polio immunisation campaign Stories
The facility will serve as both a national and inter-country reference laboratory, providing critical support in polio diagnostics and surveillance ac...
The deal, first adopted in 2022, became binding on Monday after Kenya, Brazil, Tonga, and Vietnam ratified it, raising the total approvals to 112—just...
The IMO, a United Nations specialised agency, is responsible for the safety and security of shipping, the prevention of marine and atmospheric polluti...
In 2013, the share of women in high-skill employment was already higher than that of men, at 21.2 per cent, compared to men’s 17.5 per cent.
Most UN agencies and foreign embassies moved to Port Sudan after clashes broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid...
The operation comes days after a similar one mid this week killed three Al-Shabaab leaders in an airstrike conducted in the Hiran region.
The UN is leading efforts to tackle household air pollution which is one of the world’s greatest public health threats and particularly harmful for ch...
Brigadier Mohammed Shemote, representing the Kenya Navy Commander, Major General Paul Owuor Otieno, accepted the role on behalf of the Government of K...
Kenya, being the country where the aircraft was registered, operated and where the accident took place, is required to notify the countries responsibl...
The FAO report shows that women account for 49 per cent of the agrifood workforce and nearly three-quarters of food processing and service roles but r...
The assurance was delivered during the inaugural workshop of the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCOC) working group on operational coordination and coopera...
Sub-county Public Health Officer Alex Maitha said many children still lack the full two doses of the measles-rubella jab, despite recent nationwide ca...
The new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aims to tackle the physical and digital infrastructure deficits that have long constrained trade and economi...
Counties in the west could exceed 300 millimetres of rain, contrasting sharply with the less than 30 per cent chance of surpassing this threshold in t...
Rather than focusing solely on these traditional infrastructure projects, the workers’ rights body recommends that countries also address care-related...
The report found that 3.4 billion people live without safe sanitation globally, including 1.9 billion with basic services, 560 million with limited se...
Data from Kenya’s Ministry of Health shows that in the 2018/2019 financial year, only 11.6 percent of the national health budget went toward NCDs.
COTU boss Francis Atwoli, accused the Ministry of Health and the Digital Health Authority of exercising undue influence over SHA, saying this has crip...
Manual labourers in sectors such as agriculture, construction and fisheries are particularly vulnerable, as they face prolonged exposure to dangerous...
Alarmingly, about 60 per cent of eligible children have not received their second measles dose at 18 months, reducing herd immunity amid a recent Nair...
The higher “reciprocal” tariff rates introduced on August 7 are expected to place mounting pressure on US imports and dampen exports from its trading...
The humanitarian organisations blame new INGO registration rules introduced in March, which allow Israel to deny access based on vague criteria such a...
For example, the OIC has failed to persuade Israel’s neighbouring states – Egypt and Jordan, in particular – to open their border crossings to allow h...
IOM Deputy Director General Ugochi Daniels said the people of Somalia are living through some of the harshest impacts of the climate crisis, which is...
Mandera County Commissioner Henry Ochako convened a crisis meeting with the County Security Committee and the Disaster Preparedness Committee due to t...
The IOM is calling on governments, international partners, and communities to take united, decisive action to prioritise protection, justice, and long...
Key measures include the formation of a Religious Affairs Commission, leadership standards, reforms to religious broadcasting and civic education to c...
In 2024, an estimated 306.5 million people across the continent faced hunger, representing 20.2 per cent of Africa’s population—an increase from 267.3...
The Director-General of Health, Dr Patrick Amoth, confirmed that out of the 300 cases recorded nationwide, Mombasa alone accounts for 139, the highest...
The IEBC, now fully constituted, prepares to conduct 22 long-delayed by-elections including six National Assembly seats, one Senate position and 15 Me...
