OPINION: Slum upgrading in Kenya – what are the conditions for success?

By Reuters,

By Jane Weru and William Cobbett Earlier this month, the Canadian High Commissioner hosted a roundtable to showcase the upgrading of Mukuru. The...

mukuru , slum upgrading

Yellow fever in Nigeria continues to spread

By VOA,

A Nigerian yellow fever outbreak detected early last month is worsening and causing many cases and deaths across five of the country’s 36 states. ...

yellow fever

Doctor’s self-funded test lab Medipark leads way in Somalia’s COVID fight

By Reuters,

Having scraped money together following medical studies abroad, Somali doctor Abdullahi Sheikdon Dini opened Mogadishu’s first advanced diagnostic l...

coronavirus , somalia

BWIRE: COVID-19 – Kenya not yet out of the woods

By Victor Bwire,

It is good to acknowledge that measures taken to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are well and expertly intentioned, but they have been s...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Ebola patient escapes from hospital in Congo

By VOA,

An Ebola flare-up in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic, complicating efforts to contain the disease that has infect...

Congo , ebola

In 1911, another epidemic swept through China. That time, the world came together

By CNN,

In 1911, a deadly epidemic spread through China and threatened to become a pandemic. Its origins appeared to be related to the trade in wild animals, ...

china , Lockdowns , Quarantine , The Great Manchurian Plague , who

BWIRE: Kenya media has done well on coronavirus ‘infodemic’

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The media in Kenya in general and journalists in particular have done well in focusing the current health challenges facing the cou...

12 counties on alert as 147 hospitalised over Cholera outbreak

By Ian Omondi,

Twelve counties have now been put on high alert following rising cases of Cholera outbreaks in several parts of the country. The counties, accordin...

cholera , ministry of health

Uganda floods: Death toll hits 36, thousands left homeless

By Imani Mitchelle,

Heavy rains experienced in Eastern Uganda have left 36 people dead after heavy rains swept across a mountainous region. Rescue teams in Bundibugyo ...

floods

Six hospitalised after cholera outbreak in Embu

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Six cases of cholera have so far been recorded in Embu County since the outbreak of the disease was reported one week ago. According to the Embu Co...

cholera , Embu County. , Rosaline Kaungi

Cholera reported in Mozambique a week after cyclone

By VOA,

Officials in northern Mozambique have declared a cholera outbreak caused by a lack of clean water left behind from Cyclone Kenneth. More than a doz...

Two people drown after their car is swept away by floods in Kitui

By Citizen Team,

Two people are reported to have drowned at Mwewe River in Kisasi, Kitui County following a heavy downpour in the area on Friday night. According to...

floods , kitui

17 vendors arraigned in Nyeri court for disobeying ban on food hawking

By Citizen Reporter,

Seventeen food and fruit vendors were on Wednesday arraigned in a Nyeri court for disobeying an order prohibiting food hawking in the county. Five ...

CEC Dr. Racheal Kamau , cholera , Hawking , Magistrate Weddy Kagendo , Nyeri Law court

BWIRE: It’s time to address the housing mess in Kenya

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Dysfunctional systems including poor state of public transport, infrastructure, sanitation, water and schools will continue frustra...

Housing , UN Habitat

Nyeri County Gov’t bans food hawking amid fears of Cholera outbreak

By Citizen Reporter,

The Nyeri County government has now banned food hawking in the county following reports of rising cases of Cholera outbreaks in several parts of the c...

CEC Racheal Kamau , cholera outbreak , nyeri county , the Nairobi Hospital

Shock as number of Nairobi Hospital staff affected by cholera rises to 52

By Citizen Reporter,

It has now emerged that the number of staff at The Nairobi Hospital affected by cholera has risen to 52. A source who spoke to Citizen Digital on c...

cholera , Nairobi Hospital.

23 patients isolated at Nairobi Hospital over cholera outbreak, Health CEC says

By Allan Irungu,

The Nairobi County Government has revealed that there have been a total of 23 reported cases of cholera. A statement from Mohamed Dagane, the Count...

cholera , Nairobi Hospital.

One dead, 17 diagnosed with Cholera in Kajiado

By Nancy Chepkoech,

One person was on Tuesday confirmed dead while 17 others were diagnosed with Cholera in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County. Speaking to Citizen Digital,...

CEC Esther Somoire , cholera , Kajiado County , Nairobi Hospital.

Nairobi Hospital denies cholera outbreak at facility

By Wangui Ngechu,

Nairobi Hospital has denied claims of a cholera outbreak within the facility. This follows news making rounds on social media that a staff member f...

cholera , Nairobi Hospital.

Saudi-led coalition’s air strikes hit Yemeni capital

By Reuters,

The Saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes in Yemen against two Houthi targets in Sanaa, the capital, early on Wednesday, its spokesman said. ...

Houthi targets , Saudi airstrikes