Tag: WHO

Dr. Faustine Ndugulile was nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, succeeding Dr. ...

Africa is set to receive its first batch of 10,000 mpox vaccines next week, a significant step in addressing a ...

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued an update on Mpox after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic ...

The new strain of the mpox virus is spreading quickly along the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

The use of firewood in cooking poses detrimental health effects as the smoke, when inhaled, affects the human respiratory system. ...

Endometriosis is a chronic and often long-term problem affecting an estimated 176 million women worldwide according to the World Health ...

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have issued a warning to Eastern Africa countries of ...

A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) published on Tuesday, May 21 showed that the number of new HIV ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), alcohol is identified as a toxic and psychoactive substance that can lead to ...

In 2008, the share of taxes on tobacco's retail price was greater than 75 percent in Kenya -aligning with the ...

Disabilities are part of the human experience. According to the world health organization (WHO), an estimated 1.3 billion people experience ...

World Sickle Cell Anemia Day is celebrated on June 19 every year. Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder ...

The World Health Organization is joining hands with public health advocates to commemorate World no Tobacco Day, also known as ...

Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has reported that his ministry has evacuated 409 Kenyans from Sudan. While ...

Kenyan media personality Adelle Onyango has been selected to serve as a jury member for the World Health Organization's (WHO) ...

A new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that large numbers of people are affected by infertility ...

World Health Organization (WHO) statistics indicate that cancer is still the second leading Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) in Kenya after cardiovascular ...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said Wednesday that his uncle had been "murdered" by Eritrean ...

Global leaders have committed over Sh315 billion (USD2.6 billion) to support worldwide initiatives on eradicating polio.  Moreover, this money, through ...

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has confirmed that all cough and cold syrups available locally are fit for use. ...

Sixty-three confirmed and probable cases have been reported in the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, including twenty-nine deaths, the World Health ...

The government of Uganda has confirmed an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in its Mubende District. The ministry of health confirmed ...

Unitaid and the Medicines Patent Pool on Thursday, July 28 announced that there is a deal to allow distribution of ...

The global monkeypox outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

A new council has been appointed to manage operations at the Kenyatta University after the ousting of Prof Shem Migot ...

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) reported that there is no cause for alarm regarding the instant noodles labeled Indomie, ...

Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organization said Friday, with ...

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is all but guaranteed a second term after a procedural vote on Tuesday ...

Ethiopia has asked the UN health agency to investigate its chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for "harmful misinformation" and "misconduct", accusing ...

The World Health Organization voiced alarm Friday at surging Covid-19 cases across Africa, with the spread of new more contagious ...