Kenya News

Nairobi Kenya, 23 March 2012 -- As a build up to this year’s World TB Day commemorations, the country held a media briefing to sensitize the public and the media fraternity on national issues related to the TB epidemic. This year’s national celebration commemorated “calling for a TB-Free Kenya through sustainable financing” were held in both Nairobi on 21st March and in Thika district on Saturday 24th.

On 31st May 2011, Kenya joined the rest of the world to mark World No-tobacco Day. The national event was held in Nairobi at the Hilton Hotel, presided over by the Director for Public Health and Sanitation, Dr. Shanaz Shariff, representing the Minister for Public health and Sanitation.

NAIROBI, Kenya |30 September 2014 – A United Nations Inter Agency Task Force comprising WHO, UNDP, UNFPA, World Bank, UNICEF and UNAIDS launched a ground- breaking mission in Kenya today to support the country to effectively respond to the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cancers, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases and heart diseases.

Nairobi, 04 February 2013 -- Kenya joined the rest of the world in marking World Cancer Day. The national event was commemorated as a media briefing, held at the Sarova PanAfric Hotel in Nairobi. The occasion was attended by senior government officials, development partners and various civil society groups. The Minister of Medical Services, Hon. Prof. Peter Anyang Nyong’o graced the occasion. 

Kenya stepped up its contingency plan for Ebola Preparedness and Response this week with the training of health workers and medical personnel.

3-14 December 2012, Nairobi -- Two regional workshops on the “United Nations OneHealth Costing Tool”, developed by UN agencies (UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF World Bank and WHO) were held in Nairobi.

September 18, 2014, Nairobi – The WHO Regional Director Dr Luis G Sambo has attributed the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in West Africa to weak health systems, negative traditional beliefs and practices, intense movement of infected people within countries and across borders.

He said the weak health infrastructure at local level had hampered the ability of governments and communities to cope with the complexity and severity of the outbreak. “Moreover, we are facing a disease for which we have neither medicine nor vaccine,” he said.

22 October 2012, Nairobi -- The 8th International Conference on Mother and Child Health (MCH) Handbook co-hosted by the Government of Kenya and the International Committee on MCH Handbook was officially opened by the Hon. Minister for Public Health and Sanitation, Hon. Beth Mugo. The 4 day International Conference was held in Nairobi at the Multimedia University College of Kenya under the theme “Use of the MCH Handbook to Accelerate the Achievement of MDGs 4 and 5”.

26 March 2014, Nairobi – Today makes another historical day in Kenya by the launch of the National Guidelines for the Management of Epilepsy. The event was graced by Ministry of Health Principle Secretary Prof. Fred Segor and attended by other dignitaries including the WHO Country Representative Dr Custodia Mandlhate.