Category: Health
G20 Summit: Childcare Economy Key to Africa’s Inclusive Growth
JOHANNESBURG, November 2025 — A lack of access to affordable, quality childcare cost the economies of Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria billions in lost income in 2022, as millions of employable mothers were unable to participate in the workforce. This is according to research from Economist Impact’s Childcare Dividend Initiative (CDI), which reveals that investing…
WHO Releases New Guidelines for Longterm Effects of Sudden and Severe Cuts to External Funding
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 4th –The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts to external funding, which are disrupting the delivery of essential health services in many countries. The new guidance, called “Responding to the health financing emergency: immediate…
Kenya’s Digital Health Shift Is Walking a Tight Rope As HIV Gains and Privacy Face New Risks
KISUMU, Kenya, November 1st –Kenya stands at a turning point in its fight against HIV. For more than two decades, this country has been a leader in Africa in controlling the epidemic. Strong partnerships between government, communities, and donors have saved millions of lives. Through this shared effort, new infections have dropped, more people are…
Kisumu Organisations Mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Community Walk for Early Detection and Treatment Advocacy
KISUMU, Kenya October 28th –In the last 30 years, Africa has seen an upward trajectory in breast cancer cases, with the latest statistical data revealing that Kenya alone registers 7,000 new cases annually, part of a staggering global total of more than 2 million. At an alarming rate, over 99 percent of these cases occur…
KEMRI Launches Sh516M Initiative to Drive Innovation, Leadership in Women’s Health Research Across Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 11th –The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) on Saturday, October 11th announced an ambitious Sh 516 million (approximately USD 4 million) initiative funded by the Gates Foundation, titled “The Leadership for Innovation and Excellence in Accelerating Research on Women’s Health (LEA-WH) Programme.” The three-year flagship programme is set to commence in January…
Quest for a Cure: Remembering Prof Arthur Obel’s Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Prof Obel could have been feted for attempting to develop Kemron and Pearl Omega to wrestle a killer that still roams like an albatross in our midst. KISUMU, Kenya, October 9th -As Kenyans continue to mourn the late researcher, Professor Arthur Othieno Killion Obel, here is a man who will go down in the annals…
Healing Beyond Survival: Mental Health Matters for Refugees
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 8th –When displacement strikes, the world’s attention often turns to visible needs, including shelter, food, water, and legal protection. Yet beneath the surface, a quieter, more complex crisis unfolds: the psychological toll of uprooted lives. Behind every statistic are individuals and families living with grief, fear, uncertainty, and the trauma of loss….
Lake Region Children Receive Critical Care: 123 Procedures, 106 Surgeries Performed to Bring Hope
KAPS 2025 Paediatric Surgical Camp held at AgaKhan and JOOTRH Hospitals to fix Congenital Malformations KISUMU, Kenya, October, 7th -SIX YEARS AGO, when Evalyne Awino welcomed her fourth child, Geoffrey Omondi, the family was overwhelmed with joy. Incidentally, their happiness was soon overshadowed by concerns regarding his unusual genital appearance. Worried about her son’s condition,…
CCA’s Bishop Noah Ochola Condemns Sponsored Attacks Against Striking Siaya Nurses
About 20 nurses were injured and several mobile phones lost after being attacked by “organized groups” wielding rungus. MASOGO DIOCESE, Siaya, October 1st –The Church of Christ in Africa (CCA), Masogo Diocese, under the leadership of Bishop Noah Ochola, has castigated the brutal attack meted out on peacefully demonstrating nurses in Siaya County on Tuesday,…
Bridging Worlds: How Modern Family Planning is Reshaping Mombasa’s Marriages
According to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2022, the percentage of married women using modern contraceptives rose from 32 percent in 2003 to 57 percent in 2022. MOMBASA, Kenya, September 2025, World Contraception Month – On a humid afternoon in Bamburi, Sanura Omar Shariff sits on a wooden stool outside her small home,…