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In a statement, WHO recommended the maternal vaccine be administered to pregnant women in their third trimester, offering newborns passive immunity at...
At 20 months (or under two years), toddlers need full-fat, fresh pasteurised milk in moderation, and breast milk if still nursing — in line with recom...
This condition, considered one of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases, disproportionately affects people in poor and rural communities.
Trans fats, especially those produced industrially, are commonly found in baked goods, margarine, vegetable shortening, fried foods, and products like...
The WHO donor base expanded this year with both long-standing supporters and new contributors providing fresh voluntary funding.
Mohamed's nomination will now be submitted to the WHO executive board for formal ratification, a step widely expected to be procedural.
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...
Mosquitoes have also developed mechanisms to resist the effects of insecticides. Malaria vector resistance to certain insecticides used in malaria con...
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...
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...
This comes even as President William Ruto continues to launch new market initiatives, including recent projects in Nyandarua and Laikipia counties, ra...
To spearhead the lobbying effort, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has deployed former President Jakaya Kikwete as a special envoy, highlighting the high...
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...
While meningitis can affect anyone, the disease burden is particularly high in low- and middle-income countries and areas experiencing large-scale epi...
His withdrawal comes amid concerns raised from various quarters about the independence and fairness of the electoral body if a close associate of the...
Even before the aid cuts led by the United States, things were backsliding in some countries, and progress has slowed globally since 2016, the report...
Kenya Red Cross, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Nairobi County Health Team, has intensified sanitation and hygiene campaigns in...
The move was part of a dramatic trade policy overhaul he dubbed "Liberation Day," announced in a fiery address from the White House Rose Garden on Wed...
The rising cases of preterm births are becoming a major global health concern, with devastating consequences for newborns and their families.
Trump's administration withdrew from the WHO upon taking office in January, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and o...
Michael Abramowitz, Voice of America's director, said nearly his entire staff of 1,300 journalists, producers and assistants had been put on administr...
Following the death of Dr Ndugulile, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus formally submitted the names of five candidates for considera...
The ministry argues that the move aims to integrate HIV-related health records into Kenya’s digital health superhighway, ensuring data accessibility a...
The vaccination campaign took place between February 21 and 25, 2025, as part of the second phase of mass polio immunisation in regions deemed at high...
The 90-day foreign aid freeze, ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump after taking office on January 20, has upended the global supply chain for medic...
The agency would consolidate its eastern and southern African operations and run both from Nairobi.
Mohamed also sought to know whether the county government of Marsabit had requested support from the national government and, if so, whether the reque...
As of February 16, there have been 431 cases and 53 deaths in two outbreaks in remote villages in separate health zones in Equateur province, the WHO...
Vaccination programmes were partially restored on February 5, after the M23 declared a ceasefire, however, the situation remains "tense and volatile",...
With over two decades of experience, Prof. Kaura has championed primary care integration to improve maternal health outcomes
