Kenya News

Nairobi—Kenya completed its first mpox vaccination campaign in September 2025. The country deployed 10 700 doses of MVA-BN vaccine across three high-burden counties: Mombasa, Busia and Nakuru. In just 10 days, from 3–12 September, the campaign surpassed the national target by reaching 10 697 people, achieving 105.2% coverage.

Garissa County—Kenya has taken a significant step toward strengthening health migration by training 35 frontline healthcare workers from Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera counties. These regions host large population of migrant, refugee, and nomadic communities.

Nairobi—Since the launch of the Tobacco-Free Farms initiative in 2022, over 9000 farmers in Kenya have shifted from tobacco farming to alternative livelihoods.  

The initiative’s primary aim is to provide tobacco farmers with sustainable, profitable livelihoods by encouraging them to grow alternative food crops. This not only addresses the health risks of tobacco farming but also the social, economic and environmental damage it causes.

Nairobi—Kenya is strengthening its national cholera outbreak preparedness and response during the current long rainy season, expected to last until the end of May. Four counties ‒ Nairobi, Kisumu,Migori and Kwale ‒ are experiencing a cholera outbreak, which was declared in late February 2025. So far, 256 suspected cases and 13 deaths have been reported, with a case fatality rate of 5.2%, exceeding the 1% threshold which indicates early and adequate treatment of cholera patients. 
 

Nairobi—Kenya has made remarkable progress in promoting breastfeeding. Between 2003 and 2022, exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months increased from 13% to 60%, surpassing World Health Assembly’s target of at least 50% by 2025, and exceeding the 2023 global average of 48%.