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World Health Organization — international health agency providing data, vaccine allocation, and coordination on disease outbreaks including Ebola in DR Congo and Ukraine humanitarian crisis response.
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… "Within a few years he stopped reading altogether." The World Health Organization warns that problematic social media use - marked by addiction-like behaviour - is increasing among adolescents and is linked to lower well-being, poor sleep and broader health risks. …
Italian mother takes on Meta, TikTok after daughter's deathDanish pharmaceutical Novo Nordisk has introduced Ozempic for type 2 diabetes management and Wegovy for weight management in Kenya, supported by healthcare provider training and patient support programs. A consultant physician noted that Africa has seen a 142 per cent rise in diabetes prevalence over the last ten years.
12 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Danish pharmaceutical Novo Nordisk has introduced Ozempic for type 2 diabetes management and Wegovy for weight management in Kenya, supported by healthcare provider training and patient support programs. A consultant physician noted that Africa has seen a 142 per cent rise in diabetes prevalence over the last ten years.
12 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Saima Wazed, daughter of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and WHO Southeast Asia chief, has resigned. Wazed was convicted in absentia in November for corruption and sentenced to five years imprisonment, and the WHO was already seeking to terminate her appointment following Bangladesh's anti-graft commission cases against her and her family.
11 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights is calling on the National Assembly to expedite repealing Section 226 of the Penal Code, which criminalises attempted suicide. The commission says the repeal will uphold rights to life, dignity, health and equality, and notes that approximately four Kenyans die by suicide daily according to Health Ministry data.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
Health professionals and education stakeholders are pushing to make oral health education and prevention part of everyday school life, arguing that schools provide an important platform for children to develop good hygiene habits, prevent dental diseases, and transfer health messages to families. The Oral Health Association of Kenya (OHAK) conducted an outreach at Mirera Comprehensive School in Naivasha as part of its 32nd Annual Scientific Conference, during which officials urged the public to seek treatment only from registered and licensed practitioners.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
Private healthcare facilities in Kenya are turning to solar energy due to frequent power outages and blackouts, particularly in remote areas. WHO data indicates approximately 15 percent of health-care facilities in Kenya and other sub-Saharan African countries lack electricity access, and Kenya Power reported an average of 113 hours of power interruptions per year, disrupting essential services like vaccine storage.
7 September 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization said one of its main warehouses in Ukraine was destroyed by an air attack in Kyiv region on Thursday, the third such incident in three months. The WHO warned of a pattern of attacks on humanitarian facilities in Ukraine.
5 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigeria's government says it will send a bill to the National Assembly to decriminalise attempted suicide, which is currently penalised under colonial-era laws. The health minister cited about 300,000 annual suicide attempts and at least 7,000 deaths, noting that criminalisation deters people in crisis from seeking care.
1 September 2026 · The Standard →
African tobacco-leaf production increased 8.6 per cent between 2012 and 2024 while global production fell 18.8 per cent over the same period, according to WHO analysis. Africa's cigarette import bill more than doubled from $833 million in 2012 to $1.77 billion in 2024, the WHO warns, highlighting a growing gap between raw tobacco production and dependence on imported manufactured cigarettes.
31 August 2026 · Capital News →
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized approximately 847 pounds of khat with a street value of about $100,000 from two U.S. citizens arriving from London at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Aug. 13. The two men, from New York, each had six suitcases of the leafy substance, which field tests confirmed as khat (Catha edulis).
29 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ministry of Health has announced a Health Sector El Niño Contingency Plan for the 2026/2027 season to mitigate health risks from anticipated heavy rains, flooding and displacement. The plan brings together national and county governments, emergency agencies, humanitarian organisations and development partners to prevent and respond to flood-related health emergencies, particularly water- and food-borne diseases.
29 August 2026 · Capital News →
At the WHO Regional Committee for Africa's 76th session in Addis Ababa, Kenya's Principal Secretary for Public Health Mary Muthoni reaffirmed Kenya's commitment to working with other African countries to prevent, detect and respond to cross-border health threats, emphasizing that health emergencies do not respect national boundaries.
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda has been declared free of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus after completing 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case. The outbreak recorded 20 confirmed cases, 18 recoveries and 2 deaths, with the WHO and Africa CDC welcoming the milestone as the internationally established benchmark for determining transmission has ended.
28 August 2026 · Capital News →
Dogs left alone during school hours may experience separation-related stress, barking, and destructive behaviour, while busy schedules risk pet owners neglecting vaccinations, flea prevention, and veterinary visits. A 2022 UK study of 1,807 dogs found 9.9 per cent developed new separation-related behaviours after routine changes.
27 August 2026 · The Standard →
Frederick Gori, a Rongo University lecturer, began an 18-day walk from Migori to Nairobi on August 18 to raise awareness about mental health and deliver petitions to county governments. Gori, who struggled with mental health challenges from age five but did not understand what he was experiencing until about five years ago, says the walk is part of a campaign to get Kenyans talking about mental health.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge has endorsed the Race for Mobility campaign led by Michael Panther, founder of Hope Mobility Kenya, which seeks to raise KSh100 million for pediatric wheelchairs by having Panther, a person living with disabilities, participate in the 42-km 2026 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon on October 25.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The WHO said DR Congo will receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine for trials and limited use against a Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak, though the vaccine is approved only for the Zaire strain. The allocation includes 20,000 doses for a Phase 3 clinical trial and 50,000 for frontline and health workers, following a request from the DRC government, which has recorded more than 5,000 cases and over 2,300 deaths since the outbreak was declared three months ago.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization said the Democratic Republic of Congo would receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine — approved for the Zaire strain but not the Bundibugyo strain spreading in the country — for a clinical trial and use among frontline and health workers responding to an outbreak that has recorded more than 5,000 cases and over 2,300 deaths since being declared three months ago.
20 August 2026 · The Standard →
The UN warns that cheap, increasingly accessible armed drones are emerging as a deadly new threat to aid workers. The technology is making aid operations more dangerous, with 907 aid workers killed, injured, or kidnapped in 2023, and 218 killed, injured, or kidnapped so far in 2026.
19 August 2026 · Capital News →
The UN has warned that more than 1,000 humanitarian workers have been killed over the past three years as aid work becomes increasingly dangerous. Secretary-General António Guterres cited growing attacks in conflict zones, shrinking funding, access restrictions, and new weapons like armed drones as compounding security threats to aid personnel.
19 August 2026 · Capital News →
A WHO incident manager said it is still possible to bring the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo under control within three months if necessary resources are provided, though the outbreak has worsened and expanded to a sixth province, killing at least 2,325 people so far.
19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization and UNICEF report that only 40 per cent of healthcare facilities worldwide had toilets meeting basic sanitation standards, while 11 per cent have no sanitation services at all. The report, based on data from 70 countries, found significant regional variation, with only 23 per cent of facilities in sub-Saharan Africa providing basic services compared to 55 per cent in central and southern Asia.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO Director-General warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic and risks spreading to more countries, stating the outbreak is "far from being under control." The DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history, and is being fuelled by insecurity, displacement, and population movement in weakly-governed regions.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
A study into the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, formally declared on May 15, suggests the virus may have already been circulating in communities weeks before recognition. Kenya has raised its Ebola preparedness to nearly 90 per cent, but public-health systems must improve at identifying unusual patterns before they develop into obvious outbreaks.
13 August 2026 · The Standard →
Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the latest outbreak, which is the country's 17th surge of the disease and is already considered the largest in the country's history. According to Congolese health authorities, 2,011 people have died out of 4,381 confirmed cases, putting it close behind the DRC's deadliest Ebola outbreak in 2018 to 2020.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's readiness to respond to an Ebola outbreak has climbed to nearly 90 per cent, up from 66 per cent in April, following months of training, simulation exercises and surveillance upgrades, according to a health official. The country has focused special attention on 12 high-risk counties identified by factors including border proximity, population movement and location along major transport routes.
12 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has confirmed 4,294 infections and 1,960 deaths, with a 45.6 per cent case-fatality rate, while contact tracing operates at 85 per cent and infections are being detected outside established transmission chains, making containment harder.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 2,000 people out of 4,381 confirmed cases, making it the country's largest outbreak to date and approaching the deadliness of the 2018–2020 outbreak. The Health Minister said the outbreak has not yet peaked and authorities expect to bring the spread under control within three months.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
Russian strikes killed two people across Ukraine overnight Saturday and Sunday, while a Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in Russia's Belgorod region. The strikes damaged civilian infrastructure including a medical warehouse and residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa, with dozens wounded.
9 August 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO chief said on Sunday that a humanitarian warehouse in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro holding medical supplies for frontline health facilities was struck and destroyed, with no casualties reported. The WHO has recorded 3,148 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since the February 2022 Russian invasion, resulting in 240 deaths and 1,055 injuries.
9 August 2026 · The Standard →
WHO vaccine experts recommended a full-scale human trial of the Ervebo vaccine to test if it offers cross-protection against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where confirmed cases have exceeded 4,000 with 1,850 fatalities.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →