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10 Feb 2023
Health care in Kenya requires bold steps to address the issues and restore public confidence
The health system in Kenya has for the longest time been of great concern to many. A section of Kenyans have complained about poor services in hospitals where some have lost their loved ones due to al...
3 Feb 2023
African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children
News Release Ministers and representatives from twelve African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in children by 2030. International partners have...
27 Jan 2023
Misuse and abuse of controlled substance: Measures for a drug-free future
A controlled substance is generally a drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession, or use is regulated by a government, such as illicitly used drugs or prescription medications that are designated ...
18 Jan 2023
Kenya demographic and health survey 2022 Key indicators report
The Kenya demographic and health survey 2022 shows that the average number of sexual partners are 2:3 among women and 7:4 among men in Kenya. Background The primary objective of the 2022 Kenya Demog...
16 Dec 2022
Accelerated action needed to ensure safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene for all
14 December 2022 / News release Urgent action is needed globally and locally to achieve safe and sustainably managed water, sanitation and hygiene for all in order to prevent devastating impacts on th...
9 Dec 2022
WHO Member States agree to develop zero draft of legally binding pandemic accord in early 2023
7 December 2022 / News release / Geneva Member States of the World Health Organization today agreed to develop the first draft of a legally binding agreement designed to protect the world from ...
25 Nov 2022
WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks and pandemics
WHO is launching a global scientific process to update the list of priority pathogens—agents that can cause outbreaks or pandemics—to guide global investment, research and development (R&D), e...
21 Nov 2022
WHO and FP2030 to strengthen cooperation for sexual and reproductive health and rights
Meeting on the sidelines of the International Conference on Family Planning in Thailand, the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Special Research Programme HRP, and FP2030 today signed a Memorandu...
11 Nov 2022
Health must take centre stage in the COP27 climate change negotiations
On the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27, WHO issued a grim reminder that the climate crisis continues to make people sick and jeopardize lives, and that health must be at the core of these cr...
4 Nov 2022
Zimbabwe is the first country in Africa to announce regulatory approval for long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) announced that it has approved the use of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. “The ...
28 Oct 2022
IDIA and WHO strengthen strategic collaboration to support the scale-up of health innovations
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Development Innovation Alliance (IDIA) have agreed to renew their strategic Collaborative Agreement to support the scaling of health innovatio...
21 Oct 2022
Staggering backsliding across women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health revealed in new UN analysis
A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge with devastating effects on prospects ...
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