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Kenya Health Summit 2026 opens in Nairobi as government takes stock of health reforms
The two-day summit will close with the adoption of a Joint UHC…
As the world debates stalled pandemic deal, Congo’s Ebola outbreak sets new record
A record Ebola outbreak has crossed three borders, while the global treaty…
Kenya’s health chiefs face the press in first-ever Media Town Hall
‘Ask your government anything on healthcare’ Town Hall was held ahead of…
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…
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…
Just Dial 922: Kenya launches first-ever ambulance emergency dispatch centre
One call to the Dispatch Centre connects you to an ambulance, while…
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…
Lessons from Covid: Experts say Africa must close critical gaps before the next pandemic hits
Health experts say Africa has strengthened surveillance and laboratories since Covid-19, but…
Ready on paper, stalled on ground: Why the last mile will make or break maternal vaccine rollout
A vaccine can be prequalified, financed and procured, but still fail to reach a woman in her third…
