A day before the historic October 6, WHO ground-breaking decision on next steps for malaria vaccine, a group of community, opinion leaders, elders and parents in Ndhiwa sub-county, Homa Bay, Kenya, sat together to reflec…
Lire la suiteNyeri, Kenya — Plus d’un an après le début de la pandémie au Kenya, le nombre de cas de la COVID-19 dans le pays est en pleine progression. Dans un tel contexte, les mesures de santé publique demeurent l’un des éléments clés de la riposte. À Nyeri, une ville située à trois heures de route au nord de Nairobi, la capitale du Kenya, et connue comme le centre économique du district de Nyeri, les autorités locales ont compris très tôt qu’elles se devaient de susciter chez la population une meilleure compréhension des mesures de santé publique et de leur importance, tout en s’assurant que chacun comprenne comment observer ces mesures au quotidien.
Lire la suite Nairobi, 25 June 2021 – An urgent measles and rubella (MR) vaccination campaign was launched today in Kajiado County by the Government of Kenya, with support of World Health Organization, WHO, UNICEF, Gavi…
Lire la suiteNairobi, 21 May 2020 – Over three million children across 13 counties of Kenya are to be vaccinated against polio by the Government, UNICEF, WHO and partners, after the virus was confirmed to be circulating in Garissa an…
Lire la suiteIn the wake of a COVID-19 spike in new cases and deaths the Kenya government responded swiftly to increase measures that are aimed at taming rapid transmissions. In his 15th presidential address to the Nation on Corona Virus pandemic, H.E President Kenyatta issued a public order restricting movement in or out of the declared disease infected zone consisting of 5 counties. In this Zone, comprising of the five counties that are contiguous, the daily curfew was tightened among other measures on public gatherings, bars and restaurant operations.
Lire la suite Kenya this week received the first batch of Astra Zeneca Vaccine, a milestone promise for a better tomorrow following an otherwise difficult year in dealing with the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 1.02 m…
Lire la suite Our attention is drawn to the falsehoods and uncertainties being circulated about this vaccine as unnecessary, questionable or unsafe. We want to reiterate that the COVID‐19 vaccines are an additional…
Lire la suitePour Gabriel Wahome, 60 ans, c'est simple : « La couverture sanitaire universelle était une très bonne idée », dit-il. « Nous en étions heureux ! »
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