Category: Health
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…
Global TB Report: Millions Saved, But Funding Cuts Threaten to Reverse “Hard-Won Gains”
Despite a steady decline in illness and death, tuberculosis remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer, with new data showing critical funding shortfalls could lead to millions of additional cases and deaths. GENEVA, Switzerland –The global fight against tuberculosis is at a crossroads, according to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2025. While prevention…
WHO Marks First Official World Prematurity Day with Lifesaving Interventions for Small and Preterm Babies
GENEVA, Switzerland -The World Health Organisation (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity Day with the launch of a new global clinical practice guide for Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), a simple, proven and life-saving intervention that significantly improves survival for preterm and low birth weight babies. Each year, an estimated 15 million…
Rising Tide of TFGBV: The Hidden Face of Gender Violence Online
There was a time when violence meant bruises, broken bones, or a scream in the night. Today, it can begin with a simple text, a shared photo, or a post gone wrong. It can spread through WhatsApp groups, Facebook posts, and Twitter threads. It hides in private messages, fake profiles, and viral images. It is…
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…