Nairobi—The World Health Organization (WHO) handed over critical medical supplies and equipment valued at over US$ 2.3 million to the Government of Kenya in a ceremony presided over by His Excellency President William Ru…
Read moreNairobi—Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among Kenyan women after breast cancer, accounting for approximately 5 845 new cases and 3 600 deaths annually. Yet this disease is almost entirely preventable thr…
Read moreNarok County—Cholera remains a significant public health concern in Kenya. Since 1 October 2025, over 231 cases and 13 deaths were reported across three counties, including Narok, one of the hardest hit. To curb transmis…
Read moreGarissa County—Twenty-five frontline health workers from Garissa County have completed a five-day training on the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Competency Standards for Health Workers providing care to refugees …
Read moreNairobi—For years, frontline health workers in Kenya faced long delays in receiving payments for their work in vaccination campaigns. Cash-based systems often took more than two weeks, sometimes never reaching workers at…
Read moreNairobi—Across Kenya and the wider region, monthly collections of wastewater and stool samples make their way to the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), where laboratory analysis searches for early evidence of poli…
Read moreNairobi—Kenya today inaugurated a newly upgraded World Health Organization (WHO)-accredited polio laboratory at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), marking a major step forward in the country’s efforts to detec…
Read moreNairobi—Kenya completed its first mpox vaccination campaign in September 2025. The country deployed 10 700 doses of MVA-BN vaccine across three high-burden counties: Mombasa, Busia and Nakuru. In just 10 days, from 3–12 …
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