Africa: Bill Gates On the Race to Nourish a Warming World

When historians write about the first quarter of the 21st century, I think they may sum it up this way: Twenty years of unprecedented progress followed by five years of stagnation. Read more »

Kenya: City Hall Revamps Inoculation Centre, Introduces New Security Features On Yellow Fever Certificate

The Nairobi County Government has introduced new security features on the yellow fever certificate to deter scammers and brokers. Read more »

Africa: Kenya to Host Health Summit On Global Security in East Africa

Kenya will in 2025 host the East Africa Region Global Health Security Summit, a high-level event designed to tackle global health security challenges in the region. Read more »

Kenya: Investing in Nutrition Is Key to Fighting Climate Change and Global Health Challenges - Goalkeepers Report

In the fight against climate change, one of the most effective strategies might not be what you expect: investing in nutrition. Read more »

Kenya: Cabinet Ratifies SHA Transition Beginning October 1

The Cabinet has ratified the transition from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Authority (SHA), effective October 1, 2024. Read more »

Africa: Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health Spending to Save Millions of Children From Malnutrition and Disease

New modelling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger's worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could instead boost health, spur economic… Read more »

Kenya: Over 1.2mn Registered for Social Health Authority Ahead of Oct 1 Rollout

Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa says over 1.2 million people have so far voluntarily registered for the Social Health Authority (SHA) programme ahead of its rollout on… Read more »

Kenya: Govt Sets Up 3-Tier Mpox Respose Plan to Cost Sh6.7bn

The government is projected to spend Sh6.7 billion in a Monkey Pox (Mpox) containment plan dubbed as a three-tier response level system. Read more »

Kenya: Nairobi Hospital Says Operations Uninterrupted Despite Impending Doctors Strike

Nairobi hospital says its operations are going on smoothly even as it dismissed reports of an impending strike by doctors who had stated that there will be no patient admissions… Read more »

Kenya: Activists Push for Democratization of Lenacapavir to Bolster HIV Prevention

The use of Pre-exposure Prophylasix (PrEP) has expanded significantly over the past few years contributing to reduction of new HIV infections. Read more »

Africa: Kenya to Revise Nutrition Module As Bill Gates Highlights Urgency of Combatting Malnutrition in Africa

Kenya has launched a review of its Community Nutrition Module 8 in response to the evolving nutrition landscape in the country. Read more »

Kenya: Lobby Demands Fair Measures for the Global South At WHO Pandemic Talks

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Africa has urged leaders from the Global South to demand equitable health measures in ongoing World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic… Read more »

Kenya: 140 Health Facilities Picked to Handle Advanced HIV Patients

The National Aids and STIs Control Programme (NASCOP) has revealed that at least 140 health facilities across the country have been selected to tend to the accelerating number of… Read more »

Kenya: Young Researcher Innovates Test Kit to Diagnose East Coast Fever Earlier

Robert Muriithi Mugambi, a young parasitologist in Kenya, is on a mission to save East Africa's cattle industry from the crippling impact of East Coast Fever. Read more »

Kenya: 1,000+ Girls in Kajiado Empowered By TAC's Financial Literacy, Health Programs

Over 1000 students from Baraka Oontoyie Secondary School in Kajiado County have benefitted from life skills, financial literacy, and health awareness programs empowered by TAC That… Read more »

Kenya: 2 Mpox Patients Discharged As 3 Remain Under Treatment

Two patients diagnosed with Mpox have been successfully treated and discharged, while three others continue to receive medical care at various facilities, according to Health and… Read more »

Kenya: Govt Scales Up Registration Services in Nakuru With Opening of Kuresoi Office

The government has urged residents of Kuresoi in Nakuru County to take advantage of the newly opened births and deaths registration office to avoid paying higher charges for late… Read more »

Kenya: Fifth Mpox Case Detected in Woman With No Travel History

The fifth mpox case in the country has been detected in a 29-year-old woman from Mombasa who has no travel history to an affected country. Read more »

Kenya: Nairobi's Mukuru Kwa Njenga Hospital Unveils First Public Dental Unit in Embakasi

Mukuru Kwa Njenga level 4 Hospital has marked a new dawn after it opened its doors to the first public primary dental facility in the whole of Embakasi. Read more »

Kenya: Medics Threaten to Down Tools in Two Week Over Unsettled Salary Arrears

Unions representing doctors, nurses, clinic officers have threatened industrial action within the next 14 days citing salary arrears owed to health workers across the 47 counties. Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Citizen Threatens Legal Action Over Health Ministry Insurance Fund

A Kenyan citizen has threatened to take legal action against the Health Ministry within 14 days should it fail to address issues raised on the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). Read more »

Kenya: MOH Confirms Second Mpox Case, Clears Contacts to First Case

The Ministry of Health has reported the second case of the Mpox disease at the Malaba One Stop Border Post-Busia County. Read more »

Kenya: Want to Breastfeed Your Baby in Public? By All Means Do!

Undernutrition is a severe public health concern, with consequences that extend far beyond the healthcare sector and into other economic realms. Globally, undernutrition accounts… Read more »

Kenya: Aga Khan Performs First Non-Invasive Gynaecological Camera-Assisted Operation

The Aga Khan University Hospital has performed the first noninvasive procedure in the region that provides access to treatment of gynaecological conditions. Read more »

Africa: Experts Discuss Role of Gene Modification in Combating Malaria

The swift advancement and adoption of artificial genetic modification technologies in organisms is reigniting the longing to win the fight against malaria. Read more »