disease surveillance Stories

Kenya urges stronger regional cooperation as transport corridors fuel disease risks across East Africa
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

The Health Ministry is urging stronger regional cooperation to tackle rising disease and safety risks along East Africa’s busiest transport corridors,...

Somalia on high alert as Marburg virus outbreak hits neighbouring Ethiopia
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 01, 2025

Somalia’s Health Ministry has raised Marburg virus surveillance after confirmed cases in Ethiopia, reinforcing border monitoring, rapid-response teams...

How Turkana border communities are strengthening disease surveillance
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 23, 2025

Health teams have been conducting joint supportive supervision along key border areas, including Lokiriama Sub-County, which neighbours Uganda, South...

Voi residents urged to avoid bush meat over mpox concerns
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 01, 2024

Residents were encouraged to report any suspected cases to local health facilities.

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