Wajir County, Kenya| A deadly Kala-Azar outbreak has claimed 20 lives and infected more than 500 people in Wajir County over the past three months, pushing local health facilities to the brink. Authorities have launched urgent interventions as they struggle to contain the rapid spread of the disease. Health officials report that the outbreak, which […]
•Over 200,000 Children Targeted in Five-Day Immunisation Drive Health officials from Kenya and Ethiopia have launched a joint polio vaccination campaign aimed at preventing the cross-border transmission of the virus. The exercise, which runs from February 21 to 25, 2025, targets over 200,000 children under the age of five in Mandera County and surrounding border […]
•County Officials and Donors Seek Solutions to Sustain HIV, TB, and Maternal Health Programs Nakuru County is taking urgent steps to protect critical healthcare services and ensure uninterrupted care for patients benefiting from donor-supported programs, particularly those focused on HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and maternal health. This comes in response to the U.S. government’s decision to […]
•Lack of Donors Hampers Sight-Restoring Surgeries A severe shortage of corneas in Kenya has left thousands of patients in desperate need of transplants, with many languishing on waiting lists due to a lack of donors. The situation is particularly dire at Lions Sight First Eye Hospital, one of Africa’s leading eye banks, which has completely […]
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) has issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice, citing the government’s failure to honor key provisions of the 2024 return-to-work agreement. This looming strike threatens to disrupt healthcare services across the country, raising concerns about the state of labor relations within Kenya’s health sector. In a statement released by […]
