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Kenya Launches National Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan 2026-2030

Kenya has taken a major step in the fight against cervical cancer following the official launch of the National Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan covering the period from 2026 to 2030. Health Cabinet Secretary Hon Aden Duale presided over the National Symposium held during Kenya Cancer Awareness Month, bringing together women leaders, health professionals, policymakers, […]...

WHO Hosts Second Global Summit to Advance Evidence, Integration and Innovation for Traditional Medicine

The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organised with the Government of India, opens today, bringing together government ministers, scientists, I...

12 Dec 2025

New Study Shows Childhood Trauma Predicts Difficult Labour

Studies are beginning to show that childhood trauma may soon become an important part of the medical history taken from pregnant women, alongside their present symptoms and concerns. New research from...

5 Dec 2025

New Prevention Tools and Investment in Services Essential in the Fight against AIDS

This World AIDS Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) called on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools, including lenacapavir (LEN), to drive down infections an...

28 Nov 2025

Africa Leads the Charge for a Fairer Global Health System

The global health system is at a defining moment. Mounting pressure from reduced financing, widening inequities, and the urgent call for fairness expressed in the Lusaka Agenda highlight the need for ...

21 Nov 2025

Silent Lifesavers: The Untold Stories of Blood Donation

The request for a blood donation often arises at a moment of desperation in Kenya. When a patient’s blood levels drop dangerously low, families are thrown into a frantic scramble to find donors. For...

15 Nov 2025

WHO Launches Global Guidelines on Diabetes During Pregnancy on World Diabetes Day

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its first global guidelines for the management of diabetes during pregnancy, a condition affecting about one in six pregnancies, or 21 million women an...

7 Nov 2025

Plan for Dashboard Mapping Africa’s Health Supply Chain

A well-functioning supply chain is the backbone of any health system. Yet across Africa, insufficient infrastructure, fragmented logistics, and limited access to real-time data often delay the deliver...

31 Oct 2025

16th Annual Meeting of the WHO International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines

The 16th Annual Meeting of the World Health Organisation International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines (WHO-IRCH) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, and hosted by the Indonesian Food and Drug...

24 Oct 2025

Kenya Switches to Single-Dose HPV Vaccine to Boost Uptake

Kenya has taken a major step in fighting cervical cancer by adopting a single-dose human papillomavirus vaccine. The new plan, announced by the Ministry of Health, aims to increase vaccine coverage am...

16 Oct 2025

WHO, EU Announce Collaboration to Advance Digitised Health Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have announced a new agreement to support the digital transformation of health systems and broader adoption of WHO’s Global Digital He...

9 Oct 2025

KNH Overwhelmed by Patient Surge Amid Healthcare Workers’ Strike in Kiambu and Nairobi

The labour ward at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is reportedly handling more than twice its normal capacity, while the operating theatres are running beyond capacity. The blood bank at the hospital...

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