WFP warns of critical food shortages for refugees in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned more than 435,000 refugees in Kenya faced imminent food shortages unless new funds are swiftl...

food shortages , refugees , WFP

Over 2 million children in Ethiopia’s Tigray in need of aid: UN

By VOA,

About 2.3 million children in the Tigray region of Ethiopia have been cut off from humanitarian assistance for over a month, the United Nations said T...

Abiy Ahmed

UNDP, CRAWN Trust push for increased access to maternal, child health services

By Rachel Ombaka,

Lack of access to maternal, child health services as well as poor provider attitudes have largely contributed to maternal deaths in Nairobi. Also Rea...

coronavirus , infant mortality , maternal deaths , Pumwani , Universal Health Coverage

WFP, Gov’t set up cash transfers for Mombasa families hit by COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

The World Food Programme (WFP) and the government have launched cash transfers for 24,000 families whose livelihoods were destroyed by the impact of c...

coronavirus , JOHO , Mombasa , WFP

Princess of Jordan Sarah Zeid’s visit to Isiolo sheds light on maternal health

By Moses Mwenda,

Princess of Jordan Sarah Zeid visited Isiolo County on Friday where she interacted with nursing mothers and their children. She also toured Kambi S...

maternal health , Princess of Jordan Sarah Zeid

COVID-19 support: Schneider Foundation to assist rural, disadvantaged communities

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Rural and disadvantaged communities grappling with the COVID-19 effects are set to benefit from a new fund created to cushion from economic hardship. ...

South Africa outbreak should be wake-up call for continent: WHO

By Reuters,

South Africa’s growing COVID-19 epidemic should be an alert to the rest of the continent to strengthen disease surveillance, the World Health Organi...

coronavirus

Refugees in Africa face hunger as COVID-19 worsens food shortages, agencies warn

By Citizen Reporter,

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters – as well as supply ch...

coronavirus , refugees , UNHCR , WFP

Oparanya under fire over Ksh.269M for Linda Afya ya Mama na Mtoto program

By Edwin Obuya,

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya was put to task to defend the viability of his pet program Linda Afya ya Mama na Mtoto that aims to provide financ...

linda afya ya mama na mtoto , Oparanya

OPINION: Nutrition programs for children born with cleft need to be strengthened

By Guest Writer,

By Jane Ngige As the world marks the Day of the African Child on June 16, 2020, it is a welcome sigh of relief that Smile Train partners in Africa ...

Cleft , COVID-19 , Day of the African Child , Smile Train

Let’s intensify efforts to end obstetric fistula even as we battle Covid-19, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta says

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has expressed the need to intensify the ongoing efforts to end obstetric fistula even as the country battles the COVID-19...

coronavirus , First Lady Margaret Kenyatta

Covid-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans – U.N. agency

By Reuters,

The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the U.N. Economic Commission for A...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , UNECA , world health organization

Gender inclusivity key in attaining food security

By Agencies,

In nearly two thirds of the countries worldwide, women are more likely than men to face food insecurity. The differences in gender roles, norms, and r...

food security

9M children at risk of death from pneumonia: report

By Rene Oswere,

Stepping up the fight pneumonia could avert nearly 9 million child deaths from pneumonia and other major diseases, a new report has found. Accordin...

pneumonia.

What causes recurring miscarriages?

By Imani Mitchelle,

Pregnancy can be a stressful period and even worse is miscarriages that occur one after the other. Dr. Pratibha Singal, an Obstetrician and Gynecol...

miscarriages

World Food Day: Farmers encouraged to embrace technology

By Citizen Reporter,

Farmers in Vihiga County were on Thursday urged to embrace technology as a way of redefining agribusiness. Speaking to farmers during the marking o...

Pamela Kimwele , Pamela Mahila , Vihiga

2.6M Kenyans face starvation as counties experiencing drought rises to 24

By Sam Gituku,

The government needs at least Ksh.3.7 billion between now and December to mitigate effects of an ongoing drought that is affecting more than half of t...

Drought , Starvation , turkana

Venezuela’s Maduro says authorities foiled opposition coup plot

By Reuters,

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday security forces had foiled an opposition coup attempt that included plans to assassinate him and...

coup , Juan Guaido , Opposition , President Nicolas Maduro , Venezuela

A disabled woman who gave birth at a Phoenix care facility was likely pregnant before, documents allege

By CNN,

A disabled woman who gave birth at an Arizona long-term care facility had been raped repeatedly, and had likely been pregnant before, new documents al...

Arizona Attorney General's office , Hacienda Healthcare , The Maricopa County Medical Center

Malawi deploys mobile clinics for cyclone-affected children

By VOA,

At least 1,000 people were killed when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi in March. The cyclone's floodwaters swamped medical facilitie...

Malawi