Girls unable to access sanitary pads during COVID-19 pandemic – Migori Woman Rep

By George Juma,

Migori Woman Rep Pamela Odhiambo is urging the Education Ministry to release sanitary pads which had already been purchased for learners for distribut...

coronavirus , menstrual hygiene , Migori Woman Rep , sanitary pads , SRHR , unicef

Children at increased risk of harm online during global COVID-19 pandemic – UNICEF

By Citizen Reporter,

Millions of children are at increased risk of harm as their lives move increasingly online during lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF and partne...

coronavirus , E-Learning , online learning , unicef

6,000 more children under five could die each day as COVID-19 weakens health systems

By Citizen Reporter,

An additional 6,000 children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , unicef

COVID pandemic blocks shipments of children’s vaccines

By VOA,

The U.N. Children’s Fund warns that COVID-19 mitigation measures are preventing the shipment of vaccines to dozens of developing countries, putting ...

coronavirus , Measles , Polio , vaccines

Govt’ splurges Ksh.33M on tea and snacks, stationery, fuel and printing quarantine forms

By Francis Gachuri,

The National Treasury has projected a Ksh.40b budget to combat the coronavirus pandemic, with the figure likely to rise in the coming days. In just...

coronavirus , kenya , Kenyan govt

TikTok, Bill Gates pledge Ksh.2 billion to help Africa tackle COVID-19

By Reuters,

The social media platform TikTok and the philanthropic Gates Foundation donated $10 million each on Wednesday to the vaccine alliance GAVI to help fun...

bill gates , COVID-19 , GAVI , Tiktok

WHO, ITU plan to send text messages on COVID-19 to mobile phone users worldwide

By Citizen Reporter,

The Word Health Organization and the International Telecommunication Union plan to start sending SMSs to people's mobile phones with vital information...

coronavirus , ITU , phone , SMS

Garissa County launches solar powered boreholes

By Citizen Reporter,

After close to 30 years without reliable source of water, residents of Danyere Ward in Balambala, Garissa County can heave a sigh of relief. This i...

Africa’s leaders forced to confront healthcare systems they neglected for years

By CNN,

Africa's ailing presidents and powerful elites have been known to jet out to seek treatment abroad, instead of investing in healthcare in their own co...

Africa health care

OPINION: Where is the water for women at the grassroots to wash their hands?

By Citizen,

What a timing for the 2020 World Waters Day in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic! Even the world’s more economically developed countries have ...

coronavirus

WhatsApp under scrutiny over fake coronavirus messages shared by users

By CNN,

WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook (FB), is coming under renewed scrutiny over how it handles misinformation as the coronavirus pandemic rampages ac...

coronavirus

Kenya’s Ariel Foods ventures in Nigeria

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyan firms are increasingly venturing beyond the country’s borders in search for new markets and growth opportunities. Buoyed by successes back...

Ariel Foods , Nigeria

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.

UNICEF steps in for ravaged West Pokot, 11 counties after floods disaster

By Paul Ombati,

UNICEF has stepped in to help county governments support children and families affected by floods in West Pokot and other parts of the country. A s...

floods , landslide , unicef , West Pokot

Sex offenders register rolled out in Nigeria

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Nigerian authorities have launched a national sex offenders register in the Capital Abuja. They held a procession in the nation's capital to raise ...

16DaysofActivism , rape , sex offenders register

Royal Media Services among top 100 best companies to work for in Kenya

By Ian Omondi,

Royal Media Services (RMS) is one of the best companies to work for in Kenya, according to a new report released on Wednesday by Brighter Monday. T...

brighter monday , Royal Media Services , Safaricom

800,000 girls in Kenya set to receive HPV vaccine starting Friday

By Duncan Mutwiri,

800,000 girls in Kenya are set to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The free HPV vaccine will be launched on Friday, October 18, in M...

HPV

Number of Ebola orphans spikes as epidemic spreads in eastern DRC

By VOA,

The U.N. children's fund reports the number of children orphaned by Ebola or separated from their parents because of the disease in eastern Democratic...

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) , Ebola crisis , United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Millions in Zimbabwe facing starvation after severe droughts

By CNN,

More than two million people in Zimbabwe are facing starvation after a severe drought that affected food harvests, the World Food Programme said in a ...

Drought , United Nations , World Food Programme , Zimbabwe

Mulinge: Importance of exclusive breastfeeding to mother, child

By Citizen Reporter,

By Eunice Mulinge Every year from August 1-7, the World Breastfeeding Week is marked to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies ar...

exclusive breastfeeding , World Breastfeeding Week