During a meeting with the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta at The White House, President Joe Biden said that the United States will make a one-time donation of more than 17 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union. Biden said the 17 million doses will be in addition to 50 million…
Kenyans have been urged to avoid public gatherings even as campaign fever grips the nation ahead of next year’s polls to curb the spread of Covid-19. Speaking at Nanyuki Cottage Hospital during the launch of Dr Mary Robertson Glasgow funeral home, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman, lauded the hospital management for boosting Covid-19 vaccination,…
The Council of Governors (CoG) has unveiled a three-day vaccination campaign targeting delegates due to attend the 7th Annual Devolution Conference in Makueni. The vaccination drive which commenced on Tuesday will be conducted at the council’s Delta Corner offices in Westlands, Nairobi. The vaccination campaign is part of broad efforts to suppress the spread of…
The country has made strides in efforts to eliminate malaria by the year 2030 with a survey conducted by the Division of National Malaria Program showing a decline of malaria cases in children aged 6 months to 14 years by 2 % since 2015.The 2020 Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey (KMIS) survey released by the Division…
Following the introduction of new polio vaccine there is hope in the fight against polio in Kenya. This comes at a time when the country has detected new variant due to mutation of the virus and cases in Kamukunji, Nairobi and Daadab Refugees camp, in Garissa County two weeks ago. Kenya was certified poliovirus free…
Kenya has received 79 more Cuban doctors in the second deployment program who will be deployed to county hospitals on October 25.The first batch of Cuban doctors arrived in the country in 2018 as part of implementation of an agreement signed with Cuba in 2017. This follows an agreement signed by Health Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi…
Environment watchdog Nema has called for proper disposal of face masks, saying they pose a health and could help spread the fatal coronavirus. Speaking in Mombasa, Nema board chairman John Konchellah, asked county governments to invest in incinerators so that the bio hazardous waste can be disposed of safely. “The Covid-19 pandemic brought a new…
Environment watchdog Nema has called for proper disposal of face masks, saying they pose a health and could help spread the fatal coronavirus. Speaking in Mombasa, Nema board chairman John Konchellah, asked county governments to invest in incinerators so that the bio hazardous waste can be disposed of safely. “The Covid-19 pandemic brought a new…
Kenya has secured an additional Sh14 billion from the World Bank to boost its efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds which were approved by the World Bank Executive Directors will facilitate affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the country. In a statement, World Bank Director for Kenya Keith Hansen said…
Kenya has secured an additional Sh14 billion from the World Bank to boost its efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds which were approved by the World Bank Executive Directors will facilitate affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the country. In a statement, World Bank Director for Kenya Keith Hansen said…