Category: Health
WHO Expresses Regret Over US Withdrawal Notification, Defends COVID-19 Pandemic Record
“We aren’t pursuing a politicised, bureaucratic agenda driven by nations hostile to American interests,” WHO denies. GENEVA, 25th January- In a formal statement addressing the United States’ withdrawal notification, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday 24th expressed profound concern, framing the decision as a threat to global and American safety. The global health body…
WHO Demands Global Crackdown On Cheap Sugary Drinks and Alcohol
GENEVA, January 2026 — The affordability of sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages is rising globally due to persistently low tax rates, a trend the World Health Organisation (WHO) warns is directly fuelling epidemics of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers, and injuries, with children and young adults particularly at risk. In two stark new global reports…
Kenya-US Signs Sh207.6B Health Cooperation Framework
“The agreement will see financial resources being channelled directly through government institutions, eliminating third-party intermediaries and guaranteeing that support reaches the intended beneficiaries for maximum impact and accountability.” WASHINGTON DC, USA -Kenya and the United States have signed a five-year Sh207,664,000,000 ($1.6 billion) Health Cooperation Framework to enhance the sector and ensure full realisation of…
WHO Issues First-Ever Guidelines for Obesity Treatment with GLP-1 Medication
GENEVA, Switzerland– The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its inaugural official guideline on the use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) medicines for treating obesity in a landmark move to confront a worsening worldwide health crisis, This is a condition that it formally recognises as a chronic and relapsing disease. This decision targets a condition affecting…
Randy Philips Nyimier: The Rising Star of Life-Changing Innovations and Sports
“In the next ten years, I want to revolutionize education and healthcare in Kenya and inspire a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs,” Randy says. KISUMU, Kenya, 30th November –At 17 years old, Randy Philips Nyimier is proving to be an indefatigable trailblazer in innovation and sporting activities, defying the odds despite being dyslexic, a…
“When Silence Hurts Twice”: How Tea Communities Are Redefining the Fight Against GBV
BOMET, Kenya -In the rolling green fields of Bomet, where thousands of families depend on tea farming for their livelihood, a quieter struggle has been unfolding—one that rarely makes headlines yet shapes the lives of women and children every day. This year, at the launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV),…
How Kenya’s Parental Consent Policy Exposes Minors to Unsafe Abortions
KISUMU, Kenya –When 17-year-old Jane (not her real name) confided in her mother about her stepfather’s inappropriate behaviour, she was dismissed and warned never to speak ill of him. Jane lost her biological father as a toddler, after which her mother remarried and relocated from their matrimonial home in Homabay to Kisumu, taking her only…
840 Million Women Endure Lifetime Violence, Global Report Reveals Stagnant Crisis
GENEVA, Switzerland -The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN partners have revealed a devastating lack of progress in addressing violence against women, with nearly one in three, an estimated 840 million globally, experiencing physical or sexual violence from a partner or sexual violence from a non-partner in their lifetime. This figure has remained largely unchanged…
WHO Warns of Rising Global Threat of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhoea
GENEVA, Switzerland –The World Health Organisation (WHO) is sounding the alarm on the growing threat of drug-resistant gonorrhoea, a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) that is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. According to new data from the WHO’s Enhanced Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (EGASP), resistance to ceftriaxone and cefixime, the primary antibiotics used to treat gonorrhoea,…
Momentum Builds As SA Set to Host Global Fund’s 8th Replenishment Summit
JO’BURG, South Africa –Its all systems go as South Africa prepares to host the Global Fund’s 8th Replenishment Summit on Friday, 21 November 2025. The event will be hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and it will take place online and in person, in Johannesburg, South Africa, alongside…