Beyond HIV and TB Diagnoses: The Moth Challenges Africa to Tell Human Stories Behind Illness
As health systems focus on treatment targets and disease statistics, The Moth’s Nairobi Mainstage is bringing attention to the personal experiences, stigma and aspirations that often go unreported. NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – A diagnosis can change how a person sees their future, but it does not have to determine everything that follows.For someone living…
MELTA Warns of Mass Job Losses as NACADA Proposes Tough New Alcohol Rules
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – The Small and Medium Liquor Traders Association (MELTA) has strongly opposed the new alcohol regulations proposed by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), warning that the rigid restrictions threaten over two million livelihoods across the country. The controversial guidelines are part of NACADA’s updated…
Beyond Climate Promises: What Vulnerable Countries Need From COP31
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – With floods, droughts and extreme heat intensifying, developing countries are demanding climate finance and practical action as world leaders prepare for the UN climate summit in Türkiye. For families forced from their homes by floods, farmers watching prolonged drought destroy their livelihoods and communities struggling without reliable electricity, climate change…
Global Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases at Risk as Funding Falls 30%, WHO Warns
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6- Despite 63 countries eliminating at least one neglected tropical disease, shrinking donor support threatens treatment programmes, surveillance and progress towards 2030 targets. The global fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is making significant progress, but declining funding and persistent inequalities are threatening to reverse some of the gains, the World Health…
Climate Action Could Prevent 1.6 Million Deaths Annually, WHO Report Finds
NAIROBI, Kenya,Nov 6- The heat alerts to cleaner cooking fuels, six interventions could deliver US$3.9 trillion in annual economic benefits, placing health at the centre of global climate investment. The global response to climate change could deliver far-reaching public health and economic gains if governments invest in six interventions that the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Why Millions of Adolescents Are Growing Up Without Enough Physical Activity,WHO warns
NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 6 – WHO warns that 240 million adolescents recorded no physically active days in a week, exposing a 15-year global failure to improve movement habits, with girls disproportionately affected. A generation of young people is growing up without sufficient opportunities for physical activity, raising concerns about the long-term consequences for global health…
Kenya’s Unequal Childhood: New Survey Reveals 45-Point Development Gap Between Counties
NAIROBI, Kenya,Nov 5 -While 85 per cent of children aged 3–23 months are developmentally on track nationally, county disparities reveal unequal opportunities for Kenya’s youngest children. A child’s first years are often measured through survival: whether they receive immunisation, have enough food, grow properly and reach their fifth birthday.But Kenya’s latest health survey is introducing…
Ministry and Partners Implement Male-Engagement Initiative to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Deaths
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 –The Ministry of Health has held its first male-engagement forum under the Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere (EWENE) campaign, bringing fathers and expectant partners together in Dandora to learn how to prevent maternal and newborn deaths. The event, a Baraza La Uzazi, was organised with Machozi Ya Mwisho and Tujulishane Kenya….
UAE Developer Reportage Group Eyes More Investment in Kenya
PHOTO: From L- R Jayendra Vala, CEO, Reportage Kenya; Andrea Nucera, Group Managing Director, Reportage Group; and Elly Owuor, Chairman, Reportage Kenya. NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 4 – Kenya could see more residential developments from UAE-based property developer Reportage Group as the company explores opportunities to expand its local portfolio. The group’s Managing Director, Andrea Nucera,…
Mogo, ZTE and RSC Partner to Expand Affordable Smartphone Access in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 4 – Mogo, East Africa’s leading motorcycle and smartphone financier, has partnered with technology company ZTE Corporation and RSC, ZTE’s phone distributor in Kenya, to expand access to quality, affordable handsets in Kenya, targeting consumers and small businesses seeking to participate in the country’s growing digital economy. Customers can now acquire ZTE…
