February 22, 2019 Kenya has attained maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination status, MNTE, following a successful WHO-led validation process in 2018 to confirm the elimination of the disease. The process was precede…
Read more The WHO call for ‘Leaving no one behind’ and ‘delivering the Triple Billion Together!’ found great resonance in Immaculate Otene’s words. The mother of four who attended the Kenyan launch of the Universal Health Co…
Read moreThe 10th Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) annual Regional Directors meeting has ended in Nairobi with a renewed commitment to optimize joint efforts towards health systems strengthening for realization of Universal Health coverage (UHC) and health security in Africa.
Read moreThe global polio eradication initiative got new impetus recently as four countries from the Horn of Africa Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) met in Garissa, Kenya, in a show of unity to end the spread of…
Read moreKenya remains determined to keep the country free of the polio virus following a finding of a circulating vaccine-derived polio virus in an environmental water sample in Nairobi last April. Earlier in the month, t…
Read more Nairobi, Kenya Kenya marked the World No-Tobacco Day with a call to sustain gains made in protecting families and the public from ill effects of tobacco products and in increased awareness of the link …
Read moreThe Ministry of Health, Kenya, has embarked on a new, robust approach to evaluate evidence for informing the next National Strategic Plan on Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Health (2019-2023). A workshop, convened from April 17- 19 2017, reviewed consolidated national data and incorporated the extensive evidence base of critical studies and surveys on the TB situation. This was done to identify root causes of the epidemic, establish priorities and map out future actions.
Read moreKenya joined the world on March 24 to commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day and to raise and build public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB. The day was also used to step up…
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