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DRC to receive 200,000 Mpox vaccine doses from Gavi amid record outbreak
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 03, 2025

These doses will primarily target the worst-affected areas, particularly focusing on at-risk populations affected by regional displacements due to sec...

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...

Fear, misinformation plague parents despite child vaccines shortage resolution
Charity Kilei  |  Apr 28, 2025

Health workers across Nairobi continue to urge parents not to delay childhood immunisations, emphasising that routine vaccines are now available in pu...

Kenya intensifies malaria fight as new data shows challenges posed by climatic patterns
Amina Wako  |  Apr 27, 2025

Six counties, Busia, Kakamega, Kisumu, Migori, Siaya, and Vihiga, remain the highest burdened, recording an alarming 748 cases per 1,000 population.

Explainer: Why your child needs that polio vaccine
Charity Kilei  |  Apr 27, 2025

The WHO emphasises the importance of providing the polio vaccine to all children under five years old, starting at birth. The vaccine is typically adm...

Malaria scorecard: Battles have been won and advances made, but the war isn’t over
The Conversation  |  Apr 26, 2025

The World Health Organisation estimates that approximately 2.2 billion cases have been prevented between 2000 and 2023.

Explainer: What you need to know about World Malaria Day 2025
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 25, 2025

This year’s theme, “Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite,” speaks directly to the need for renewed energy and commitment from all secto...

Slum life breeds silent cholera risks amid poor sanitation
Charity Kilei  |  Apr 22, 2025

Outbreaks typically escalate in overcrowded areas with broken sewer systems and limited access to clean water, creating the perfect environment for ch...

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...

Cholera outbreak claims six lives, 97 cases confirmed in three counties
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 08, 2025

According to the Ministry of Health, counties including Migori, Kisumu and Nairobi are among the hardest hit by the infectious disease.

Kenya risks vaccine stock-outs unless state secures Sh1.6 billion, warn women MPs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 04, 2025

Kenya is facing a dire vaccine shortage, with stock levels expected to be depleted by June 2025, placing millions of children at risk of preventable d...

Ethiopia launches mass cholera vaccination in Gambella amid rising death toll
Addis Standard  |  Apr 01, 2025

The deteriorating health situation has been exacerbated by escalating political tension in South Sudan, which has driven thousands of displaced people...

Three people die following cholera outbreak in Kisumu
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 27, 2025

Health officials believe contaminated water and poor sanitation are key contributors to the crisis.

Uganda discharges last Ebola patients, begins 42-day countdown to end outbreak
XINHUA  |  Mar 20, 2025

The country declared an Ebola outbreak on January 30 after a 32-year-old nurse died of the disease in the capital.

Kenya faces Sh8.3 billion loss over undelivered Covid-19 vaccines
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 18, 2025

A new audit report by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed that the government made payments for doses that were not shipped.

Breaking the flu cycle: The power of influenza vaccine
Charity Kilei  |  Mar 16, 2025

Flu vaccines have been used safely for over 60 years, with annual immunisation recommended to maintain protection.

Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says
Reuters  |  Mar 02, 2025

The East African country declared an outbreak of the highly infectious and often fatal haemorrhagic disease in January after the death of a male nurse...

Kenya among three African nations in new large-scale TB vaccine clinical trial
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 28, 2025

Currently, the only approved TB vaccine is the BCG, which provides some protection to children but is not effective in preventing TB in adolescents an...

Kenya launches second phase of mass polio vaccination to curb outbreak
Charity Kilei  |  Feb 21, 2025

The move follows the detection of a polio case near the Kenya-Ethiopia border in October 2024, prompting urgent measures to prevent further spread.

South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts
Reuters  |  Feb 19, 2025

Trump in January ordered a 90-day pause in all foreign development assistance pending assessment of its consistency with his "America First" foreign p...

Uganda discharges all eight Ebola patients after they recover, health minister says
Reuters  |  Feb 19, 2025

Health MInister Aceng said 265 contacts remained under "strict quarantine and monitoring" in the capital Kampala, as well as in Jinja and Mbale - two...

Single-dose HPV vaccine beneficial for children between 9 and 14 years
Charity Kilei  |  Feb 15, 2025

Since the introduction of the vaccine in 2019, health officials have faced challenges in tracking down girls for the second dose, often leading to inc...

Kenya's Mpox cases rise to 41 as viral haemorrhagic fevers spread across East Africa
Charity Kilei  |  Feb 14, 2025

The disease has spread across 12 counties, with cases reported in Nakuru (10), Mombasa (8), Busia (7), Nairobi (2), Kajiado (2), Bungoma (2), Taita Ta...

Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills nurse
Loreen Wamalwa  |  Feb 04, 2025

The trial, which uses a vaccine provided by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), is seen as a critical step in controlling the outbreak.

Ebola vaccine arrives in Uganda as Kenya remains on high alert
Amina Wako  |  Feb 03, 2025

The trial will target those at the highest risk of infection, including individuals who have had close contact with confirmed or deceased Ebola patien...

Ebola, Marburg viruses outbreak in East Africa poses threat to Kenya's health system
Charity Kilei  |  Jan 31, 2025

Uganda this week confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it.

Cervical cancer: Why most women are missing out on HPV vaccine
Charity Kilei  |  Jan 26, 2025

Kenya ranks among the top 20 countries with the highest burden of cervical cancer, with about 5,845 new cases and 3,591 deaths annually.

Kenya receives 9.3 million vaccine doses to boost BCG and measles immunisation efforts
Charity Kilei  |  Jan 22, 2025

Nine regional depots across the country, including Nairobi, have already received the BCG vaccines from the central vaccine store in Kitengela.

State's plan to vaccinate 22 million cattle, 50 million goats begins next week
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 22, 2025

The mass vaccination campaign, announced by President William Ruto in November 2024, aims to prevent further damage to Kenya's livestock sector.

Parents urged to vaccinate girls under 15 against HPV as part of cervical cancer prevention
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 20, 2025

The Ministry of Health, through its community health promoters, has embarked on a campaign to raise awareness about the vaccine and its role in preven...

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