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… (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP) Audio By Vocalize The worst Ebola outbreak to hit the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has killed more than 3,400 people, is still spreading in a key province despite an improvement in other regions, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. …
DR Congo Ebola outbreak still spreading fast in key province: WHOThe Standard
… Preparedness is ongoing at the national level in collaboration with the National Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, Kenya Meteorological Department, National Disaster Operations Centre, county governments and partners, including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Worl …
How Ministry of Health is preparing for looming El Nino rainsCitizen Digital
… According to the World Health Organization, NCDs now account for about 41 per cent of annual deaths and half of hospital admissions in Kenya, which makes prevention and early detection as much an economic issue as a clinical one. …
OPINION: Why Kenya must start treating prevention as part of healthcare financingCitizen Digital
… In December 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued its first global guidelines conditionally recommending semaglutide for the long-term treatment of obesity, labeling it a biological condition that deserves treatment without stigma.
Danish pharmaceutical Novo Nordisk introduces Ozempic, Wegovy drugs in KenyaCitizen Digital
… (Photo by AFP) Audio By Vocalize The World Health Organization said Friday Saima Wazed, the agency's Southeast Asia chief and also the daughter of Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned. …
Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina's daughter quits top UN jobThe Standard
… Poor oral health can have consequences including dental pain and untreated oral conditions which can interfere with concentration, disrupt sleep and contribute to absenteeism, potentially affecting a child's learning and overall quality of life.The World Health Organization has s …
Schools become new frontline in push for better oral healthThe Standard
… World Health Organization (WHO) data shows that approximately 15 percent of health-care facilities in Kenya and other sub-Saharan African countries have no access to electricity. …
Why private health facilities are turning to solar for powerCitizen Digital
WHO says key warehouse destroyed by attack in Ukraine By AFP September 05, 2026 07:10 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A view shows The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Ja …
WHO says key warehouse destroyed by attack in UkraineThe Standard
… The government now says those laws have run their course and must change.Africa's most populous country records about 300,000 suicide attempts annually, with at least 7,000 deaths, according to health minister Mohammed Ali Pate, citing World Health Organization figures. …
Nigeria rethinks criminalisation of suicideCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 — Africa is producing more tobacco even as global leaf production declines, while the continent’s bill for imported cigarettes has more than doubled, exposing what the World Health Organization (WHO) calls a growing health, trade and development problem. …
Africa grows more tobacco as global production falls, WHO warnsAt the 17th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security, officials called on African governments to increase domestic funding for food security programmes and integrate agriculture, health, water management and nutrition into national development plans to build resilient food systems amid climate shocks and water mismanagement threats.
14 hours ago · Capital News →
At the 17th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security, officials called on African governments to increase domestic funding for food security programmes and integrate agriculture, health, water management and nutrition into national development plans to build resilient food systems amid climate shocks and water mismanagement threats.
14 hours ago · Capital News →
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority has handed over a refurbished medicine store at Port Reitz Sub-County Hospital in Mombasa to improve quality and safety of essential medicines serving more than 300,000 people in the region. The upgrade strengthens medicine storage, stock management and protection of medical supplies as part of KEMSA's Corporate Social Responsibility programme.
28 October 2026 · Capital News →
Africa's Ebola outbreak has passed 10,060 confirmed cases with 4,887 deaths, the majority in the Democratic Republic of Congo since May, according to Congolese health authorities. Cases have also been detected in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda, with the WHO warning of a "complex" containment challenge spanning east, west and central Africa.
27 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Africa's latest Ebola outbreak has passed 10,060 confirmed cases with 4,887 fatalities, the vast majority in the Democratic Republic of Congo since May, according to Congolese health authorities. Cases have also been detected in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda, and the World Health Organization warns Africa faces a "complex" containment task across the continent's east, west and central regions.
27 October 2026 · The Standard →
As Kenya faces forecasts of above-average rainfall and warmer-than-average temperatures during the October–December rains, health experts are urging highland counties to strengthen early-warning systems to detect potential malaria outbreaks, given that the combination of conditions could affect transmission in the Western Kenya Highlands.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigeria airlifted its sole confirmed Ebola patient—a 42-year-old Swiss citizen and wife of a Swiss embassy worker—from Abuja to Switzerland on Monday. The patient's condition was improving but remains infectious; 53 of her contacts have been identified by Nigerian health authorities as Africa faces a "complex" Ebola outbreak across multiple regions.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale says Kenya could be declared free of Ebola after 42 consecutive days without a new case, based on WHO protocols, provided no further infections are recorded and contact-tracing requirements are met. The government has achieved 100 per cent contact-tracing and is conducting regular tests to detect possible infections linked to the Bundibugyo virus outbreak that began with an imported case from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
26 October 2026 · Capital News →
Uganda has mandated a 21-day quarantine at their own expense for citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as health authorities strengthen measures to prevent Ebola spread following infections reported in Kenya and Nigeria. The measure includes intensified screening at airports and land borders, with contact information collection for follow-up surveillance.
26 October 2026 · Capital News →
Nigeria has widened its hunt for potential Ebola cases, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention tracing an additional nine contacts, bringing the total to 53 primary contacts of a 42-year-old woman who fell ill with Ebola in Abuja. A suspected case in Rivers State tested negative, and the confirmed case remains the only person with the disease.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ministry of Health has requested 10,000 doses of the Zaire Ebola virus vaccine from the WHO to immunise 5,000 healthcare workers and frontline responders during the Bundibugyo virus outbreak, hoping the vaccine may offer cross-protection against the Bundibugyo strain despite its effectiveness against that species not yet being established.
24 October 2026 · Capital News →
According to WHO warnings, Kenya is experiencing a heatwave with pregnant women, newborns and young children suffering the most severe effects across regions from Turkana and Garissa to the coast.
24 October 2026 · The Standard →
Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in a diplomat's wife who travelled from Uganda, marking the virus's arrival in west Africa. The case involves the Bundibugyo strain, which is driving a major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has killed more than 4,000 people since mid-May.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
French health authorities have detected Shamonda virus, which typically affects livestock, in a human for the first time—a severely immunocompromised patient who died earlier this month. The authorities said there was no identified health risk to the general public, and the case appears exceptional; the virus had circulated in Africa and Asia for decades but never been found in humans before, and was first detected in Europe this summer.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that the threat of infectious diseases including Ebola, mpox, cholera, measles and tuberculosis demands ongoing prevention efforts and shared responsibility among governments, health workers, individuals and communities. Kenya confirmed its first imported Ebola case linked to the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak on 6 October 2026.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A survey of 1,236 community health promoters in Nairobi and Kiambu found that 30.6 per cent screened positive for anxiety symptoms, 22.4 per cent for depression, and 12.7 per cent for stress at moderate levels or above, revealing the mental health burden facing workers tasked with helping vulnerable families navigate illness and poverty. Nairobi recorded substantially higher rates than Kiambu, with 33.8 per cent of Nairobi respondents showing anxiety symptoms against 18.9 per cent in Kiambu.
22 October 2026 · The Standard →
French health authorities reported that Shamonda virus, which typically affects livestock, was detected in a severely immunocompromised patient who died earlier this month — the first confirmed human case despite the virus circulating in Africa and Asia for decades. Authorities said there is "no health risk to the general public identified at this time," and the patient likely contracted the virus from a midge bite in eastern France.
22 October 2026 · The Standard →
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital has quarantined one patient for precautionary monitoring after they had contact with a suspected Ebola case aboard an aircraft 20 days ago. The individual has tested negative for Ebola Virus Disease and remains asymptomatic, and is being monitored in accordance with WHO and Ministry of Health protocols for the 21-day monitoring period.
22 October 2026 · The Standard →
Uganda's government announced zero Ebola cases as of October 20, 2026, despite a confirmed case in Nigeria in a patient who had travelled from Uganda. According to Uganda's Ministry of Health, the patient transited through Uganda in early October without symptoms, came from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and developed symptoms only after arriving in Nigeria.
21 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has been offered representation on the national Ebola response task force following pressure from the union, which accused the Ministry of Health of excluding doctors from outbreak preparedness decisions. The move is intended to give medical professionals a voice in decisions on preparedness, staff safety, and patient care.
20 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya confirmed one new Ebola case on Sunday, bringing the country's total infections to eight. The new patient is a 49-year-old patient attendant who tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain and has been isolated for compassionate treatment.
18 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya confirmed its eighth Ebola case after testing 38 people, a 49-year-old man who developed fever, headache and muscle pain. The outbreak began with an imported case from the Democratic Republic of Congo and has since spread through contacts, with authorities tracing and quarantining 128 of 130 identified contacts.
18 October 2026 · The Standard →
Five African Regional Economic Communities (IGAD, SADC, COMESA, EAC, and ECCAS) have called for a joint financing compact and coordinated procurement of medical supplies to strengthen health emergency preparedness and reduce reliance on fragmented regional responses. The recommendations, adopted at a meeting in Lusaka from October 14 to 16, include stronger cross-border disease surveillance and expanded regional manufacturing of health products.
17 October 2026 · Capital News →
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has protested its exclusion from the government's Ebola preparedness and response efforts as cases of the disease continue to emerge in the country. KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah called on the Ministry of Health to involve doctors in preparedness and response measures and provide adequate protective equipment to healthcare workers.
17 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ministry of Health has confirmed a second case of Ebola—a 39-year-old man and close family member of the first patient—with 108 contacts of the first patient in quarantine as authorities intensify surveillance and contact tracing. The second patient developed fever, fatigue and joint pains on October 13 and tested positive at both the National Virology Reference Laboratory and KEMRI-CDC laboratory.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya has confirmed a second case of Bundibugyo virus disease in a 39-year-old man who is a close family member of the first patient and was already in quarantine when he developed symptoms. Health officials say early detection has limited transmission risk, with 128 contacts of the first patient identified and 113 traced as of October 13, including 108 in quarantine in Kenya.
14 October 2026 · Capital News →
Some Kenyan families experience mental-health difficulties triggered by loss or hardship but struggle to understand what is happening, whether grief, substance use, medical conditions, or other causes—and this interpretation determines whether a person receives professional care, isolation, or violence.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous tumor surgically removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation described as "successful" by the Vatican. The tumor was pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most common type of non-small cell lung cancer.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Saudi Arabia said an attack on an Aramco administrative building in Dhahran sparked a limited fire with no casualties, while debris from intercepted Houthi missiles wounded four people in Riyadh and damaged 15 homes. The attack came after the Saudi-led coalition struck Houthi facilities across western Yemen.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, bringing the total to two confirmed infections and one death. The 39-year-old patient is a close family member of the first confirmed case and was already under quarantine when he developed symptoms on October 13; both cases are linked with no evidence of wider community transmission.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a political declaration calling for stronger global cooperation on future pandemic prevention and response, with 153 votes in favour. The US, Israel and Argentina voted against; New Zealand and Paraguay abstained.
13 October 2026 · Capital News →