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Siaya County adopts world’s first malaria vaccine
By George Amolo,
1046, September 20, 2019 (EAT)
The Siaya County government has begun to administer the world's first malaria vaccine. It will be administered in Gem, Rarieda and Ugenya sub-coun...
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Kenya becomes 3rd country in Africa to adopt malaria vaccine
By Girlie Kendi,
1143, September 13, 2019 (EAT)
Health CS Sicily Kariuki will on Friday launch the new malaria vaccine in Homa Bay County. According to the ministry of Health, the vaccine will be...
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Bad day for Kenya as Ethiopians shine in 10,000m
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1002, August 28, 2019 (EAT)
Gilbert Kiprotich in Rabat, Morocco Ethiopians carried the day in the men’s 10,000m final held Tuesday as Kenya missed out on the podium at the o...
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Malaria death toll in Baringo rises to seven
By Bernadine Tiemoi,
807, August 27, 2019 (EAT)
Seven people were confirmed dead on Monday following a malaria outbreak reported at Tirioko ward, Tiaty sub county in Baringo. According to the Chi...
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Kenya chase for first gold at African Games as athletics begins
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1525, August 26, 2019 (EAT)
Gilbert Kiprotich in Rabat, Morocco A week has elapsed since the 12th edition of Africans Games officially begun here in Rabat, Morocco w...
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Four dead, over 100 others in hospital after malaria outbreak in Baringo
By Bernadine Tiemoi,
1809, August 24, 2019 (EAT)
Four people have died and over 100 others admitted to hospital after a malaria outbreak in Baringo County. The deceased are two children and two ad...
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In Nigeria, your genetic makeup can decide if you get a second date
By CNN,
1016, August 9, 2019 (EAT)
First date questions in many parts of the world usually revolve around hobbies or favorite TV shows. But in Nigeria, the first date conversation is mo...
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How the disease that would claim Bob Collymore’s life started as a misdiagnosis
By Rachel Ombaka,
946, July 1, 2019 (EAT)
The first time Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore went to a doctor after falling ill, he was initially told that it was a case of Vitamin...
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Safaricom boss Bob Collymore dies at 61
By Rachel Ombaka,
1328, July 1, 2019 (EAT)
Safaricom's Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore has died. A statement from the telecommunications company on Monday morning said he succumbed to ...
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Court bars non-laboratory staff from conducting medical tests
By Dzuya Walter,
1000, May 28, 2019 (EAT)
Non-laboratory staff will no longer be allowed to conduct tests that require high skilled medical laboratory. This is after the High Court on Monda...
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Does Chinese medicine work?
By CNN,
1228, May 26, 2019 (EAT)
Herbal remedies have been used by healers around the world for centuries to prevent and treat disease. But it's in China that the practice has been mo...
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British man accused of giving Ugandan churchgoers bleach-based ‘miracle solution’
By CNN,
1025, May 25, 2019 (EAT)
A British man, Sam Little, has been arrested for allegedly distributing a "miracle solution" containing bleach to Ugandan churchgoers, police told CNN...
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World Health Organization declares Algeria free of Malaria disease
By Reuters,
1933, May 23, 2019 (EAT)
Algeria has officially become free of malaria, as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, making it the third African country to...
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Malawi becomes 1st nation to immunize kids against malaria
By VOA,
2036, April 24, 2019 (EAT)
The World Health Organization says Malawi has become the first country to begin immunizing children against malaria, using the only licensed vaccine t...
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World’s first malaria vaccine to go to 360,000 children in Kenya, Malawi, Ghana
By CNN,
1022, April 24, 2019 (EAT)
Malawi has started vaccinating children under two years of age and Kenya and Ghana will begin using the world's first malaria vaccine in the coming we...
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Long road to recovery for children after Cyclone Idai
By VOA,
1655, April 20, 2019 (EAT)
The U.N. children’s fund says at least 1.6 million children in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe need help right away to recover from the affects of C...
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Aid, health workers race to help Mozambique cyclone victims
By VOA,
1225, April 16, 2019 (EAT)
International aid agencies and government forces are racing against time to help the hundreds of thousands affected by Cyclone Idai. The storm, whi...
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Malawi deploys mobile clinics for cyclone-affected children
By VOA,
1720, April 12, 2019 (EAT)
At least 1,000 people were killed when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi in March. The cyclone's floodwaters swamped medical facilitie...
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Cyclone Idai threat to food security, health in Southern Africa
By VOA,
1200, April 3, 2019 (EAT)
As the flood waters recede in cyclone-hit southern Africa, officials are starting to assess medium- and longer-term requirements, including food secur...
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US addressing ‘immediate’ humanitarian needs of cyclone idai victims
By VOA,
1139, April 2, 2019 (EAT)
The U.S. Department of Defense has authorized up to $15 million in aid to areas of Mozambique devastated by Cyclone Idai, the U.S. Africa Command said...
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