Plans for construction of Bungoma County Level Six teaching and referral hospital enter homestretch
Governor Kenneth Lusaka said the hospital will also benefit students at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Chwele Campus by providing opportunities for clinical training and specialised medical research.
Kisumu County told to incorporate ‘progressive laws’ in proposed Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Bill to accommodate gay unions
While local leadership often skirts the issue, Seme Central MCA Seth Okumu said public submissions had raised concerns that issues affecting the LGBTQ community had not been adequately addressed in the proposed legislation.
Cameroon rolls out Cabotegravir – a long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug
For the pilot, the drug will be made available in areas with the highest transmission rates, starting with Douala, according to health officials.
Senior ministry of agriculture officials tell visiting Senegalese delegation Kenya works with NBA to ensure GMO safety
The Senegalese delegation was led by Director General Aliou Ndiaye and included General Secretary Colonel Lamine Kane and Aïssatou Ndiaye. They were hosted by Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority Chief Executive Officer Ann Karimi, who was accompanied by NBA directors Josphat Muchiri and Nehemiah Ngetich.
Preventable maternal, child deaths: Experts warn Africa wastes time and resources on policy development, it should now accelerate policy implementation
Head of the Africa CDC Division of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, Diana Nambatya Nsubuga pointed out that Africa faces declining external health financing, increasing disease outbreaks and continued dependence on imported health commodities, underscoring the need for stronger health systems and greater self-reliance.
GMO: Senegalese scientists in Kenya for benchmarking tour of country’s biosafety institutions
Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) will host a delegation from its counterparts in Senegal for a three-day benchmarking visit from July 8, 2026, as way of strengthening its biosafety regulations and fostering institutional collaboration. The Kenyan delegation will be led by Acting Chief Executive Officer of National Biosafety Authority Ann...
Fear of rapid spread of Ebola in eastern Congo rises after WHO government fail to pay overworked medical staff
The latest government data shows 1,708 recorded cases, including 580 deaths, and that the first month of this Ebola outbreak was already the worst on record, health authorities said. The strike comes at the start of enrolment for clinical trials for the treatment of the Bundibugyo virus that is responsible for this outbreak.
From frying pan into fire: How internally displaced persons in eastern Congo escaped from militia attacks only to land in the jaws of Ebola
In Ketone, about 45 people have died in the camp since May, including both adults and children, Etienne said. Twenty of those deaths were confirmed to have been caused by Ebola virus disease. “Today, the main problem is the Ebola epidemic,” he said.
It is some ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for residents of eastern Congo as WHO starts trials of a new Ebola treatment
The WHO announced the same day that the first participant had been enrolled in the study, which is evaluating whether the antiviral remdesivir, the experimental antibody treatment MBP134 or a combination of both can improve survival among patients infected with the Bundibugyo virus.