Mutahi Kagwe , Society Of Kenya , Us Embassy , Ministry Of Health , Kenya Revenue Authority , Global Fund , Chemonics International , Ministry Of Foreign Affairs , Railway Development Levy , National Treasury , Pharmaceutical Society , Executive Officer , Import Declaration Fees , Foreign Affairs , சமூகம் ஆஃப் கேந்ய , எங்களுக்கு தூதரகம் , அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் ஆரோக்கியம் , கேந்ய வருவாய் அதிகாரம் , உலகளாவிய நிதி , அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் வெளிநாட்டு வாழ்க்கைத்தொழில்கள் , ரயில்வே வளர்ச்சி வசூல் செய்தல் , தேசிய கருவூலம் , மருந்து சமூகம் , நிர்வாகி அதிகாரி ,

KEMSA flagged off phased out HIV drugs which can damage liver

KEMSA flagged off phased out HIV drugs which can damage liver
HEALTH & SCIENCE
KEMSA headquarters [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]
The Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) has been accused of supplying phased out HIV drugs that are less superior in suppressing the virus and have adverse side effects.
These drugs worth Sh1.2 billion were phased out by the Ministry of Health in 2019. Their side effects include rashes, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, muscle pain and liver damage.
The phased-out ARVs include Zidovudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine and were a donation from the Global Fund and the President’s Emergency Plan for Aid Relief (Pepfar). ....

Catherine Ngugi , Daniella Munene , Nelson Otwoma , Society Of Kenya , Global Fund , National Empowerment Network Of People Living , Ministry Of Health , Kenya Medical Supplies Agency , Emergency Plan , Aid Relief , National Empowerment Network , People Living , Pharmaceutical Society , National Aids , சமூகம் ஆஃப் கேந்ய , உலகளாவிய நிதி , தேசிய அதிகாரம் வலைப்பின்னல் ஆஃப் மக்கள் வாழும் , அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் ஆரோக்கியம் , அவசரம் திட்டம் , உதவி துயர் நீக்கம் , தேசிய அதிகாரம் வலைப்பின்னல் , மக்கள் வாழும் , மருந்து சமூகம் , தேசிய எய்ட்ஸ் ,

US no longer trusts Kemsa to distribute HIV drugs

US no longer trusts Kemsa to distribute HIV drugs
HEALTH & SCIENCE
Kemsa loads ARVs worth 2.2 billion to 31 counties. [File, Standard]
Wrangling between the Kenya government and a US donor agency over distribution of Sh1.1 billion worth of ARVs continues to expose million of Kenyans living with HIV to risks of death.
Weeks after the government reportedly waived taxes on the donated drugs, the controversy deepened when United States Agency for International Development (USAid) insisted that Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) will not be charged with distribution of the same.
A source from the Health ministry intimated that USAid had lost trust in Kemsa and demanded that distribution be done by Chemonics International, which the US government has contracted for transparency purposes. ....

Daniella Munene , Mutahi Kagwe , Society Of Kenya , Health Cabinet , Chemonics International , Kenya Medical Supplies Agency Kemsa , United States Agency For International Development Usaid , National Assembly Committee On Health , United States Agency , International Development , Kenya Medical Supplies Agency , Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe , National Assembly Committee , Pharmaceutical Society , சமூகம் ஆஃப் கேந்ய , ஆரோக்கியம் மந்திரி சபை , தேசிய சட்டசபை குழு ஆன் ஆரோக்கியம் , சர்வதேச வளர்ச்சி , தேசிய சட்டசபை குழு , மருந்து சமூகம் ,

Pandemic: I have never heard of 'efficacious ugali' - The standard Health

The Covid-19 pandemic has directed our collective focus on all things medical. In the process we have been compelled to confront the good, the bad and the ugly of our health system.
One of the first negative impacts of the pandemic, even before it arrived in our country, was the strained medical supplies situation that started to evolve, affecting availability of many life-saving medicines. This revealed our over-dependence on pharmaceutical and medical device imports.
This shortage was experienced globally at the start of the pandemic, to a large extent because its epicentre at the time was Hubei Province, China, a global hub for pharmaceutical raw materials, then under locked down. ....

Daniella Munene , Society Of Kenya , National Assembly , Drugs Authority , Hubei Province , Kenya Food , Drugs Authority Bill , Pharmaceutical Society , சமூகம் ஆஃப் கேந்ய , தேசிய சட்டசபை , மருந்துகள் அதிகாரம் , கேந்ய உணவு , மருந்து சமூகம் ,