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Behind the scenes of the Ebola disease outbreak response

Behind the scenes of Ebola disease outbreak response

Nairobi—Fifty-year-old Milton Oloo has worked as a cargo loading…
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Simulation exercise, Nairobi, 2026.

Strengthening clinical care for high-consequence infectious diseases in East Africa

Nairobi - Following successive Ebola and Marburg outbreaks across…
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WHO staff at the United Nations Office at Nairobi.

Welcome to Nairobi - let’s build together at World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2026

Nairobi - World Health Organization (WHO) is poised to be a…
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Catherine Kemuto from Gatwekera in Kibera sub-county, Nairobi County

How Kenya's health system is responding to devastating floods

Catherine Kemuto had no warning when the floodwaters came. The 32-…
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Kenya launches 5-year health security plan to strengthen health emergency readiness

Nairobi- Kenya has launched its Second National Action Plan for…
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Kenya moves toward establishing Africa’s second military emergency medical team. Photo credit: WHO / Ardo Farah

Kenya moves toward establishing Africa’s second military emergency medical team

Nairobi - Kenya is taking a significant step toward strengthening its…
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Kenya introduces WHO child development assessment tool in national health survey for the first time

Kenya introduces WHO child development assessment tool in national health survey for the first time

Nairobi - For the first time, Kenya has measured how children under…
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Samson Mutua, 27, is the first Kenyan to receive lenacapavir, a new injection that protects against HIV for six months with just two doses a year.

Kenya becomes first in East Africa to launch six-month HIV prevention injection

Nairobi—When a friend's father urgently needed a blood donation,…
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Kenya Builds Capacity to Produce Its Own Vaccines

Kenya builds capacity to produce its own vaccines

Nairobi—According to the World Health Organization, Africa produces…
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Student Diana Ribia demonstrates how to assess whether a baby is growing normally by measuring the height of the top of the mother’s uterus at the Kenya Medical Training College Skills Lab, Nairobi.

WHO and Novo Nordisk Foundation partner to advance health workforce education in Kenya

Nairobi—Kenya has made notable progress in health workforce…
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