Lamu healthcare Stories

Lamu County, Jubaland vow to strengthen cross-border ties in trade, health and security
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 31, 2025

The Jubaland ministers praised Lamu’s digitised emergency response systems and women’s leadership in public service.

Lamu men's crisis: Calls grow for rescue centre to address rising suicide cases
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 25, 2025

This follows increased cases of suicide among the men, especially in Mpeketoni Division of Lamu West.

Residents of Lamu’s Manda Island decry suffering due to poor health services
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 15, 2024

Pregnant mothers have to travel by boat across the vast Indian Ocean to Lamu Island’s King Fahad Hospital.

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