Latest Children's Health News
A new beginning: Kenya signs Ksh10 billion health deal to save mothers, newborns
Kenya partners with the Beginnings Fund to bring better maternal and newborn…
Top of class, bottom of budget: Kenya’s child vaccine success now faces big funding test
Lawmakers argue immunisation deserves the same budget priority as roads and counties,…
Kenya turns to newborn screening to catch hearing loss before it’s too late
The country's first structured universal newborn hearing screening service is a step towards…
More than a mother’s effort: Why successful breastfeeding takes a whole health system
As Kenya celebrates gains in exclusive breastfeeding, experts say the next milestone…
Cold season, old risks: Kenya vaccinates children against pneumonia, why not their grandparents?
Pneumococcal disease killed nearly 8,000 older Kenyans in a single year. The vaccine that…
The Price of Protection: Breaking down the cost of maternal RSV vaccines
For RSV, the science has largely done its part, and the remaining obstacle is…
As Kenya’s coldest month peaks, doctors urge parents not to ignore a child’s first cough
As Kenya hits its coldest month, doctors say the danger isn't the…
The longest shadow: How childhood hunger shapes brain health decades later
A landmark Kenyan brain study finds childhood malnutrition may harm ageing minds…
Before the first vaccine, there is breast milk
Days-old twins were fed porridge instead of breast milk; one did not…
