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WHO’s Bold Plan: Raise Health Taxes, Save Millions
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035 through health taxes in a move designed to curb chronic diseases and generate critical public revenue. The “3 by 35” Initiative comes at a time when […]...
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4 Jul 2025
Kenya Rolls Out 10-Day Nationwide Vaccine Campaign Against Typhoid and Measles–Rubella
The Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide 10-day vaccination campaign from July 5th to 14th, 2025, targeting two major threats to children’s health: typhoid and measles–rubella (MR). The ca...
27 Jun 2025
WHO: Tobacco Control Efforts Protect 6.1B People
The World Health Organisation (WHO) released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 this week at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin. WHO advised that action is needed to maintai...
20 Jun 2025
Guarding the Gates: Uganda Strengthens Border Health Amid Ongoing Threats
Uganda’s borders have always been busy and vulnerable. Over the past decade, Ebola, COVID-19, leptospirosis, Marburg, measles and cholera have all emerged, stretching an already burdened health syst...
13 Jun 2025
Mpox Upsurge: Emergency Committee Shares Temporary Recommendations
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO)is issuing a revised set of temporary recommendations on mpox. This follows the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (200...
5 Jun 2025
Stroke on the Rise in Kenya: A Growing Health Threat Among the Youth
Studies show that Kenyans are experiencing strokes as early as 16 years, raising concern among health professionals. A stroke occurs either when blood flow to the brain is blocked—known as an ischem...
30 May 2025
Unforeseen Eco-Warriors: The Mongol Empire’s Green Legacy
The Mongol Empire, spanning the 13th and 14th centuries, stands as a monumental force in human history. It was the largest land empire ever known, stretching from the Sea of Japan deep into Eastern Eu...
30 May 2025
WHO, Africa CDC and RKI Expand Unique Partnership to Strengthen Collaborative Surveillance in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced today the expansion of the successful Health Security ...
23 May 2025
20 Health Agencies to Lose Sh1bn in Next Year’s Budget
At least 20 government health agencies will lose nearly Sh1 billion in the financial year that begins in June. These cuts will make it difficult for these agencies to pay their workers and cover basic...
16 May 2025
WHO Results Report 2024 Shows Health Progress Across Regions, Overcoming Critical Challenges
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Results Report 2024 shows progress on global health goals, even in times of growing financial uncertainty. The report, released ahead of the 78th World Health Assem...
9 May 2025
Gloves do not replace hand hygiene, WHO reminds
The World Health Organisation (WHO) acknowledges that wearing gloves is key in preventing the spread of infections, and not an alternative to cleaning hands at the right time. Hand hygiene is one of t...
2 May 2025
New deadly mosquito species found on Kenya-Tanzania coast
Scientists have discovered a new mosquito species on the coast of Kenya and Tanzania, and they say it is highly resistant to insecticides. According to researchers from the University of Glasgow, the ...
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