childhood immunisation Stories

Kamukunji rallies against vaccine myths as leaders take immunisation door-to-door
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 13, 2025

Community chiefs and health workers launch door-to-door campaigns in mosques, markets, and schools to ensure children get life-saving immunisations on...

Government to reunite 44,000 children in private orphanages with their families by 2032
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2025

CS Cheptumo said the ministry conducted a census of street children and found that they include both Kenyan and foreign nationals. The findings will h...

Hope for 439,000 families as government sends Sh878.8 million in Inua Jamii support
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 12, 2025

Each household will receive Sh2,000 under the October 2025 payment cycle as the government steps up support for orphans and vulnerable children throug...

Pneumonia crisis in Kenya: Thousands of children at risk in informal settlements
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 12, 2025

Thousands of Kenyan children under five are dying from preventable pneumonia due to malnutrition, air pollution, and delayed medical care.

Shocking New York Times report exposes Kenyan mothers, children suffering in Saudi Arabia
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 12, 2025

Thousands of Kenyan mothers and children remain trapped in Saudi Arabia, facing abuse, neglect, and a fight for legal recognition — as the government...

Thousands of Kenyan children risk death as pneumonia diagnosis and treatment fail
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 09, 2025

Only 39 percent of Kenyan health workers can properly diagnose and treat severe pneumonia, leaving thousands of children at risk.

Hope restored as MSF opens lifesaving fistula unit for Somali women in Baidoa
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 09, 2025

After years of silence and stigma, women in Somalia’s Bay region are finding healing and dignity through free fistula surgery at Baidoa’s new MSF unit...

The hidden danger in crushed pills: Why altering children’s medicine can be risky
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 07, 2025

Health experts warn that crushing tablets or opening capsules to make medicine easier for children to swallow can alter dosage, reduce effectiveness,...

Crimes against children in conflict surge to worst-ever level in 2024 - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 06, 2025

The humanitarian organisation reckons that more than half of these abuses occurred in just four places, the occupied Palestinian territory, the Democr...

Study links excess screen time in children to higher heart and metabolic risk
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 06, 2025

They analysed data from over 1,000 participants across two long-term Danish cohorts, including children aged 10 and adolescents aged 18, to investigat...

Kenya launches Sh120 million cochlear implant programme to help deaf children hear
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 05, 2025

The Sh120 million programme at KNH will fund life-changing ear implants for children with severe hearing loss, making advanced treatment accessible un...

FAO warns of rising human-induced land degradation threatening crop yields, child nutrition
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 05, 2025

The report further underscores that land degradation is not merely an environmental issue but a global development challenge that touches every aspect...

Convenient but dangerous: The hidden health risks of ultra-processed foods
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 04, 2025

High levels of added sugars, such as refined cane sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, can lead to weight gain, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, fa...

Nairobi County moves to formalise and regulate childcare sector
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 04, 2025

The framework highlights childcare as a shared responsibility between the government, private sector, philanthropic organisations, and communities, en...

Justice Matheka calls for increased funding to strengthen Kenya’s child justice system
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 01, 2025

She urged the National Treasury and county governments to significantly increase funding for child protection services, including the judicial infrast...

Child marriage is still common in the DRC: What’s driving it and how to encourage change
The Conversation  |  Nov 01, 2025

Education not only delays the age of marriage but also empowers girls to make informed decisions about their futures. The situation remains the same b...

Senator Hamida demands action over child sex trafficking in Maai Mahiu
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 31, 2025

Senator Hamida Kibwana revealed that testimonies point to the involvement of “madams” who recruit and control young girls, exploiting them under the p...

Mombasa MCAs raise alarm over severe teacher shortage in ECDE, Vocational Training Centres
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 27, 2025

MCAs said the shortage of ECDE teachers had become a major concern, arguing that the situation was compromising children’s learning experience at the...

Taita Taveta hosts first-ever ECDE Teacher of the Year awards
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 27, 2025

The event, held in Mwatate Sub-county, recognised outstanding ECDE teachers for their commitment to nurturing young learners, honoured retirees for th...

New study reveals why young mothers in Kenya are at higher risk of preterm births
The Conversation  |  Oct 26, 2025

For millions of families in Sub-Saharan African countries like Kenya, having a preterm birth is all too common.

Two-thirds of South Sudan’s children trapped in exploitative labour, new report reveals
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 26, 2025

The study noted that seven in ten parents knew of the laws designed to protect children, yet two-thirds of children said they did not know where to se...

Sudan war: Three children dying every day as hunger and diseases devastate besieged El Fasher
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 25, 2025

According to the United Nations, the city’s 260,000 residents, including 130,000 children, are now relying on “Ambaz,” a type of animal fodder, as the...

Report paints Africa’s grim reality on poverty, inequality reduction
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 24, 2025

Similar to the general population, the report highlights that extreme poverty among children is increasingly concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and pl...

Study finds new gene-silencing therapy cuts cholesterol by 50 per cent
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 24, 2025

In Kenya, about 21 per cent of adults have elevated cholesterol, compared to roughly 24 per cent globally.

Isiolo leaders rally behind early childhood development to secure county's future
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 16, 2025

The workshop marks a critical step forward in aligning policy, research, and community needs to ensure that every child in Isiolo gets a strong start...

Kenya ranked 103 globally with serious hunger levels, as 20 million people remain undernourished
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 13, 2025

The index measures hunger using four key indicators, including undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting and child mortality.

Nowhere to run: How girls escaping harm still find themselves in unsafe spaces
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 11, 2025

But the reality remains grim. While SHOFCO’s safe houses provide essential resources for healing, counselling and education, their ability to care for...

Bold, diverse and unstoppable: Girls speak out amid a world in crisis
UN News  |  Oct 11, 2025

Nafisa from Ghana, 16, spoke up for girls “whose dreams are shaken by crisis”, such as a friend in a nearby village who had to leave school after conf...

Child malnutrition in Kenya: AI model can forecast rates six months before they become critical
The Conversation  |  Oct 11, 2025

This model can forecast where and at what prevalence level acute malnutrition among children is likely to occur in one month’s time with 89 per cent a...

Unmasked: The truth behind child marriages
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 10, 2025

Globally, the numbers are staggering: over 640 million women alive today were married as children, and 12 million girls are still married each year -...

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