Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation Stories

Rwanda donates 20 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza amid worsening food shortages
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 30, 2025

The aid shipment, comprising medicine, food, and water, arrived in Jordan last Friday and is set to be transported to Gaza via Egypt.

South Sudan launches lifesaving vaccines to fight pneumonia, diarrhoea in children
XINHUA  |  May 28, 2025

Anin Ngot Ngot Mou, undersecretary in the Ministry of Health, described the rollout as a game changer in the fight against two of the country's leadin...

CJ Koome nominates five members of tribunal meant to resolve civil society disputes
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 27, 2025

Once operational, the tribunal will be mandated to hear and determine complaints arising from breaches of the Act, deal with matters and appeals submi...

IOM encourages Eastleigh community to embrace digital finance for smarter money management
Abdirahman Khalif  |  May 26, 2025

Many residents in Eastleigh receive financial support from relatives abroad, and the event aimed to offer them practical information on safer and more...

Journalist bodies condemn unlawful detention of eleven Somali reporters
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 25, 2025

Reports indicate that they were held without formal charges and threatened by the security agents into deleting all recorded footage they had gathered...

Civil society groups give AU, EAC 72 hours to act on alleged abductions, torture in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 23, 2025

While Tanzania released Mwangi on Thursday, he was dumped in Horohoro, on the Coast of Kenya, some 162 kilometres from the Lunga Lunga border, having...

Kenya to increase WHO contributions by 20pc as part of global health funding push
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 22, 2025

The WHO donor base expanded this year with both long-standing supporters and new contributors providing fresh voluntary funding.

Gor Mahia part ways with coach Mihic after just three months
Erick Kariuki  |  May 19, 2025

Gor Mahia have parted ways with Croatian head coach Sinisa Mihic after just three months in charge, ending a brief but turbulent tenure marked by mixe...

Inside the ICU: Nurse's daily fight to save lives amid grief, shortages, silent strength
Charity Kilei  |  May 19, 2025

Nurses like Jackline Atieno form the backbone of the healthcare system, often serving as the first point of contact for patients and providing continu...

WHO warns of rising premature deaths from chronic diseases in global health wake-up call
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 18, 2025

According to WHO, the rise in premature deaths is being driven by population growth and ageing, with these chronic diseases now accounting for the maj...

Kenya to receive BCG, polio vaccines next month - Health CS Duale
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 15, 2025

Duale said the shortage, which has left thousands of children unprotected, was triggered by the Treasury’s failure to release Sh930 million in co-fina...

NGOs in Kenya given until May 2026 to comply with new public benefits law
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 16, 2025

According to the Public Benefit Organisations Regulatory Authority, only 4,000 out of the 14,000 NGOs registered in Kenya are currently compliant.

Hope for Kenyans without representatives as IEBC reconstitution takes shape
Barack Oduor  |  May 12, 2025

Banisa, Magarini, Mbeere North, Ugunja, Malava, and Kasipul constituencies are yet to get replacements for their Members of Parliament (MPs), while Ba...

Mandera leaders visit Banisa to de-escalate tension following killing of six family members
Issa Hussein  |  May 09, 2025

Governor Mohamed condemned the attack as “barbaric” and called for a lasting solution to the recurring cycle of senseless killings in the region.

Trapped by borders: Migrant mothers face health inequities amid Kenya's healthcare reforms
Charity Kilei  |  May 02, 2025

The reality of young people seeking better opportunities is a challenge many countries are facing, with individuals of different nationalities coming...

Labour Day 2025: Lobby flags setbacks in workers’ freedom and justice
Alfred Onyango  |  May 01, 2025

This includes, in particular, the freedoms that enable them to organise and negotiate aspects of their work, such as wages, hours, and working conditi...

WHO urges global action as medicalised FGM puts millions of girls at risk
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 28, 2025

An estimated four million girls are still at risk each year, underlining the urgent need for global action to end this harmful tradition once and for...

How religious extremism in Kenya reflects delayed reforms and weak law enforcement
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 26, 2025

The Musyimi taskforce recommended the formulation of a policy framework to deal with religious extremism, sects and cults to ensure transparent and re...

Desert locust outbreaks persist across North Africa, FAO warns of ongoing threat
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 26, 2025

The FAO emphasises the need for continued surveys and control measures to prevent further development of the outbreaks.

Global immunisation campaigns struggle as funding cuts, outbreaks threaten progress
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 26, 2025

Despite the success of vaccines in saving over 150 million lives over the last five decades, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus warned that f...

Kinshasa flood disaster highlights deadly mix of rapid urban growth and poor infrastructure
The Conversation  |  Apr 23, 2025

Of Kinshasa’s two flood risks, the impact of Congo River flooding can be observed in large cities located along major rivers, and typically peaks arou...

Lack of reliable data hampers global response to youth mental health crisis
Charity Kilei  |  Apr 18, 2025

WHO says that only by using clear, fair, and well-tested ways of assessing mental health can countries avoid two common mistakes: either underestimati...

Major breakthrough as UN adopts plan for net-zero shipping emissions by 2050
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

The IMO, which was established in 1948 and is based in London, has a history of creating global regulations to enhance safety and reduce pollution fro...

Liberia reports H5N1 bird flu on poultry farm, WOAH says
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2025

The outbreak, detected in February on a farm in the Bong county, killed 18 birds out of a flock of 26,000, the Paris-based WOAH said, quoting informat...

Why Kinshasa keeps flooding and why it's not just about the rain
The Conversation  |  Apr 18, 2025

Local rains combined with runoff from torrential rains coming from neighbouring Congo Central Province quickly overwhelmed the city’s small urban trib...

Tanzania launches diplomatic push for Prof Mohamed Janabi to head WHO Africa office
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 17, 2025

To spearhead the lobbying effort, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has deployed former President Jakaya Kikwete as a special envoy, highlighting the high...

WHO members reach deal on global pandemic preparedness after 3 years of talks
Reuters  |  Apr 16, 2025

The agreement is widely seen as a victory for the global health agency at a time when multilateral organisations like the WHO have been battered by sh...

WHO launches first-ever global guidelines to combat meningitis and save lives
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

While meningitis can affect anyone, the disease burden is particularly high in low- and middle-income countries and areas experiencing large-scale epi...

Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover, UN agency says
Reuters  |  Apr 15, 2025

The RSF seized control of the camp on Sunday after a four-day assault that the government and aid groups have said left hundreds dead or wounded.

Kenya receives 10,700 doses of Mpox vaccine as Ministry of Health seeks to curb spread
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 10, 2025

Health officials have prioritised high-risk groups for vaccination, including healthcare workers, close contacts of confirmed cases, long-distance tru...

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