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Latest Article 14 Aug 2026
More SHA Money is Flowing, but Are Patients Receiving Better Care?
The Social Health Authority (SHA) disbursed KSh21.36 billion to counties in the 2025/2026 financial year, up from KSh12.7 billion the previous year, an increase of nearly 70 per cent. The rise comes as Kenya transitions to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), with new data showing growth in registration, collections, […]...
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24 Apr 2026
Kenya Rolls Out New Malaria Treatment Strategy in Four Counties Amid Resistance Fears
Kenya is set to distribute 10 million mosquito nets as the Ministry of Health steps up efforts to cut malaria cases and deaths, amid renewed calls for sustained public awareness ahead of World Malaria...
27 Feb 2026
Vellum Health: The Alarming Rise of Stroke in Younger Populations
Stroke is still widely considered a disease of old age, yet across Africa, a worrying shift is occurring. Increasingly, children, teenagers, and young adults are experiencing stroke, with serious impa...
5 Dec 2025
Separating Facts from Fear: Understanding The Kenya-U.S. Health Cooperation Framework’s Implications
Kenya’s new Health Cooperation Framework with the United States (U.S.) represents one of the most consequential restructurings of external health financing in recent years. This discussion emerges a...
3 Oct 2025
US Softens Stance on Tobacco and Alcohol at UN High-Level Talks
The United Nations (UN) periodically holds High-Level Meetings (HLMs) to address major health issues, and this year’s 4th such meeting focused on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including hear...
11 Oct 2024
Vellum Health: The Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda
The first case detected of the Marburg Virus (MVD) in Rwanda was announced on 27 September 2024. As of 7 October 2024, the Rwandan government has reported 56 confirmed cases of the virus, with 12 of t...
8 Sep 2024
WHO launches global framework for understanding the origins of new or re-emerging pathogens
With the support of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a global framework to help Member States comprehensively ...
23 Jun 2024
WHO releases report on state of development of antibacterials
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its latest report on antibacterial agents, including antibiotics, in clinical and preclinical development worldwide. Although the number of antibacte...
19 May 2024
WHO prequalifies new dengue vaccine
A new vaccine for dengue received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO) on 10 May 2024. TAK-003 is the second dengue vaccine to be prequalified by WHO. Developed by Takeda, ...
9 May 2024
WHO Results Report 2023 shows notable health achievements and calls for a concerted drive toward SDGs
The World Health Organization (WHO) Results Report 2023, the most comprehensive to date, showcases the achievement of key public health milestones, even amid greater global humanitarian health needs d...
26 Apr 2024
At least 154 million lives saved through global immunisation over the past 50 years
A major landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunisation efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – ...
21 Apr 2024
In a world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis
Health workers roll out immunization campaign aiming to reach one million people. In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recomm...
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