Kenya — Notícias

Video - Emergency vaccination campaign along the Somali-Kenyan border

World No Tobacco Day 2011 in Kenya

On 31st May 2011, Kenya joined the rest of the world to mark World No-tobacco Day. The national event was held in Nairobi at the Hilton Hotel, presided over by the Director for Public Health and Sanitation, Dr. Shanaz Sh…

WHO Regional Tobacco Taxes training Workshop Nairobi, Kenya 5-8 April 2011.

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…

WHD 2011 Commemorated: Kenyans urged to fight drug resistance

Nairobi, 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…

Dr Luis Sambo discusses health issues with Kenyan Public Health and Sanitation Minister, and Minister for Medical Services

11 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…

Launch of the national campaign for mass net distribution, Eldama Ravine, Koibatek district, 9/3/2011

Kenya 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%. …

Kenya Launches Ten Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV 10)

Nairobi, 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…

Kenya hosts 1st African Regional Workshop on Coordinated Approaches to Pneumonia and Diarrhoea Prevention and Control

Kenya 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 …