Ministry launches Sh8b plan to distribute mosquito nets
HEALTH & SCIENCE
Mosquito net draped over a bed. [courtesy]
The Ministry of Health has launched a three-month Sh8 billion campaign to distribute over 15.7 million bed nets in the highest malaria burden counties.
The insecticide-treated mosquito nets will be distributed in 27 high burden counties targeting 25 million beneficiaries. The pilot project is being implemented in Kirinyaga County.
Speaking during World Malaria Day, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Health Rashid Aman said the exercise is part of a strategy for counties to eliminate malaria disease by 2030.
Additionally, Dr Aman revealed that a team of medical experts from Cuba and Kenya will be conducting a nationwide exercise to map out key breeding sites for spraying.
A private company that imported the Sputnik V vaccine to Kenya is seeking to re-export it back to Russia.
This comes a week after the health ministry banned the importation, distribution and administration of Covid-19 vaccines by private entities.
Dominic Kariuki, the deputy director of the countryâs drug authority, says the firm has written to them seeking to re-export the vaccine.
âThe company is now in the process of officially applying. The letter of intent has already been given to the pharmacy and poisons board,â Mr Kariuki told members of the Kenya senateâs health committee.
Chief Administrative Secretary of Health Rashid Aman said those who had received the first dose of the vaccine would still get their second dose after three weeks.