Topic: Surgery

Grace Njoki: From surgery to cell for exposing how new health system flopped

By Jacinta Mutura   2025-01-25 13:51:57

Grace Njoki and other patients stormed Afya House to voice their frustrations after SHA systems failed. She was arrested on Thursday evening at a city hospital as she booked for surgery.

Relief for patients as Kilifi conducts laparoscopic surgery

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2025-01-20 11:08:49

Kilifi County Referral Hospital conducted its first successful laparoscopic surgery, marking a technological milestone in its healthcare services.

City hospital to pay woman Sh1m for gauze left in body during surgery

By Kamau Muthoni   2024-12-19 17:36:17

Kenyatta National Hospital will pay a woman more than Sh1 million in compensation after medics left a cotton gauze inside her stomach during an operation.

Brazil's Lula undergoes surgery for brain hemorrhage

By AFP   2024-12-10 13:34:55

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent surgery for a brain hemorrhage related to a recent fall, the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo said Tuesday.

Health ministry orders inspection of 126 spas and 34 plastic surgery centers

By Stephanie Wangari   2024-11-18 21:45:34

A total of 126 beauty and medical spas, along with 34 plastic surgery centers, are set to undergo a comprehensive assessment

Isaac Mwaura's wife, Nelius Mukami, shares her battle with endometriosis after surgery

By Fay Ngina   2024-11-13 12:57:42

Mukami has been battling endometriosis for over ten years.