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NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 11 – Africa is investing in digital healthcare, artificial intelligence and modern health information systems, but a fundamental question remains: how effectively can governments save lives when they cannot consistently establish how many people are dying and what is killing them? A new World Health Organization (WHO) assessment has exposed this contradiction,…
NAIROBI, Kenya,Nov 10 – Africa is moving towards a future where healthcare decisions are increasingly informed by digital records, real-time surveillance and interconnected health information systems. Governments are investing in technology to improve service delivery, track disease outbreaks and identify populations that have historically been excluded from essential healthcare. But beneath this transformation lies a…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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….
By Fride Amiani PHOTO: Environment, Climate Change and Forestry CS Dr Deborah Barasa and Principal Secretary Gitonga Mugambi cut a celebratory cake during the launch of the Sh26 billion Kenya Watershed Services Improvement Project (KEWASIP) in Nairobi on November 2, 2026. NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 2 – The Government has launched a Sh26 billion environmental restoration…
MOMBASA, Kenya, Oct 28 – The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has officially handed over a newly refurbished medicine store at Port Reitz Sub-County Hospital in Mombasa County. The milestone initiative is designed to strengthen Good Storage Practices (GSP), safeguard the quality and efficacy of essential drugs, and elevate overall medical commodity management at the…
