Kenya News

Nairobi—Fifty-year-old Milton Oloo has worked as a cargo loading agent at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya for the last 30 years. Although he handles several tonnes of cargo daily, every now and again a memorable load comes his way.  

It was the case with the shipment of cargo from World Health Organization (WHO)’s Emergency Preparedness and Response hub in Nairobi, Kenya, on 20 May 2026.  

Nairobi - Following successive Ebola and Marburg outbreaks across East Africa, countries are shifting how preparedness is defined, placing greater emphasis on the quality of clinical care delivered to patients.

Nairobi - World Health Organization (WHO) is poised to be a significant presence at the upcoming World Health Summit (WHS) Regional Meeting 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. For the first time at either a global or regional level, WHO is co-organizing a meeting with the World Health Summit. This initiative has been spearheaded by WHO in the African region and is the result of an innovative partnership with WHS and Aga Khan University, Kenya.

Catherine Kemuto had no warning when the floodwaters came. The 32-year-old mother of five from Gatwekera in Kibera sub-county, Nairobi County, returned home to find everything submerged, including her children's vaccination records. A week of displacement left her children ill, and access to safe water remained a struggle long after the floods receded.

Nairobi- Kenya has launched its Second National Action Plan for Health Security 2026–2030, marking a significant step toward strengthening the country’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats.

Nairobi - Kenya is taking a significant step toward strengthening its emergency response capacity, becoming the second country in Africa to develop a military emergency medical team.

The Kenya Defence Forces, the Ministry of Health, and the World Health Organization held a two-day Governance Orientation Workshop this week to advance the development of the country's first Type 2 emergency medical team, a specialised unit capable of providing advanced medical care in the aftermath of disasters and disease outbreaks.

Nairobi - For the first time, Kenya has measured how children under five are growing, learning, and developing as part of a major national health survey, a move that could reshape how the country designs and delivers support for its youngest citizens.

Nairobi—When a friend's father urgently needed a blood donation, Samson Mutua had to say no.

Nairobi—According to the World Health Organization, Africa produces less than 1% of the vaccines it consumes, yet it carries a disproportionate share of the world's infectious disease burden. Efforts to shift this reality are now under way in Kenya.