Organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 40 experts from 15 countries in the WHO African Region gathered today to train on tobacco taxes in Nairobi, Kenya as part of efforts of Member States in the WHO…
Read moreNairobi, Kenya 7th April 2011 -- Kenya joined the rest of the world in commemorating this year’s World Health Day under the theme “Combating Anti-Microbial Resistance”. The day observed at the Riruta Health Centre, Dagor…
Read more11 March 2011, Nairobi --The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis G. Sambo, today in Nairobiheld discussions with the Kenyan Minister for Public Health and Sanitation, Hon. Beth Mugo, and theMinister for Medical Ser…
Read moreKenya is experiencing rapid change in the epidemiology of malaria as a result of scaled up malaria control and prevention interventions. At present over two thirdsof the country has malaria prevalence of less than 10%. …
Read moreNairobi, 14th February 2011 - Hundreds of infants in Kenya received their first shots against pneumococcal disease today at a special event to celebrate the global roll out of vaccines targeting the world’s biggest child…
Read moreKenya hosted the First African Regional workshop on coordinated approaches to pneumonia and diarrhea prevention and control. The Director of Public Health and Sanitation, Dr. Sharif Shenaz officially opened the four-day …
Read moreNairobi 1st December 2010 -- Kenya joined the World in commemorating the 22nd World AIDS Day (WAD) under the theme “Universal Access and Human Rights”. The First Lady, Her Excellency Lucy Kibaki, represented by the Mi…
Read moreNairobi, Kenya 16 November 2010 -- Sixteen universities, medical and nursing schools from nine East and Southern African countries have agreed to introduce the Community-Directed Intervention (CDI) strategy in their curr…
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