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From 15 Days to 72 Hours: Digital Payments Speed Up Pay for 120,000 Polio Workers in Kenya 

From 15 days to 72 hours: digital payments accelerate compensation for 120 000 health workers in Kenya

Nairobi – For years, frontline health workers in Kenya faced long…
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Kenya bolsters polio and measles surveillance with cutting-edge KEMRI laboratory. Minister of Health DG, Dr Patrick Amoth. The Leadership of KEMRI led by the Board Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ali

Kenya bolsters polio and measles surveillance with cutting-edge KEMRI laboratory

Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya today inaugurated a newly upgraded World…
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Kenya certified for elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

Kenya certified for elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

Nairobi I Brazzaville I Geneva ‒ The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Elizabeth Kareri supports data management at one of Kenya’s busiest hospitals, serving a catchment population of 2.6 million people from Nakuru and surrounding counties. She is one of the 875 participants who successfully completed the month-long training.

Expanding access to health data training through virtual learning in Kenya

In 2025, as global health agencies adjusted to tighter budgets, WHO…
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Enhancing reproductive health services through on-site mentorship in Kenya

At the busy Kitengela Hospital of Kajiado County in Southern Kenya,…
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World Health Day 2025: Kajiado, Kenya

World Health Day 2025: Putting mothers and newborns first in Kajiado, Kenya

On April 7, 2025, WHO Kenya joined hands with the Ministry of Health…
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A young woman from Laikipia County visits her local health facility to access sexual and reproductive health services.

Improving access to sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya

At just 20 years old, Esther Wamuhu from Laikipia West is determined…
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Kenya breaks new ground and pilots its first digital health campaign system

Kenya breaks new ground and pilots its first digital health campaign system

Nairobi – After five days of walking door-to-door, visiting churches…
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Kenya conducts a multisectoral Intra-Action Review to improve response to ongoing mpox outbreak

Kenya conducts a multisectoral Intra-Action Review to improve response to ongoing mpox outbreak

Nairobi – Kenya’s Ministry of Health declared an Mpox outbreak on…
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Strengthening the health workforce

Kenya: Strengthening the health workforce

Nairobi – Five years ago, Esther Omagwa was one of only two nurses at…
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