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Afya Watch 254 · Sep 21, 2026

Kenya Health Summit 2026: The Numbers Look Good. The Patient Experience Doesn't.

The government said reforms have been delivered. The numbers they presented were real. So were the ones they didn't mention — the Ksh26.87 billion owe...

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Afya Watch 254 · Sep 03, 2026

The Drink That Looks Real and Kills You: Kenya's Fake Alcohol Crisis

About 19% of alcohol sold in Kenya is counterfeit. Some of it contains methanol — an industrial poison that smells and tastes exactly like the real th...

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Afya Watch 254 · Aug 08, 2026

You're Registered for SHA. You Still Got a Bill. Here's Why.

SHA said you were covered. Then you got sick, went to hospital, and still came home with a bill. You are not alone — and you were not lied to by accid...

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Afya Watch 254 · Jul 09, 2026

The Medicine In Your Bag Could Be Fake. Kenya's Counterfeit Drug Crisis, Explained.

The government just launched a national task force to fight fake medicines. That is not reassuring news. It means the problem is serious enough to req...

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Afya Watch 254 · Jun 27, 2026

Men's Health Kenya: The Silence Is Killing Them

Kenyan men are experts at endurance. They push through pain, skip the clinic, and measure their strength by how long they can go without asking for he...

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Afya Watch 254 · May 18, 2026

The Diseases Quietly Killing More Kenyans Than Infections — And Most Don't Know They Have Them

While Kenya fights malaria and HIV, a silent epidemic of hypertension, diabetes, and kidney disease is spreading — largely undetected, often untreated...

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