Hard truths.
Speaking on Radio Generation on Thursday, Olaly painted a grim picture of a system overwhelmed by preventable diseases, misaligned priorities, and inadequate structures.
Ashira explained that public health functions, from policy to execution, follow a chain that starts with the Ministry of Health, through the Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, and...
Ashira emphasized that public health, often described as preventative medicine, is critical for protecting populations, preventing disease, and ensuring longer, healthier lives.
According to the Principal Secretary, cancer remains a major global health challenge, with Kenya experiencing a rising burden due to increased life expectancy and the shift from communicable to non-communicable...
The World Health Organisation has confirmed the outbreak, describing Nipah Virus as a serious disease that requires global monitoring. This has led health authorities worldwide to increase surveillance and prep...
The agency is seeking nearly Sh129 billion to respond to 36 emergencies globally, warning that shrinking humanitarian funding is leaving the most vulnerable without life-saving medical services.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that chronic underfunding and earmarked aid threaten global health progress, even as the agency reports 2025 gains against polio, HIV, cervical cancer and o...
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Nairobi branch says all doctors under the county government have been instructed to report back to work at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 2.
About 6,000 Kenyan women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, making it the second most common cancer after breast cancer among women
PS Muthoni said the campaign is part of a wider government plan to reduce preventable illnesses through community-based public health actions.
Kenya faces a rising cancer burden, with up to 47,000 new cases and 32,500 deaths yearly. Experts urge prevention, early detection and sustainable financing to protect families and the health system.
Over the past decade, countries have made steady progress in tackling the diseases. By early 2026, a total of 58 countries had eliminated at least one neglected tropical disease, moving closer to WHO’s global g...