New mosquito species? Fear grips Bondo as ‘big insects’, malaria cases rise
Residents of Sirongo, Uyawi and areas along the lake shores in Bondo sub-county, Siaya County have expressed fears over what…
What Kenya should do to end HIV/AIDS by 2030
Kenya is likely to end HIV/AIDs by 2030 if it puts more focus on the priority populations, experts have predicted.…
Monkeypox given new name by global health experts
Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, after complaints over racist and stigmatising…
Uganda-Ebola kills 54 people in two months – WHO report
The Ebola virus disease has claimed at least 54 lives in the first 55 days since its outbreak on September…
DR Congo reports new Ebola case in eastern city of Beni
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a new case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, the country’s health ministry…
Kisumu to get sickle cell centre of excellence
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is seeking to establish a centre of excellence to combat rising cases…
Drive to curb sickle cell disease in Africa intensifies as Kenya bolsters prevention
Nearly 1,000 children in Africa are born with sickle cell disease every day making it the most prevalent genetically-acquired disease…
Task force wants tax on cancer treatment products removed
The National Cancer Task Force wants the government to remove tax on cancer treatment products. The task force said in…
Gov’t moves in to contain devastating Swine flu outbreak in Nakuru
The Ministry of Health has dispatched a team of experts and disease surveillance officers to Elementaita, Nakuru County in an…
Sudan reports its first case of monkeypox
Sudan has detected its first monkeypox case, health authorities said Monday, after the World Health Organization last month declared the…