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Launch of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety

Kenya launches road safety initiative to reduce crashes

Press Statement: Kenyan Government, World Health Organization,…
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Kenyan lab boosting Africa’s genome surveillance

Kenyan lab boosting Africa’s genome surveillance

Kilifi, Kenya – Amid the soft purr of the air conditioner and…
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Launch of tobacco-free farms in Kenya

Launch of tobacco-free farms in Kenya

Hundreds of farmers in Migori County, Kenya will break free from…
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Ramping up COVID-19 vaccination among Kenya’s hard-to-reach communities

Ramping up COVID-19 vaccination among Kenya’s hard-to-reach communities

When Kenya’s Ministry of Health set its sights on reaching 10 million…
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Dr Adam Haji, WHO, and Wajir County team, access nomadic communities for Covid-19 vaccination in north-eastern Kenya recently

Valuable Community Response Lessons for 2022

 As 2022 begins, health experts in Kenya have enough to reflect…
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Ndhiwa community members speak about the impact of malaria vaccine on their community

Breakthrough Malaria Vaccine – Ndhiwa Community Speaks Out

A day before the historic October 6, WHO ground-breaking decision on…
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A health worker speaks to MOH and UN officials at the launch of measles rubella campaign in Kajiado county. Almost 4 million children are targeted

Almost four million children set to receive measles rubella vaccine

 
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National Launch of polio campaign in Mombasa set for May 22-26 in 13 counties at risk

Urgent immunization response launched to tackle polio outbreak in 13 counties

Nairobi, 21 May 2020 – Over three million children across 13 counties…
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Dr Rudi Eggers, WHO Representative, Kenya, speaking during the vaccination launch. He was accompanied by MOH officials, Dr Patrick Amoth, Director General and Ms Susan Mochache, Principal Secretary

Kenya Third Wave Response: A time to synergize and re-energize

In the wake of a COVID-19 spike in new cases and deaths the Kenya…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta flags off the COVAX consignment o the regions from the Central Vaccine stores this week

Kenya receives COVID-19 vaccines and launches landmark national campaign

 
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