US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec has said the US government is concerned about whether the money meant for healthcare in Kenya gets to the right people and is used for services ... Read more »
Thousands of men, women, and children have been affected by a meningitis C outbreak, reportedly the largest to hit the country in the past nine years. Médecins Sans ... Read more »
The two countries will be most affected in East Africa by U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to cut all development assistance funding. Read more »
Routine childhood immunisation saves millions of lives globally every year, data from the World Health Organisation shows. But an estimated 19,4 million infants worldwide are still ... Read more »
The award-winning singer Tiwa Savage has joined the rotary cause with the aim of completely eradicating polio in the world. Read more »
The UN Children's Fund says the number of children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition has increased by 50 percent from the initial estimates given at the beginning of this ... Read more »
The health authorities say they have sent blood samples overseas for further testing, but have repeatedly ruled out Ebola as the cause of the deaths. Read more »
According to a new report by Oxfam, despite heavy investments in quality housing, education, and healthcare, the country still has the highest inequality rate in the region. Read more »
The country's health ministry has said that initial test conducted by investigators on specimen from the dead ruled out Ebola as the cause. Read more »
At least 813 people have been killed by meningitis since the outbreak of the epidemic in the country 16 weeks ago, says Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole. The minister ... Read more »
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