Category: Health
WhatsApp to Introduce Usernames, Phone Numbers May Soon Be Optional
KISUMU, Kenya –WhatsApp is reportedly developing a highly anticipated feature known as Usernames. This upgrade will allow users to communicate without sharing their phone numbers, instead using a unique identifier. By introducing this privacy-focused option, WhatsApp is aligning itself with competitors like Telegram and Signal, which already support similar functionality. Latest Developments As reported by…
HIV Tribunal Sensitisation Forum Advocates for Rights and Justice Promotion
Kisumu, Kenya – A sensitisation forum on the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act (HAPCA) 2006 was held today at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu, bringing together key stakeholders to raise awareness of the legal protections available to people living with HIV. “The event aimed to enhance public understanding of the HIV and…
US Joins Forces with Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Hospital to Attain Triple Zero Outcomes
KISUMU, Kenya -The US Embassy and the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) have initiated comprehensive measures aimed at achieving the “Triple Zero” outcomes. This initiative, known as Operation Triple Zero (OTZ), seeks to empower Adolescents and Young People Living with HIV (AYPLHIV) to commit to achieving three key objectives: Zero Missed Appointments,…
Kisumu County Launches Community-Led Monitoring in Bold Health Accountability Shift
Kisumu County has officially launched the Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) to boldly amplify community voices right from the grassroots level. Dubbed as the people-centred health reform, it also seeks to transform the healthcare delivery services. “The lakeside county is among Kenya’s 25 high-burden counties grappling with TB, HIV, and malaria. These intersecting health challenges require not…
Tamatisha TB: Why County Budgets Must Stop Undervaluing A Preventable Killer
In a region grappling with high disease burdens and overstretched health systems, tuberculosis (TB) continues to thrive in silence, stealing lives, livelihoods, and dignity. At the recent Tamatisha TB Budget Advocacy Forum held at Royal City Hotel in Kisumu County, the message was unmistakable: unless counties prioritize TB in their 2025 2026 budgets, we will…
Sugary Drinks, Processed Foods, Alcohol and Tobacco are Big Killers: Why the G20 Should Add its Weight to Health Taxes
By 2030, non-communicable diseases will account for 75 percent of all deaths annually. Eighty percent of these will be located in the Global South. Most of these diseases are what we call silent killers: type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease, as well as certain types of cancer at increasingly younger ages. The…
Kisumu Flags Off Mater Heart Run 2025, Boasts Kitty with Sh0.2M
Over the years, the Mater Heart Run has served as a beacon of hope for countless children with heart conditions. The run is geared towards raising funds for children with heart conditions, thus supporting the “Touch a Child’s Heart” mission. It continues to give them a fighting chance at life; allowing them to run, play…
Social Health Authority: Kisumu County Assembly Urges Resident’s Contribution to Ease Health Burden
The County Assembly of Kisumu now wants residents to consistently contribute to the Social Health Authority (SHA) fund to enable it to fully fund Reproductive Health Services (RHS ) effectively. Hon. Seth Okumu, a Member of the County Assembly for (MCA) East Seme and a member of the health committee, has said that its budgetary allocations…
Two Invincible: Confronting the Overlooked Crisis of HIV and Disability in Kenya
In Kenya, people living with both a disability and HIV face a crisis that remains dangerously overlooked. Despite our constitutional commitment to uphold the rights of all Kenyans and years of progress in the fight against HIV and stigma, this group remains twice invisible. First in disability discourse, and again in HIV programming. Our national…
720K Refugees Face Starvation As WFP Seeks Sh5.6B Boost
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has sounded an alarm that about 760,000 refugees in Kenya are staring at an increased risk of food insecurity. This is attributed to critical funding shortages, forcing the agency to reduce food assistance to record low levels. To restore full rations and cash assistance for all refugees through…